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Merge branch 'dwc_cleanup' of https://github.com/tdwg/dwc into dwc_cleanup

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Peter Desmet 2015-01-13 17:12:53 +01:00
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modified: timestamp
language: varchar(2)
individualCount: integer
eventDate: timestamp
eventTime: time
startDayOfYear: integer
endDayOfYear: integer
year: integer
month: integer
day: integer
countryCode: varchar(2)
minimumElevationInMeters: "decimal(6,2)"
maximumElevationInMeters: "decimal(6,2)"
minimumDepthInMeters: "decimal(6,2)"
maximumDepthInMeters: "decimal(6,2)"
minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "decimal(6,2)"
maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "decimal(6,2)"
decimalLatitude: "decimal(9,7)"
decimalLongitude: "decimal(10,7)"
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters: integer
georeferencedDate: date
dateIdentified: date
namePublishedInYear: integer

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build/update_terms.py
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@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ easy_install pip
pip install -r requirements.txt
'''
import yaml
import yaml, re, csv, codecs
from Cheetah.Template import Template
from rdflib import Graph, URIRef, Namespace, Literal
from rdflib.namespace import RDFS
@ -16,20 +16,77 @@ DWCA=Namespace("http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/attributes/")
REC_LEVEL=DWC.term("Record-level")
def buildHtml():
data=parseTerms()
def buildHtml(groups):
print """building html files"""
data={}
data["groups"]=groups
html = Template(file="terms.tmpl", searchList=[data])
recommended = open("../terms/index.html", "w")
recommended.write(str(html))
recommended.close()
def buildDownloads():
print """building downloads"""
print """TBD"""
def buildDownloads(groups):
print """building dwc_terms.csv"""
with open('../resources/dwc_terms.csv', 'w') as csvf:
writer=csv.writer(csvf, delimiter=',', quotechar='"', quoting=csv.QUOTE_ALL)
writer.writerow(['TermName', 'URI', "Label_en", "Group", "Definition", "Comments"])
for g in groups:
for t in g["terms"]:
writer.writerow([t["name"], t["uri"], utf8(t["label"]), t["class"], utf8(t["definition"]), utf8(t["comment"])])
print """building simple_dwc_terms_list.csv"""
with codecs.open('../resources/simple_dwc_terms_list.csv', 'w', 'utf-8') as f:
for g in groups:
for t in g["terms"]:
f.write(t["name_simple"] + "\n")
print """building simple_dwc.properties"""
with codecs.open('../resources/simple_dwc.properties', 'w', 'utf-8') as f:
for g in groups:
for t in g["terms"]:
term=t["name_simple"]
f.write("%s.name=%s\n" % (term,term))
f.write("%s.uri=%s\n" % (term,t["uri"]))
f.write("%s.label=%s\n" % (term, n2e(t["label"])))
f.write("%s.definition=%s\n" % (term, n2e(t["definition"])))
f.write("%s.comment=%s\n" % (term, n2e(t["comment"])))
print """building simple_dwc_terms_header.csv"""
with codecs.open('../resources/simple_dwc_terms_header.csv', 'w', 'utf-8') as f:
started=False
for g in groups:
for t in g["terms"]:
if started:
f.write(",")
f.write('"'+t["name_simple"]+'"')
started=True
f.write("\n")
print """building simple_dwc_pgsql.sql"""
with open('term_type.yaml', 'r') as f:
types = yaml.load(f)
with codecs.open('../resources/simple_dwc_pgsql.sql', 'w', 'utf-8') as f:
started=False
f.write("CREATE TABLE dwc (\n")
for g in groups:
for t in g["terms"]:
if started:
f.write(",\n")
f.write(' "%s" ' % t["name_simple"])
f.write(types.get(t["name_simple"], "text"))
started=True
f.write("\n);\n")
def n2e(x):
if x is None:
return ""
return x
def utf8(x):
if x is None:
return x
return x.encode("utf-8")
def anchorLinks(x):
print """TBD"""
if x is None:
return x
return re.sub('(https?://\S+)', "<a href='\\1'>\\1</a>", x)
def getTermDef(name, g):
t={}
@ -51,8 +108,8 @@ def getTermDef(name, g):
if uri is not None:
t["label"]=g.value(subject=uri, predicate=RDFS.label)
t["class"]=g.value(subject=uri, predicate=DWCA.organizedInClass)
t["definition"]=g.value(subject=uri, predicate=RDFS.comment)
t["comment"]=g.value(subject=uri, predicate=DC.description)
t["definition"]=anchorLinks(g.value(subject=uri, predicate=RDFS.comment))
t["comment"]=anchorLinks(g.value(subject=uri, predicate=DC.description))
t["version"]=g.value(subject=uri, predicate=DC.hasVersion)
if t["definition"] is None:
raise AssertionError("Unknown term definition "+str(uri))
@ -84,10 +141,9 @@ def parseTerms():
for t in sorted(group.values())[0]:
groupTerm["terms"].append(getTermDef(t, g))
groups.append(groupTerm)
data["groups"]=groups
# finally verify we have all terms covered in both the order yaml and the graph
verifyCompleteness(g, groups)
return data
return groups
def verifyCompleteness(graph, groups):
terms={}
@ -106,5 +162,6 @@ def verifyCompleteness(graph, groups):
if __name__ == "__main__":
buildHtml()
buildDownloads()
data=parseTerms()
buildHtml(data)
buildDownloads(data)

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resources/dwc_terms.csv
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"TermName","Label_en","Definition","Comments","absoluteorder"
"acceptedNameUsage","Accepted Name Usage","The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon.","Example: ""Tamias minimus"" valid name for ""Eutamias minimus""",140
"acceptedNameUsageID","Accepted Name Usage ID","An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon.","Example: ""8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001""",133
"dcterms:accessRights","Access Rights","Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.","Example: ""not-for-profit use only""",5
"associatedMedia","Associated Media","A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of media associated with the Occurrence.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""http://arctos.database.museum/SpecimenImages/UAMObs/Mamm/2/P7291179.JPG"", ""http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00.jpg | http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00a.jpg"".",32
"associatedOccurrences","Associated Occurrences","A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Occurrence records and their associations to this Occurrence.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | ').",41
"associatedOrganisms","Associated Organisms","A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Organisms and their associations to this Organism.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""sibling of MXA-232"", ""mother of MXA-231 | mother of MXA-232""",42
"associatedReferences","Associated References","A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the Occurrence.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/261"", ""Christopher J. Conroy, Jennifer L. Neuwald. 2008. Phylogeographic study of the California vole, Microtus californicus Journal of Mammalogy, 89(3):755-767."", ""Steven R. Hoofer and Ronald A. Van Den Bussche. 2001. Phylogenetic Relationships of Plecotine Bats and Allies Based on Mitochondrial Ribosomal Sequences. Journal of Mammalogy 82(1):131-137. | Walker, Faith M., Jeffrey T. Foster, Kevin P. Drees, Carol L. Chambers. 2014. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) microsatellite discovery using illumina sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources."".",33
