Humboldt Extension Vocabulary List of Terms
- Title
- Humboldt Extension Vocabulary List of Terms
- Namespace IRI
- http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/
- Preferred namespace abbreviation
- eco:
- Date version issued
- 2023-09-03
- Date created
- 2023-08-08
- Part of TDWG Standard
- http://www.tdwg.org/standards/450
- This version
- http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/eco/2023-09-03
- Latest version
- http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/eco/
- Previous version
- http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/eco/2023-08-25
- Replaced by
- http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/eco/2023-09-04
- Abstract
- The Humboldt Extension for Ecological Inventories provides a standardized vocabulary to report key information about biodiversity inventories, checklists and surveys, maximizing the usability and interoperability of these data. This vocabulary is employed along with the Darwin Core (DwC) terms, effectively broadening the scope of dwc:Event records by incorporating terms absent from the main DwC vocabulary. Terms included in the extension are defined such that they can accommodate hierarchical data structures allowing the representation of complex, highly nested survey designs, permitting the computation of relative abundances of species. This document lists all terms currently used in the vocabulary providing comments and examples of their usage along with ancillary documents that provide guidance on the use and interpretation of terms and the data structure needed to accommodate dwc:Event hierarchies frequently observed in ecological inventories.
- Contributors
- Yanina V. Sica (Yale University), Kate Ingenloff (Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)), Paula Zermoglio (Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural (IRNAD), UNRN-CONICET), Yi-Ming Gan (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences), Peter Brenton (Atlas of Living Australia, CSIRO), John Wieczorek (VertNet), Wesley M. Hochachka (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Zachary R. Kachian (Keller Science Action Center, Field Museum of Natural History), Robert D. Stevenson (Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston), Anahita J. N. Kazem (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Leipzig and Friedrich Schiller University, Jena), Dmitry Schigel (Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)), Steven J. Baskauf (Vanderbilt University Libraries), Tomomi Suwa (Keller Science Action Center, Field Museum of Natural History), Robert Guralnick (Florida Museum of Natural History), Ramona L. Walls (University of Arizona), Walter Jetz (Yale University)
- Creator
- TDWG Humboldt Extension Task Group
- Bibliographic citation
- TDWG Humboldt Extension Task Group. 2023. Humboldt Extension Vocabulary List of Terms. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG). http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/eco/2023-09-03
1 Introduction
This document contains all former and current terms in the 2023-09-03 version of the Humboldt Extension for Ecological Inventories vocabulary (http://rs.tdwg.org/version/eco/2023-09-03). The vocabulary uses the namespace abbreviation eco:.
For a simplified list that contains only the currently recommended terms, see the Humboldt Extension Quick Reference Guide (https://tdwg.github.io/eco/terms/).
1.1 Status of the content of this document
In Section 4, the values of the Term IRI, and Definition are normative. The values of Term Name are non-normative, although one can expect that the namespace abbreviation prefix is one commonly used for the term namespace. Label and the values of all other properties (such as Notes and Examples) are non-normative.
1.2 RFC 2119 key words
The key words “MUST”, “MUST NOT”, “REQUIRED”, “SHALL”, “SHALL NOT”, “SHOULD”, “SHOULD NOT”, “RECOMMENDED”, “MAY”, and “OPTIONAL” in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [RFC 2119] and [RFC 8174] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here.
2 Use of Terms
The terms in this extension are meant to provide stable definitions that can be used in a variety of biodiversity inventory contexts but were envisioned principally to function together as an extension to Darwin Core. This vocabulary allows the reporting of detailed information about the inventory process such as i) a general description of the survey, ii) where an inventory takes place and the habitat characteristics and environmental conditions of survey sites, iii) when an inventory takes place, iv) the target taxonomic group, life stages, growth forms, and degrees of establishment of the organisms sampled, v) the methodology implemented (inventory type performed, protocol(s) used, absence reported, material samples or vouchers collected, non-target taxa reported), and vi) the completeness of the inventory and the sampling effort applied. This extension allows the representation of complex, highly nested survey designs, an ancillary document explaining how dwc:Event hierarchies for ecological inventories should be structured and providing guidance on the use of the terms in the context of parent and child dwc:Event(s) can be found at http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/hierarchy/. To assist in the interpretation of the term eco:isLeastSpecificTargetCategoryQuantityInclusive a detailed description of its use is provided at http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/inclusive/.
