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. 2017 Nov 9;(5):e15125. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e15125

Data set 2.

Column label Column description
ID Identifier of the occurence (GBIF)
institutionCode The acronym in use by the institution having custody of data
collectionCode The name identifying the data set from which the record was derived
ownerInstitutionCode Institution having ownership of the data
basisOfRecord The specific nature of the data record
occurrenceID Identifier of the occurrence (INRA)
organismQuantity Number of organism for the occurenceID
organismQuantityType Type of quantification system used for the quantity of organisms
sex Sex of the individual corresponding to the occurrence when it is possible (mainly male if it had a soft and distended underbelly from enlarged gonads or produced milt when massaged gently)
establishmentMeans The process by which the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence became established at the location ("native", "cultivated",...)
occurrenceStatus A statement about the presence or absence of a Taxon at a Location
eventID Identifier of the event
samplingProtocol Name of the protocol used during the event Name of the protocol used during the event
sampleSizeValue Numeric value for the samplingEffort
sampleSizeUnit The unit of measurement of the samplingEffort
samplingEffort The amount of effort expended during an Event
eventDate Date the event was recorded (aaaa-mm-dd)
locationID Identifier for the location in which the event occurred
waterBody Name of the water body in which the event occurred
country Name of the country in which the event occurred
countryCode Code of the country in which the event occurred
minimumElevationInMeters Minimum elevation in metres
maximumElevationInMeters Maximum elevation in metres
decimalLatitude Geographic latitude
decimalLongitude Geographic longitude
geodeticDatum Spatial reference system
scientificName The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified
kingdom The full scientific name of the kingdom in which the taxon is classified
phylum The full scientific name of the phylum in which the taxon is classified
class The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified
order The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified
family The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified
taxonRank The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName
measurementType The nature of the measurement (length, weight, age, maturity, scales sampled, fin tissue sampled and number of associated occurences in the locationID)
measurementValue The value of the measurement
measurementUnit The units associated with the measurementValue