"associatedSequences","Associated Sequences","A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of genetic sequence information associated with the Occurrence.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/U34853.1"", ""http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GU328060 | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AF326093"".",34
"associatedTaxa","Associated Taxa","A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers or names of taxa and their associations with the Occurrence.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), and to separate the relationship from the taxon with a colon (':'). Examples: ""host: Quercus alba"", ""parasitoid of:Cyclocephala signaticollis | predator of Apis mellifera"".",35
"basisOfRecord","Basis of Record","The specific nature of the data record.","Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of Darwin Core classes. Examples: ""PreservedSpecimen"", ""FossilSpecimen"", ""LivingSpecimen"", ""HumanObservation"", ""MachineObservation""",15
"bed","Bed","The full name of the lithostratigraphic bed from which the cataloged item was collected.",,122
"behavior","Behavior","A description of the behavior shown by the subject at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""roosting"", ""foraging"", ""running""",27
"dcterms:bibliographicCitation","Bibliographic Citation","A bibliographic reference for the resource as a statement indicating how this record should be cited (attributed) when used. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.","Examples: ""Ctenomys sociabilis (MVZ 165861)"" for a specimen, ""Oliver P. Pearson. 1985. Los tuco-tucos (genera Ctenomys) de los Parques Nacionales Lanin y Nahuel Huapi, Argentina Historia Natural, 5(37):337-343."" for a Taxon",6
"catalogNumber","Catalog Number","An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection.","Examples: ""2008.1334"", ""145732a"", ""145732""",20
"class","Class","The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified.","Examples: ""Mammalia"", ""Hepaticopsida""",149
"collectionCode","Collection Code","The name, acronym, coden, or initialism identifying the collection or data set from which the record was derived.","Examples: ""Mammals"", ""Hildebrandt"", ""eBird""",12
"collectionID","Collection ID","An identifier for the collection or dataset from which the record was derived.","For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (http://grbio.org/). Examples: ""http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1001"", ""http://grbio.org/cool/p5fp-c036"".",9
"continent","Continent","The name of the continent in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.","Examples: ""Africa"", ""Antarctica"", ""Asia"", ""Europe"", ""North America"", ""Oceania"", ""South America""",64
"coordinatePrecision","Coordinate Precision","A decimal representation of the precision of the coordinates given in the decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude.","Examples: ""0.00001"" (normal GPS limit for decimal degrees), ""0.000278"" (nearest second), ""0.01667"" (nearest minute), ""1.0"" (nearest degree)",89
"coordinateUncertaintyInMeters","Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters","The horizontal distance (in meters) from the given decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude describing the smallest circle containing the whole of the Location. Leave the value empty if the uncertainty is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable (because there are no coordinates). Zero is not a valid value for this term.","Examples: ""30"" (reasonable lower limit of a GPS reading under good conditions if the actual precision was not recorded at the time), ""71"" (uncertainty for a UTM coordinate having 100 meter precision and a known spatial reference system).",88
"country","Country","The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.","Examples: ""Denmark"", ""Colombia"", ""España""",68
"countryCode","Country Code","The standard code for the country in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country codes.","Examples: ""AR"" for Argentina, ""SV"" for El Salvador",69
"county","County","The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than stateProvince (county, shire, department, etc.) in which the Location occurs.","Examples: ""Missoula"", ""Los Lagos"", ""Mataró""",71
"dataGeneralizations","Data Generalizations","Actions taken to make the shared data less specific or complete than in its original form. Suggests that alternative data of higher quality may be available on request.","Example: ""Coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell""",17
"datasetID","Dataset ID","An identifier for the set of data. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to a collection or institution.",,10
"datasetName","Dataset Name","The name identifying the data set from which the record was derived.","Examples: ""Grinnell Resurvey Mammals"", ""Lacey Ctenomys Recaptures""",13
"dateIdentified","Date Identified","The date on which the subject was identified as representing the Taxon. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""1963-03-08T14:07-0600"" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""2009-02-20T08:40Z"" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, ""1809-02-12"" is 12 Feb 1809, ""1906-06"" is Jun 1906, ""1971"" is just that year, ""2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, ""2007-11-13/15"" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007.",127
"day","Day","The integer day of the month on which the Event occurred.","Examples: ""9"", ""28""",54
"decimalLatitude","Decimal Latitude","The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive.","Example: ""-41.0983423""",85
"decimalLongitude","Decimal Longitude","The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive.","Example: ""-121.1761111""",86
"disposition","Disposition","The current state of a specimen with respect to the collection identified in collectionCode or collectionID. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""in collection"", ""missing"", ""voucher elsewhere"", ""duplicates elsewhere""",31
"dynamicProperties","Dynamic Properties","A list of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the record. Meant to provide a mechanism for structured content.","The recommended best practice is to use a key:value encoding schema such as JSON. Examples: ""{""heightInMeters"":1.5}"", ""{""tragusLengthInMeters"":0.014, ""weightInGrams"":120}"", ""{""natureOfID"":""expert identification"", ""identificationEvidence"":""cytochrome B sequence""}"", ""{""relativeHumidity"":28, ""airTemperatureInCelcius"":22, ""sampleSizeInKilograms"":10}"", ""{""aspectHeading"":277, ""slopeInDegrees"":6}"", ""{""iucnStatus"":""vulnerable"", ""taxonDistribution"":""Neuquén, Argentina""}"".",18