3 Term index
3.1 Index By Term Name
(See also 3.2 Index By Label)
Classes
Humboldt Extension Event terms
eco:absentTaxa |
eco:abundanceCap |
eco:areNonTargetTaxaFullyReported |
eco:compilationSourceTypes |
eco:compilationType |
eco:eventDuration |
eco:eventDurationUnit |
eco:excludedDegreeOfEstablishmentScope |
eco:excludedGrowthFormScope |
eco:excludedHabitatScope |
eco:excludedLifeStageScope |
eco:excludedTaxonomicScope |
eco:geospatialScopeAreaInSquareKilometers |
eco:hasMaterialSamples |
eco:hasNonTargetOrganisms |
eco:hasNonTargetTaxa |
eco:hasVouchers |
eco:identificationReferences |
eco:identifiedBy |
eco:inventoryTypes |
eco:isAbsenceReported |
eco:isAbundanceCapReported |
eco:isAbundanceReported |
eco:isDegreeOfEstablishmentScopeFullyReported |
eco:isGrowthFormScopeFullyReported |
eco:isLeastSpecificTargetCategoryQuantityInclusive |
eco:isLifeStageScopeFullyReported |
eco:isSamplingEffortReported |
eco:isTaxonomicScopeFullyReported |
eco:isVegetationCoverReported |
eco:materialSampleTypes |
eco:nonTargetTaxa |
eco:protocolDescription |
eco:protocolNames |
eco:protocolReferences |
eco:reportedExtremeConditions |
eco:reportedWeather |
eco:samplingEffortProtocol |
eco:samplingEffortUnit |
eco:samplingEffortValue |
eco:samplingPerformedBy |
eco:siteCount |
eco:siteNestingDescription |
eco:targetDegreeOfEstablishmentScope |
eco:targetGrowthFormScope |
eco:targetHabitatScope |
eco:targetLifeStageScope |
eco:targetTaxonomicScope |
eco:taxonCompletenessProtocols |
eco:taxonCompletenessReported |
eco:totalAreaSampledInSquareKilometers |
eco:verbatimSiteDescriptions |
eco:verbatimSiteNames |
eco:voucherInstitutions
3.2 Index By Label
(See also 3.1 Index By Term Name)
Classes
Humboldt Extension Event terms
Absent Taxa |
Abundance Cap |
Are Non-target Taxa Fully Reported |
Compilation Source Types |
Compilation Type |
Event Duration |
Event Duration Unit |
Excluded Degree of Establishment Scope |
Excluded Growth Form Scope |
Excluded Habitat Scope |
Excluded Life Stage Scope |
Excluded Taxonomic Scope |
Geospatial Scope Area In Square Kilometers |
Has Material Samples |
Has Non-target Organisms |
Has Non-target Taxa |
Has Vouchers |
Identification References |
Identified By |
Inventory Types |
Is Absence Reported |
Is Abundance Cap Reported |
Is Abundance Reported |
Is Degree of Establishment Scope Fully Reported |
Is Growth Form Scope Fully Reported |
Is Least Specific Target Category Quantity Inclusive |
Is Life Stage Scope Fully Reported |
Is Sampling Effort Reported |
Is Taxonomic Scope Fully Reported |
Is Vegetation Cover Reported |
Material Sample Types |
Non-target Taxa |
Protocol Description |
Protocol Names |
Protocol References |
Reported Extreme Conditions |
Reported Weather |
Sampling Effort Protocol |
Sampling Effort Unit |
Sampling Effort Value |
Sampling Performed By |
Site Count |
Site Nesting Description |
Target Degree of Establishment Scope |
Target Growth Form Scope |
Target Habitat Scope |
Target Life Stage Scope |
Target Taxonomic Scope |
Taxon Completeness Protocols |
Taxon Completeness Reported |
Total Area Sampled In Square Kilometers |
Verbatim Site Descriptions |
Verbatim Site Names |
Voucher Institutions
4 Vocabulary
| Term Name eco:absentTaxa |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/absentTaxa |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/absentTaxa-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Absent Taxa |
| Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa reported absent during the dwc:Event. |
| Notes |
Absences can be reported at any taxonomic level. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
Parabuteo unicinctus | Geranoaetus melanoleucusCetoniinae | Aclopinae | Cyclocephala modesta |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:areNonTargetTaxaFullyReported |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/areNonTargetTaxaFullyReported |
| Modified |
2023-08-25 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/areNonTargetTaxaFullyReported-2023-08-25 |
| Label |
Are Non-target Taxa Fully Reported |
| Definition |
Every dwc:Organism that was outside of the target taxonomic scope (the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope) and detected during the dwc:Event, and that was detectable using the given protocol (given in eco:protocolDescription and dwc:samplingProtocol), was reported. |
| Notes |
This term is meant to inform a user of the data whether there were non-target taxa that were detected, but left unreported. This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event used restricted search or open search methods and if a target taxonomic scope is declared. Taxonomic scope is based on the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope. Within dwc:Events that used either a restricted search or an open search method and declared a taxonomic scope, if all dwc:Organisms that are not included within the target taxonomic scope and that were detected during the dwc:Event were reported, the value of this term should be 'true', otherwise the value of this term should be false'. |
| Examples |
|
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:compilationSourceTypes |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/compilationSourceTypes |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/compilationSourceTypes-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Compilation Source Types |
