Online-only Table 3.
Field | Format | Possible Values | Information | Required field |
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File | Text | Unique ID for each article. Assigned to all studies within a single publication | * | |
Study_Name | Text | Unique ID for each study. Assigned to all sites within a single study | * | |
Site_Name | Text | Unique ID given to each site. A site that is sampled in different studies will have the same ID. | * | |
OriginalSpeciesBinomial | Text | The species binomial of the observation as given by the data collector, prior to revision by earthworm experts | ||
SpeciesBinomial | Text | The species binomial of the observation (following revision by earthworm experts) | At least one required | |
MorphospeciesID | Text | An indicator (i.e., number or letter) of a observation that has been only identified to morphospecies | ||
Genus | Text | The genus of the observation | ||
Family | Text | The family of the observation | ||
Ecological_group | Multiple choice | Epigeic, Anecic, Endogeic, Epi-Endogeic, Unknown | The ecological group of the observation (following revision by earthworm experts) | |
LifeStage | Multiple choice | Adult, Juvenile, Unknown | The life stage of the observation | |
Native/Non-native | Multiple choice | Native, Non-native, Unknown | Whether the observation is native or non-native in the sampled region | |
Abundance | Numerical | The total abundance of the observation at a specific site | ||
Abundance Unit | Multiple choice | Number of individuals, Individuals per cm2, Individuals per cm3, Individuals per m2, Individuals per m3 | The units of the abundance value | |
WetBiomass | Numerical | The total biomass of the observation at a specific site | ||
WetBiomassUnits | Multiple choice | g, g/m2 | The units of the biomass value |
For each dataset, this datasheet was only used if species occurrence data were available.