"earliestAgeOrLowestStage","Earliest Age Or Lowest Stage","The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic age or lowest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Atlantic"", ""Boreal"", ""Skullrockian""",114
"earliestEonOrLowestEonothem","Earliest Eon Or Lowest Eonothem","The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic eon or lowest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name (""Precambrian"") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Phanerozoic"", ""Proterozoic""",106
"earliestEpochOrLowestSeries","Earliest Epoch Or Lowest Series","The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic epoch or lowest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Holocene"", ""Pleistocene"", ""Ibexian Series""",112
"earliestEraOrLowestErathem","Earliest Era Or Lowest Erathem","The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic era or lowest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Cenozoic"", ""Mesozoic""",108
"earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem","Earliest Period Or Lowest System","The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic period or lowest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Neogene"", ""Tertiary"", ""Quaternary""",110
"endDayOfYear","End Day Of Year","The latest ordinal day of the year on which the Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366).","Examples: ""1"" (=1 Jan), ""366"" (=31 Dec), ""365"" (=30 Dec in a leap year, 31 Dec in a non-leap year)",51
"establishmentMeans","Establishment Means","The process by which the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence became established at the location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""native"", ""introduced"", ""naturalised"", ""invasive"", ""managed""",28
"eventDate","Event Date","The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred. For occurrences, this is the date-time when the event was recorded. Not suitable for a time in a geological context. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""1963-03-08T14:07-0600"" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""2009-02-20T08:40Z"" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, ""1809-02-12"" is 12 Feb 1809, ""1906-06"" is Jun 1906, ""1971"" is just that year, ""2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, ""2007-11-13/15"" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007.",48
"eventID","Event ID","An identifier for the set of information associated with an Event (something that occurs at a place and time). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.",,46
"eventRemarks","Event Remarks","Comments or notes about the Event.","Example: ""after the recent rains the river is nearly at flood stage""",60
"eventTime","Event Time","The time or interval during which an Event occurred. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""14:07-0600"" is 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""08:40:21Z"" is 8:40:21am UTC, ""13:00:00Z/15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1pm UTC and 3:30pm UTC.",49
"family","Family","The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified.","Examples: ""Felidae"", ""Monocleaceae""",151
"fieldNotes","Field Notes","One of a) an indicator of the existence of, b) a reference to (publication, URI), or c) the text of notes taken in the field about the Event.","Example: ""notes available in Grinnell-Miller Library""",59
"fieldNumber","Field Number","An identifier given to the event in the field. Often serves as a link between field notes and the Event.","Example: ""RV Sol 87-03-08""",47
"footprintSpatialFit","Footprint Spatial Fit","The ratio of the area of the footprint (footprintWKT) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given footprint does not completely contain the original representation. The footprintSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point and the given georeference is not that same point. If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the footprintSpatialFit is 1.","Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the ""Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing"", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006.",98
"footprintSRS","Footprint SRS","A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the Spatial Reference System (SRS) for the footprintWKT of the Location. Do not use this term to describe the SRS of the decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude, even if it is the same as for the footprintWKT - use the geodeticDatum instead.","Example: The WKT for the standard WGS84 SRS (EPSG:4326) is ""GEOGCS[""GCS_WGS_1984"",DATUM[""D_WGS_1984"",SPHEROID[""WGS_1984"",6378137,298.257223563]],PRIMEM[""Greenwich"",0],UNIT[""Degree"",0.0174532925199433]]"" without the enclosing quotes.",97
"footprintWKT","Footprint WKT","A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the shape (footprint, geometry) that defines the Location. A Location may have both a point-radius representation (see decimalLatitude) and a footprint representation, and they may differ from each other.","Example: the one-degree bounding box with opposite corners at (longitude=10, latitude=20) and (longitude=11, latitude=21) would be expressed in well-known text as POLYGON ((10 20, 11 20, 11 21, 10 21, 10 20))",96
"formation","Formation","The full name of the lithostratigraphic formation from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Notch Peak Fromation"", ""House Limestone"", ""Fillmore Formation""",120
"genus","Genus","The full scientific name of the genus in which the taxon is classified.","Examples: ""Puma"", ""Monoclea""",152
"geodeticDatum","Geodetic Datum","The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude as based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value ""unknown"".","Examples: ""EPSG:4326"", ""WGS84"", ""NAD27"", ""Campo Inchauspe"", ""European 1950"", ""Clarke 1866""",87
"geologicalContextID","Geological Context ID","An identifier for the set of information associated with a GeologicalContext (the location within a geological context, such as stratigraphy). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.",,105
"georeferenceProtocol","Georeference Protocol","A description or reference to the methods used to determine the spatial footprint, coordinates, and uncertainties.","Examples: ""Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing. (Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006). Global Biodiversity Information Facility."", ""MaNIS/HerpNet/ORNIS Georeferencing Guidelines"", ""Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide""",101
"georeferenceRemarks","Georeference Remarks","Notes or comments about the spatial description determination, explaining assumptions made in addition or opposition to the those formalized in the method referred to in georeferenceProtocol.","Example: ""assumed distance by road (Hwy. 101)""",104
"georeferenceSources","Georeference Sources","A list (concatenated and separated) of maps, gazetteers, or other resources used to georeference the Location, described specifically enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resources.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""GeoLocate"", ""USGS 1:24000 Florence Montana Quad | Terrametrics 2008 on Google Earth"".",102