| Definition |
The types of data sources contributing to the compilation reported. |
| Notes |
This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event is a compilation in which one or more types of data sources were used. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
museum specimensliteratureexpert knowledge | local knowledge |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:compilationType |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/compilationType |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/compilationType-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Compilation Type |
| Definition |
A statement specifying whether data reported are derived from sampling events, ancillary data compiled from other sources, or a combination of both. |
| Notes |
This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event is an inventory. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Examples |
survey onlycompilation including surveyscompilation not including surveys |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:excludedTaxonomicScope |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/excludedTaxonomicScope |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/excludedTaxonomicScope-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Excluded Taxonomic Scope |
| Definition |
The taxonomic group(s) explicitly excluded from sampling during the dwc:Event. |
| Notes |
The dwc:Event to which the eco:excludedTaxonomicScope refers could be at any level of hierarchy. In the case of a higher level (parent) dwc:Event, include all the taxonomic groups explicitly excluded from the child dwc:Events that contributed to the parent dwc:Event. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
|
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:hasNonTargetOrganisms |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/hasNonTargetOrganisms |
| Modified |
2023-08-25 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/hasNonTargetOrganisms-2023-08-25 |
| Label |
Has Non-target Organisms |
| Definition |
One or more dwc:Organisms outside the target organismal scopes (eco:targetDegreeOfEstablishmentScope, eco:targetGrowthFormScope, and eco:targetLifeStageScope) were detected and reported for this dwc:Event. |
| Notes |
This term is meant to alert users to the presence of non-target organisms (in some disciplines called “bycatch”) reported in this dwc:Event. This term is relevant only if a target organismal scope is declared. Organismal scope is based on the combination of all of the following terms: eco:targetLifeStageScope, eco:excludedLifeStageScope, eco:targetDegreeOfEstablishmentScope, eco:excludedDegreeOfEstablishmentScope, eco:targetGrowthFormScope, and eco:excludedGrowthFormScope. Examination of the organismal scope is needed in order to identify the non-target dwc:Organisms. It should be possible to confirm the expectations by investigating the dwc:Occurrences in this dwc:Event and in its child dwc:Events (if available). The value of this term should be 'true' if dwc:Occurrences of dwc:Organisms outside the organismal scope(s) as defined at the time of the dwc:Event are reported, otherwise the value of this term should be 'false'. |
| Examples |
|
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:hasNonTargetTaxa |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/hasNonTargetTaxa |
| Modified |
2023-08-25 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/hasNonTargetTaxa-2023-08-25 |
| Label |
Has Non-target Taxa |
| Definition |
One or more dwc:Organisms of taxa outside the target taxonomic scope (the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope) were detected and reported for this dwc:Event. |
| Notes |
This term is meant to alert users to the presence of non-target taxa (in some disciplines called “bycatch”) reported in this dwc:Event. This term is relevant only if a target taxonomic scope is declared. Taxonomic scope is based on the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope. Examination of the taxonomic scope is needed in order to identify the non-target taxa. It should be possible to confirm the expectations by investigating the dwc:Occurrences in this dwc:Event and in its child dwc:Events (if available) or by exploring eco:nonTargetTaxa for this dwc:Event (if populated). The value of this term should be 'true' if dwc:Occurrences of taxa outside the taxonomic scope as defined at the time of the dwc:Event are reported, otherwise the value of this term should be 'false'. |
| Examples |
|
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:identificationReferences |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/identificationReferences |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/identificationReferences-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Identification References |
| Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of references (publication, global unique identifier, URI) used in the Identification. |
| Notes |
Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
Aves del Noroeste Patagonico. Christie et al. 2004.Stebbins, R. Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. 2003. | Irschick, D.J. and Shaffer, H.B. (1997). The polytypic species revisited: Morphological differentiation among tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) (Amphibia: Caudata). Herpetologica, 53(1), 30-49. |
| ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/References |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:identifiedBy |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/identifiedBy |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/identifiedBy-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Identified By |
| Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who assigned the dwc:Taxon to the subject. |
| Notes |
Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
James L. PattonTheodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey |
| ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Identifiers/IdentifiersText |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:inventoryTypes |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/inventoryTypes |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/inventoryTypes-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Inventory Types |
| Definition |
The types of search processes used to conduct the inventory. |
| Notes |
This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event represents an inventory. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the terms included under the Biological Collections Ontology superclass 'taxonomic inventory process' (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BCO_0000047). Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
restricted searchopen searchopportunistic searchadventitiouscompilationopen search | opportunistic search |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:isDegreeOfEstablishmentScopeFullyReported |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isDegreeOfEstablishmentScopeFullyReported |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isDegreeOfEstablishmentScopeFullyReported-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Is Degree of Establishment Scope Fully Reported |
| Definition |
Every dwc:Organism that was included within the degree of establishment scope, and was detected during the dwc:Event, was reported. |
| Notes |
This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event used restricted search or open search methods. If all dwc:Organisms included within the degree of establishment scope and detected during the dwc:Event were reported, the value should be 'true'. Degree of establishment scope is based on the combination of eco:targetDegreeOfEstablishmentScope and eco:excludedDegreeOfEstablishmentScope. |
| Examples |
|
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:isGrowthFormScopeFullyReported |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isGrowthFormScopeFullyReported |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isGrowthFormScopeFullyReported-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Is Growth Form Scope Fully Reported |
| Definition |
Every dwc:Organism that was included within the growth form scope, and was detected during the dwc:Event, was reported. |
| Notes |
This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event used restricted search or open search methods. If all dwc:Organisms included within the growth form scope and detected during the dwc:Event were reported, the value should be 'true'. Growth form scope is based on the combination of eco:targetGrowthFormScope and eco:excludedGrowthFormScope. |
| Examples |
|
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:isLifeStageScopeFullyReported |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isLifeStageScopeFullyReported |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isLifeStageScopeFullyReported-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Is Life Stage Scope Fully Reported |
| Definition |
Every dwc:Organism that was included within the life stage scope, and was detected during the dwc:Event, was reported. |
| Notes |
This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event used restricted search or open search methods. If all dwc:Organisms included within the life stage scope and detected during the dwc:Event were reported, the value should be 'true'. Life stage scope is based on the combination of eco:targetLifeStageScope and eco:excludedLifeStageScope. |
| Examples |
|
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:isTaxonomicScopeFullyReported |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isTaxonomicScopeFullyReported |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isTaxonomicScopeFullyReported-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Is Taxonomic Scope Fully Reported |
| Definition |
Every dwc:Organism that was included within the taxonomic scope, and was detected during the dwc:Event, was reported. |
| Notes |
This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event used restricted search or open search methods. If all dwc:Organisms included within the taxonomic scope and detected during the dwc:Event were reported, the value should be 'true'. Taxonomic scope is based on the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope. |
| Examples |
|
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:materialSampleTypes |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/materialSampleTypes |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/materialSampleTypes-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Material Sample Types |
| Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of material sample types collected during the dwc:Event. |
| Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
whole organismskeletontissue | blood | fecal | stomach content |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:nonTargetTaxa |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/nonTargetTaxa |
| Modified |
2023-08-25 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/nonTargetTaxa-2023-08-25 |
| Label |
Non-target Taxa |
| Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa reported during the dwc:Event that are outside of the target taxonomic scope (the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope). |
| Notes |
This term is meant to allow the full list of taxa that are considered outside of the taxonomic scope and yet were reported in the dataset to be shared. This term is relevant only if a target taxonomic scope is declared and eco:hasNonTargetTaxa is ‘true’. Taxonomic scope is based on the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope. Non-target taxa (in some disciplines called “bycatch”) can be reported at any taxonomic level. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
Parabuteo unicinctus | Geranoaetus melanoleucusCetoniinae | Aclopinae | Cyclocephala modesta |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:protocolDescription |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/protocolDescription |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/protocolDescription-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Protocol Description |
| Definition |
A detailed description of the methods used during the dwc:Event. |
| Notes |
This description should be associated with protocols provided in eco:protocolNames. The description may include deviations from a protocol referred to in eco:protocolReferences. Recommended good practice is to provide information about instruments used, calibration, etc. |
| Examples |
`Three conventional harp traps (3.2m ht x 2.2m w) were established in flight path zones for a period of 4 hrs at dawn and dusk for a total of 10 trap nights. Traps were visited on an hourly basis during each deployment period and the trap catch recorded for species, size, weight, sex, age and maternal status. |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:protocolNames |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/protocolNames |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/protocolNames-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Protocol Names |
| Definition |
Categorical descriptive names for the methods used during the dwc:Event. |
| Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
box trappingflora inventorybox trapping | funnel trapping |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:reportedWeather |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/reportedWeather |
| Modified |
2023-08-25 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/reportedWeather-2023-08-25 |
| Label |
Reported Weather |
| Definition |
A list of weather or climatic conditions present during the dwc:Event. |
| Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a key:value encoding schema for a data interchange format such as JSON. |
| Examples |
{"minimumTemperatureInDegreesFahrenheit": 18, "maximumTemperatureInDegreesFahrenheit": 32} |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:samplingEffortProtocol |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/samplingEffortProtocol |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/samplingEffortProtocol-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Sampling Effort Protocol |
| Definition |
A description of or reference (publication or URL) to the methods used to determine the sampling effort. |
| Notes |
This description should be associated with the values reported in eco:samplingEffortValue and eco:samplingEffortUnit. This is a specialization of eco:protocolDescription focused on effort, distinct from the survey method. The effort relates to the intensity of sampling and therefore can assist in interpreting estimates of completeness. |
| Examples |
40 box traps deployed at even spacings along 4 parallel 100m transects placed 50m apart and visited at 6 hourly intervals over a 48 hour period2 people occupying a bird hide for a period of 8 hours and undertaking a 30 minute count of species within the 150 degree field of view every 2 hoursA single baited camera trap station with motion sensor trigger, deployed for a period of 10 days and configured for detecting large fauna moving through a known traffic way |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:samplingEffortValue |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/samplingEffortValue |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/samplingEffortValue-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Sampling Effort Value |
| Definition |
The numeric value for the sampling effort expended during the dwc:Event. |
| Notes |
This term is meant to capture the total sampling effort value. To express details of how the effort was determined use eco:samplingEffortProtocol. For compilations it is recommend not to infer effort. An eco:samplingEffortValue must have a corresponding eco:samplingEffortUnit. |
| Examples |
|
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:samplingPerformedBy |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/samplingPerformedBy |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/samplingPerformedBy-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Sampling Performed By |