"georeferenceVerificationStatus","Georeference Verification Status","A categorical description of the extent to which the georeference has been verified to represent the best possible spatial description. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""requires verification"", ""verified by collector"", ""verified by curator"".",103
"georeferencedBy","Georeferenced By","A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the georeference (spatial representation) for the Location.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""Brad Millen (ROM)"", ""Kristina Yamamoto (MVZ) | Janet Fang (MVZ)"".",99
"georeferencedDate","Georeferenced Date","The date on which the Location was georeferenced. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""1963-03-08T14:07-0600"" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""2009-02-20T08:40Z"" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, ""1809-02-12"" is 12 Feb 1809, ""1906-06"" is Jun 1906, ""1971"" is just that year, ""2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, ""2007-11-13/15"" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007.",100
"group","Group","The full name of the lithostratigraphic group from which the cataloged item was collected.",,119
"habitat","Habitat","A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.","Examples: ""oak savanna"", ""pre-cordilleran steppe""",56
"higherClassification","Higher Classification","A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa names terminating at the rank immediately superior to the taxon referenced in the taxon record.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), with terms in order from the highest taxonomic rank to the lowest. Examples: ""Animalia"", ""Animalia | Chordata | Vertebrata | Mammalia | Theria | Eutheria | Rodentia | Hystricognatha | Hystricognathi | Ctenomyidae | Ctenomyini | Ctenomys"".",146
"higherGeography","Higher Geography","A list (concatenated and separated) of geographic names less specific than the information captured in the locality term.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), with terms in order from least specific to most specific. Examples: ""North Atlantic Ocean"", ""South America | Argentina | Patagonia | Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi | Neuquén | Los Lagos"" with accompanying values ""South America"" in Continent, ""Argentina"" in Country, ""Neuquén"" in StateProvince, and ""Los Lagos"" in County.",63
"higherGeographyID","Higher Geography ID","An identifier for the geographic region within which the Location occurred. Recommended best practice is to use an persistent identifier from a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.","Example: ""TGN: 1002002"" for Prov. Tierra del Fuego, Argentina",62
"highestBiostratigraphicZone","Highest Biostratigraphic Zone","The full name of the highest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.",,117
"identificationID","Identification ID","An identifier for the Identification (the body of information associated with the assignment of a scientific name). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.",,123
"identificationQualifier","Identification Qualifier","A brief phrase or a standard term (""cf."", ""aff."") to express the determiner's doubts about the Identification.","Examples: 1) For the determination ""Quercus aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia"", identificationQualifier would be ""aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia"" with accompanying values ""Quercus"" in genus, ""agrifolia"" in specificEpithet, ""oxyadenia"" in infraspecificEpithet, and ""var."" in rank. 2) For the determination ""Quercus agrifolia cf. var. oxyadenia"", identificationQualifier would be ""cf. var. oxyadenia "" with accompanying values ""Quercus"" in genus, ""agrifolia"" in specificEpithet, ""oxyadenia"" in infraspecificEpithet, and ""var."" in rank.",124
"identificationReferences","Identification References","A list (concatenated and separated) of references (publication, global unique identifier, URI) used in the Identification.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). 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."".",128
"identificationRemarks","Identification Remarks","Comments or notes about the Identification.","Example: ""Distinguished between Anthus correndera and Anthus hellmayri based on the comparative lengths of the uñas.""",130
"identificationVerificationStatus","Identification Verification Status","A categorical indicator of the extent to which the taxonomic identification has been verified to be correct. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as that used in HISPID/ABCD.","Examples: ""0"", ""4""",129
"identifiedBy","Identified By","A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who assigned the Taxon to the subject.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""James L. Patton"", ""Theodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey"".",126
"individualCount","Individual Count","The number of individuals represented present at the time of the Occurrence.","Examples: ""1"", ""25""",23
"informationWithheld","Information Withheld","Additional information that exists, but that has not been shared in the given record.","Examples: ""location information not given for endangered species"", ""collector identities withheld"", ""ask about tissue samples""",16
"infraspecificEpithet","Infraspecific Epithet","The name of the lowest or terminal infraspecific epithet of the scientificName, excluding any rank designation.","Examples: ""concolor"", ""oxyadenia"", ""sayi""",155
"institutionCode","Institution Code","The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record.","Examples: ""MVZ"", ""FMNH"", ""AKN-CLO"", ""University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP)""",11
"institutionID","Institution ID","An identifier for the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record.","For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (http://grbio.org/). Examples: ""http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34777"", ""http://grbio.org/cool/km06-gtbn"".",8
"island","Island","The name of the island on or near which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.","Examples: ""Isla Victoria"", ""Vancouver"", ""Viti Levu"", ""Zanzibar""",67
"islandGroup","Island Group","The name of the island group in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.","Examples: ""Alexander Archipelago"", ""Seychelles""",66
"kingdom","Kingdom","The full scientific name of the kingdom in which the taxon is classified.","Examples: ""Animalia"", ""Plantae""",147
"dcterms:language","Language","A language of the resource. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646].","Examples: ""en"" for English, ""es"" for Spanish.",2
"latestAgeOrHighestStage","Latest AgeOr Highest Stage","The full name of the latest possible geochronologic age or highest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Atlantic"", ""Boreal"", ""Skullrockian""",115
"latestEonOrHighestEonothem","Latest Eon Or Highest Eonothem","The full name of the latest possible geochronologic eon or highest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name (""Precambrian"") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Phanerozoic"", ""Proterozoic""",107
"latestEpochOrHighestSeries","Latest Epoch Or Highest Series","The full name of the latest possible geochronologic epoch or highest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Holocene"", ""Pleistocene"", ""Ibexian Series""",113
"latestEraOrHighestErathem","Latest Era Or Highest Erathem","The full name of the latest possible geochronologic era or highest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Cenozoic"", ""Mesozoic""",109
"latestPeriodOrHighestSystem","Latest Period Or Highest System","The full name of the latest possible geochronologic period or highest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Neogene"", ""Tertiary"", ""Quaternary""",111
"dcterms:license","License","A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource.","Examples: ""http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode"", ""http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode""",3
"lifeStage","Life Stage","The age class or life stage of the biological individual(s) at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""egg"", ""eft"", ""juvenile"", ""adult"", ""2 adults 4 juveniles""",25
"lithostratigraphicTerms","Lithostratigraphic Terms","The combination of all litho-stratigraphic names for the rock from which the cataloged item was collected.",,118
"locality","Locality","The specific description of the place. Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (higherGeography, continent, country, stateProvince, county, municipality, waterBody, island, islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description.","Example: ""Bariloche, 25 km NNE via Ruta Nacional 40 (=Ruta 237)""",73
"locationAccordingTo","Location According To","Information about the source of this Location information. Could be a publication (gazetteer), institution, or team of individuals.","Examples: ""Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names"", ""GADM""",83
"locationID","Location ID","An identifier for the set of location information (data associated with dcterms:Location). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.",,61
"locationRemarks","Location Remarks","Comments or notes about the Location.","Example: ""under water since 2005""",84
"lowestBiostratigraphicZone","Lowest Biostratigraphic Zone","The full name of the lowest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.",,116
"materialSampleID","Material Sample ID","An identifier for the MaterialSample (as opposed to a particular digital record of the material sample). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the materialSampleID globally unique.",,45
"maximumDepthInMeters","Maximum Depth In Meters","The greater depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters.","Example: ""200""",79
"maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters","Maximum Distance Above Surface In Meters","The greater distance in a range of distance from a reference surface in the vertical direction, in meters. Use positive values for locations above the surface, negative values for locations below. If depth measures are given, the reference surface is the location given by the depth, otherwise the reference surface is the location given by the elevation.","Example: 1.5 meter sediment core from the bottom of a lake (at depth 20m) at 300m elevation; VerbatimElevation: ""300m"" MinimumElevationInMeters: ""300"", MaximumElevationInMeters: ""300"", VerbatimDepth: ""20m"", MinimumDepthInMeters: ""20"", MaximumDepthInMeters: ""20"", minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: ""0"", maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: ""-1.5""",82
"maximumElevationInMeters","Maximum Elevation In Meters","The upper limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters.","Example: ""200""",76
"measurementAccuracy","Measurement Accuracy","The description of the potential error associated with the measurementValue.","Examples: ""0.01"", ""normal distribution with variation of 2 m""",174
"measurementDeterminedBy","Measurement Determined By","A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the value of the MeasurementOrFact.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""Rob Guralnick"", ""Julie Woodruff | Eileen Lacey"".",176
"measurementDeterminedDate","Measurement Determined Date","The date on which the MeasurementOrFact was made. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""1963-03-08T14:07-0600"" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""2009-02-20T08:40Z"" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, ""1809-02-12"" is 12 Feb 1809, ""1906-06"" is Jun 1906, ""1971"" is just that year, ""2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, ""2007-11-13/15"" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007.",177
"measurementID","Measurement ID","An identifier for the MeasurementOrFact (information pertaining to measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.",,171
"measurementMethod","Measurement Method","A description of or reference to (publication, URI) the method or protocol used to determine the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion.","Examples: ""minimum convex polygon around burrow entrances"" for a home range area, ""barometric altimeter"" for an elevation",178
"measurementRemarks","Measurement Remarks","Comments or notes accompanying the MeasurementOrFact.","Example: ""tip of tail missing""",179
"measurementType","Measurement Type","The nature of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""tail length"", ""temperature"", ""trap line length"", ""survey area"", ""trap type""",172
"measurementUnit","Measurement Unit","The units associated with the measurementValue. Recommended best practice is to use the International System of Units (SI).","Examples: ""mm"", ""C"", ""km"", ""ha""",175
"measurementValue","Measurement Value","The value of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion.","Examples: ""45"", ""20"", ""1"", ""14.5"", ""UV-light""",173
"member","Member","The full name of the lithostratigraphic member from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Lava Dam Member"", ""Hellnmaria Member""",121
"minimumDepthInMeters","Minimum Depth In Meters","The lesser depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters.","Example: ""100""",78
"minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters","Minimum Distance Above Surface In Meters","The lesser distance in a range of distance from a reference surface in the vertical direction, in meters. Use positive values for locations above the surface, negative values for locations below. If depth measures are given, the reference surface is the location given by the depth, otherwise the reference surface is the location given by the elevation.","Example: 1.5 meter sediment core from the bottom of a lake (at depth 20m) at 300m elevation; VerbatimElevation: ""300m"" MinimumElevationInMeters: ""300"", MaximumElevationInMeters: ""300"", VerbatimDepth: ""20m"", MinimumDepthInMeters: ""20"", MaximumDepthInMeters: ""20"", minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: ""0"", maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: ""-1.5""",81