| Definition |
A person, group, or organization responsible for recording the dwc:Event. |
| Notes |
The sampling dwc:Event could be at any level of hierarchy. In the case of a higher level (parent) dwc:Event, include all the organizations or people involved in the child dwc:Events that contributed to the parent dwc:Event. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
North American Butterlfy AssociationKK WallJJ GreenLL Pink and FF Grey | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:targetTaxonomicScope |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/targetTaxonomicScope |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/targetTaxonomicScope-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Target Taxonomic Scope |
| Definition |
The taxonomic group(s) targeted for sampling during the dwc:Event. |
| Notes |
The dwc:Event to which the eco:targetTaxonomicScope refers could be at any level of hierarchy. In the case of a higher level (parent) dwc:Event, include all taxonomic groups surveyed in the child dwc:Events that contributed to the parent dwc:Event. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
AvesAves | MammaliaProcellariformes |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:taxonCompletenessProtocols |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/taxonCompletenessProtocols |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/taxonCompletenessProtocols-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Taxon Completeness Protocols |
| Definition |
A description of or reference (publication, URL) to the methods used to determine eco:taxonCompletenessReported. |
| Notes |
This term allows users to determine how comprehensively an area has been sampled. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
census | based on sampling effort-
based on species accumulation curves
|
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:taxonCompletenessReported |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/taxonCompletenessReported |
| Modified |
2023-08-25 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/taxonCompletenessReported-2023-08-25 |
| Label |
Taxon Completeness Reported |
| Definition |
Statement about whether the taxonomic completeness of the dwc:Event was assessed. |
| Notes |
This term is meant to alert users that the inventory was conducted in such a way that all of the target taxa (the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope) should have been detectable if they were present during the dwc:Event. This term can provide data users with a qualitative measure of how comprehensively an area has been surveyed, which assists in interpreting species populations, areas of occupancy, inferring species absences, etc. This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event used restricted search or open search methods. If taxonomic completeness was assessed, the methods used or an explanation of the basis of the completeness should be stated in eco: taxonCompletenessProtocols. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Examples |
not reportedreported completereported incomplete |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:verbatimSiteDescriptions |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/verbatimSiteDescriptions |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/verbatimSiteDescriptions-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Verbatim Site Descriptions |
| Definition |
Original textual description of the site(s). |
| Notes |
Site refers to the location at which observations are made or samples/measurements are taken. The site can be at any level of hierarchy. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
Wet flatwoods | Wet depression surrounded by mesic longleaf pine flatwoods | Ground cover of thick Andropogon spp., Sporobolus floridanus, Vaccinium spp, Rhynchospora spp., Centella erecta, Panicum rigidulum. |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:verbatimSiteNames |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/verbatimSiteNames |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/verbatimSiteNames-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Verbatim Site Names |
| Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of original site names. |
| Notes |
Site refers to the location at which observations are made or samples/measurements are taken. The site can be at any level of hierarchy. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
East Coastal Fringe | St. Marks Wildlife Management AreaS1 | S2 | C1 | C2 | R14 | R22 | W1 |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |
| Term Name eco:voucherInstitutions |
| Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/voucherInstitutions |
| Modified |
2023-09-03 |
| Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/voucherInstitutions-2023-09-03 |
| Label |
Voucher Institutions |
| Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of the names or acronyms of the institutions where vouchers collected during the dwc:Event were deposited. |
| Notes |
Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
| Examples |
FMNHAMNH | MVZNairobi National Museum |
| ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
| Type |
Property |