"minimumElevationInMeters","Minimum Elevation In Meters","The lower limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters.","Example: ""100""",75
"dcterms:modified","Modified","The most recent date-time on which the resource was changed. For Darwin Core, recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""1963-03-08T14:07-0600"" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""2009-02-20T08:40Z"" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, ""1809-02-12"" is 12 Feb 1809, ""1906-06"" is Jun 1906, ""1971"" is just that year, ""2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, ""2007-11-13/15"" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007.",1
"month","Month","The ordinal month in which the Event occurred.","Examples: ""1"" (=January), ""10"" (=October)",53
"municipality","Municipality","The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than county (city, municipality, etc.) in which the Location occurs. Do not use this term for a nearby named place that does not contain the actual location.","Examples: ""Holzminden""",72
"nameAccordingTo","Name According To","The reference to the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied - traditionally signified by the Latin ""sensu"" or ""sec."" (from secundum, meaning ""according to""). For taxa that result from identifications, a reference to the keys, monographs, experts and other sources should be given.","Example: ""McCranie, J. R., D. B. Wake, and L. D. Wilson. 1996. The taxonomic status of Bolitoglossa schmidti, with comments on the biology of the Mesoamerican salamander Bolitoglossa dofleini (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Carib. J. Sci. 32:395-398."", ""Werner Greuter 2008"", ""Lilljeborg 1861, Upsala Univ. Arsskrift, Math. Naturvet., pp. 4, 5""",143
"nameAccordingToID","Name According To ID","An identifier for the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied. See nameAccordingTo.","Example: ""doi:10.1016/S0269-915X(97)80026-2""",136
"namePublishedIn","Name Published In","A reference for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode.","Examples: ""Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388"", ""Forel, Auguste, Diagnosies provisoires de quelques espèces nouvelles de fourmis de Madagascar, récoltées par M. Grandidier., Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, Comptes-rendus des Seances 30, 1886""",144
"namePublishedInID","Name Published In ID","An identifier for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode.","Example: ""http://hdl.handle.net/10199/7""",137
"namePublishedInYear","Name Published In Year","The four-digit year in which the scientificName was published.","Examples: ""1915"", ""2008""",145
"nomenclaturalCode","Nomenclatural Code","The nomenclatural code (or codes in the case of an ambiregnal name) under which the scientificName is constructed. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""ICBN"", ""ICZN"", ""BC"", ""ICNCP"", ""BioCode"", ""ICZN; ICBN""",160
"nomenclaturalStatus","Nomenclatural Status","The status related to the original publication of the name and its conformance to the relevant rules of nomenclature. It is based essentially on an algorithm according to the business rules of the code. It requires no taxonomic opinion.","Examples: ""nom. ambig."", ""nom. illeg."", ""nom. subnud.""",162
"occurrenceID","Occurrence ID","An identifier for the Occurrence (as opposed to a particular digital record of the occurrence). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the occurrenceID globally unique.","For a specimen in the absence of a bona fide global unique identifier, for example, use the form: ""urn:catalog:[institutionCode]:[collectionCode]:[catalogNumber]. Examples: ""urn:lsid:nhm.ku.edu:Herps:32"", ""urn:catalog:FMNH:Mammal:145732""",19
"occurrenceRemarks","Occurrence Remarks","Comments or notes about the Occurrence.","Example: ""found dead on road""",37
"occurrenceStatus","Occurrence Status","A statement about the presence or absence of a Taxon at a Location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""present"", ""absent""",29
"order","Order","The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified.","Examples: ""Carnivora"", ""Monocleales""",150
"organismID","Organism ID","An identifier for the Organism instance (as opposed to a particular digital record of the Organism). May be a globally unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.",,38
"organismName","Organism Name","A textual name or label assigned to an Organism instance.","Examples: ""Huberta"", ""Boab Prison Tree"", ""J pod"".",39
"organismRemarks","Organism Remarks","Comments or notes about the Organism instance.","Example: ""One of a litter of six.""",44
"organismScope","Organism Scope","A description of the kind of Organism instance. Can be used to indicate whether the Organism instance represents a discrete organism or if it represents a particular type of aggregation. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","This term is not intended to be used to specify a type of taxon. To describe the kind of Organism using a URI object in RDF, use rdf:type (http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type) instead. Examples: ""multicellular organism"", ""virus"", ""clone"" ""pack"", ""colony"".",40
"originalNameUsage","Original Name Usage","The taxon name, with authorship and date information if known, as it originally appeared when first established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. The basionym (botany) or basonym (bacteriology) of the scientificName or the senior/earlier homonym for replaced names.","Examples: ""Pinus abies"", ""Gasterosteus saltatrix Linnaeus 1768""",142
"originalNameUsageID","Original Name Usage ID","An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) in which the terminal element of the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode.","Example: ""http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753""",135
"otherCatalogNumbers","Other Catalog Numbers","A list (concatenated and separated) of previous or alternate fully qualified catalog numbers or other human-used identifiers for the same Occurrence, whether in the current or any other data set or collection.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""FMNH:Mammal:1234"", ""NPS YELLO6778 | MBG 33424"".",36
"ownerInstitutionCode","Owner Institution Code","The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having ownership of the object(s) or information referred to in the record.","Examples: ""NPS"", ""APN"", ""InBio""",14
"parentNameUsage","Parent Name Usage","The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName.","Examples: ""Rubiaceae"", ""Gruiformes"", ""Testudinae""",141
"parentNameUsageID","Parent Name Usage ID","An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName.","Example: ""8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001""",134
"phylum","Phylum","The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the taxon is classified.","Examples: ""Chordata"" (phylum), ""Bryophyta"" (division)",148
"pointRadiusSpatialFit","Point Radius Spatial Fit","The ratio of the area of the point-radius (decimalLatitude, decimalLongitude, coordinateUncertaintyInMeters) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given point-radius does not completely contain the original representation. The pointRadiusSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point without uncertainty and the given georeference is not that same point (without uncertainty). If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the pointRadiusSpatialFit is 1.","Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the ""Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing"", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006.",90
"preparations","Preparations","A list (concatenated and separated) of preparations and preservation methods for a specimen.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""fossil"", ""cast"", ""photograph"", ""DNA extract"", ""skin | ""skull | skeleton"", ""whole animal (ETOH) | tissue (EDTA)"".",30
"previousIdentifications","Previous Identifications","A list (concatenated and separated) of previous assignments of names to the Organism.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""Chalepidae"", ""Pinus abies"", ""Anthus sp., field ID by G. Iglesias | Anthus correndera, expert ID by C. Cicero 2009-02-12 based on morphology"".",43
"recordNumber","Record Number","An identifier given to the Occurrence at the time it was recorded. Often serves as a link between field notes and an Occurrence record, such as a specimen collector's number.","Example: ""OPP 7101""",21
"recordedBy","Recorded By","A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original Occurrence. The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first. Examples: ""José E. Crespo"", ""Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson"" where the value in recordNumber ""OPP 7101"" corresponds to the number for the specimen in the field catalog (collector number) of Oliver P. Pearson.",22
"dcterms:references","References","A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.","Examples: ""http://mvzarctos.berkeley.edu/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861""; ""http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=6197868""",7
"relatedResourceID","Related Resource ID","An identifier for a related resource (the object, rather than the subject of the relationship).",,166
"relationshipAccordingTo","Relationship According To","The source (person, organization, publication, reference) establishing the relationship between the two resources.","Example: ""Julie Woodruff""",168
"relationshipEstablishedDate","Relationship Established Date","The date-time on which the relationship between the two resources was established. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""1963-03-08T14:07-0600"" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""2009-02-20T08:40Z"" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, ""1809-02-12"" is 12 Feb 1809, ""1906-06"" is Jun 1906, ""1971"" is just that year, ""2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, ""2007-11-13/15"" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007.",169
"relationshipOfResource","Relationship Of Resource","The relationship of the resource identified by relatedResourceID to the subject (optionally identified by the resourceID). Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""duplicate of"", ""mother of"", ""endoparasite of"", ""host to"", ""sibling of"", ""valid synonym of"", ""located within""",167
"relationshipRemarks","Relationship Remarks","Comments or notes about the relationship between the two resources.","Examples: ""mother and offspring collected from the same nest"", ""pollinator captured in the act""",170
"reproductiveCondition","Reproductive Condition","The reproductive condition of the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples"" ""non-reproductive"", ""pregnant"", ""in bloom"", ""fruit-bearing""",26
"resourceID","Resource ID","An identifier for the resource that is the subject of the relationship.",,165
"resourceRelationshipID","Resource Relationship ID","An identifier for an instance of relationship between one resource (the subject) and another (relatedResource, the object).",,164
"dcterms:rightsHolder","Rights Holder","A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.","Example: ""The Regents of the University of California.""",4
"samplingEffort","Sampling Effort","The amount of effort expended during an Event.","Examples: ""40 trap-nights"", ""10 observer-hours; 10 km by foot; 30 km by car""",58
"samplingProtocol","Sampling Protocol","The name of, reference to, or description of the method or protocol used during an Event.","Examples: ""UV light trap"", ""mist net"", ""bottom trawl"", ""ad hoc observation"", ""point count"", ""Penguins from space: faecal stains reveal the location of emperor penguin colonies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x"", ""Takats et al. 2001. Guidelines for Nocturnal Owl Monitoring in North America. Beaverhill Bird Observatory and Bird Studies Canada, Edmonton, Alberta. 32 pp."", ""http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/Owl.pdf""",57
"scientificName","Scientific Name","The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term.","Examples: ""Coleoptera"" (order), ""Vespertilionidae"" (family), ""Manis"" (genus), ""Ctenomys sociabilis"" (genus + specificEpithet), ""Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli"" (genus + specificEpithet + infraspecificEpithet), ""Roptrocerus typographi (Györfi, 1952)"" (genus + specificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship), ""Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T. Howell"" (genus + specificEpithet + taxonRank + infraspecificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship)",139
"scientificNameAuthorship","Scientific Name Authorship","The authorship information for the scientificName formatted according to the conventions of the applicable nomenclaturalCode.","Example: ""(Torr.) J.T. Howell"", ""(Martinovský) Tzvelev"", ""(Györfi, 1952)""",158
"scientificNameID","Scientific Name ID","An identifier for the nomenclatural (not taxonomic) details of a scientific name.","Example: ""urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37829-1:1.3""",132
"sex","Sex","The sex of the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""female"", ""hermaphrodite"", ""8 males, 4 females""",24
"specificEpithet","Specific Epithet","The name of the first or species epithet of the scientificName.","Examples: ""concolor"", ""gottschei""",154
"startDayOfYear","Start Day Of Year","The earliest ordinal day of the year on which the Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366).","Examples: ""1"" (=1 Jan), ""366"" (=31 Dec), ""365"" (=30 Dec in a leap year, 31 Dec in a non-leap year)",50
"stateProvince","State Province","The name of the next smaller administrative region than country (state, province, canton, department, region, etc.) in which the Location occurs.","Examples: ""Montana"", ""Minas Gerais"", ""Córdoba""",70
"subgenus","Subgenus","The full scientific name of the subgenus in which the taxon is classified. Values should include the genus to avoid homonym confusion.","Examples: ""Strobus (Pinus)"", ""Puma (Puma)"" ""Loligo (Amerigo)"", ""Hieracium subgen. Pilosella""",153
"taxonConceptID","Taxon Concept ID","An identifier for the taxonomic concept to which the record refers - not for the nomenclatural details of a taxon.","Example: ""8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001""",138
"taxonID","Taxon ID","An identifier for the set of taxon information (data associated with the Taxon class). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.","Examples: ""8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001"", ""32567"", ""http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753"", ""urn:lsid:gbif.org:usages:32567""",131
"taxonRank","Taxon Rank","The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""subspecies"", ""varietas"", ""forma"", ""species"", ""genus""",156
"taxonRemarks","Taxon Remarks","Comments or notes about the taxon or name.","Example: ""this name is a misspelling in common use""",163
"taxonomicStatus","Taxonomic Status","The status of the use of the scientificName as a label for a taxon. Requires taxonomic opinion to define the scope of a taxon. Rules of priority then are used to define the taxonomic status of the nomenclature contained in that scope, combined with the experts opinion. It must be linked to a specific taxonomic reference that defines the concept. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""invalid"", ""misapplied"", ""homotypic synonym"", ""accepted""",161
"dcterms:type","Type","The nature or genre of the resource. For Darwin Core, recommended best practice is to use the name of the class that defines the root of the record.","Examples: ""StillImage"", ""MovingImage"", ""Sound"", ""PhysicalObject"", ""Event"", ""Text""",0
"typeStatus","Type Status","A list (concatenated and separated) of nomenclatural types (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""holotype of Ctenomys sociabilis. Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388"", ""holotype of Pinus abies | holotype of Picea abies"".",125
"verbatimCoordinateSystem","Verbatim Coordinate System","The spatial coordinate system for the verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude or the verbatimCoordinates of the Location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""decimal degrees"", ""degrees decimal minutes"", ""degrees minutes seconds"", ""UTM""",94
"verbatimCoordinates","Verbatim Coordinates","The verbatim original spatial coordinates of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem.","Examples: ""41 05 54S 121 05 34W"", ""17T 630000 4833400""",91
"verbatimDepth","Verbatim Depth","The original description of the depth below the local surface.","Example: ""100-200 m""",80
"verbatimElevation","Verbatim Elevation","The original description of the elevation (altitude, usually above sea level) of the Location.","Example: ""100-200 m""",77
"verbatimEventDate","Verbatim EventDate","The verbatim original representation of the date and time information for an Event.","Examples: ""spring 1910"", ""Marzo 2002"", ""1999-03-XX"", ""17IV1934""",55
"verbatimLatitude","Verbatim Latitude","The verbatim original latitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem.","Example: ""41 05 54.03S""",92
"verbatimLocality","Verbatim Locality","The original textual description of the place.","Example: ""25 km NNE Bariloche por R. Nac. 237""",74
"verbatimLongitude","Verbatim Longitude","The verbatim original longitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem.","Example: ""121d 10' 34"" W""",93
"verbatimSRS","Verbatim SRS","The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude, or verbatimCoordinates are based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value ""unknown"".","Examples: ""EPSG:4326"", ""WGS84"", ""NAD27"", ""Campo Inchauspe"", ""European 1950"", ""Clarke 1866""",95
"verbatimTaxonRank","Verbatim Taxon Rank","The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName as it appears in the original record.","Examples: ""Agamospecies"", ""sub-lesus"", ""prole"", ""apomict"", ""nothogrex"", ""sp."", ""subsp."", ""var.""",157
"vernacularName","Vernacular Name","A common or vernacular name.","Examples: ""Andean Condor"", ""Condor Andino"", ""American Eagle"", ""Gänsegeier""",159
"waterBody","Water Body","The name of the water body in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.","Examples: ""Indian Ocean"", ""Baltic Sea"", ""Hudson River""",65
"year","Year","The four-digit year in which the Event occurred, according to the Common Era Calendar.","Example: ""2008""",52
"TermName","URI","Label_en","Group","Definition","Comments"
"dcterms:type","http://purl.org/dc/terms/type","","","The nature or genre of the resource. For Darwin Core, recommended best practice is to use the name of the class that defines the root of the record.","Examples: ""StillImage"", ""MovingImage"", ""Sound"", ""PhysicalObject"", ""Event"", ""Text"". For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:type'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:type</a>"
"dcterms:modified","http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified","","","The most recent date-time on which the resource was changed. For Darwin Core, recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""1963-03-08T14:07-0600"" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""2009-02-20T08:40Z"" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, ""1809-02-12"" is 12 Feb 1809, ""1906-06"" is Jun 1906, ""1971"" is just that year, ""2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, ""2007-11-13/15"" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:modified'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:modified</a>"
"dcterms:language","http://purl.org/dc/terms/language","","","A language of the resource. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646].","Examples: ""en"" for English, ""es"" for Spanish. For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:language'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:language</a>"
"dcterms:license","http://purl.org/dc/terms/license","","","A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource.","Examples: ""<a href='http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode"",'>http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode"",</a> ""<a href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode"".'>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode"".</a> For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:license'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:license</a>"
"dcterms:rightsHolder","http://purl.org/dc/terms/rightsHolder","","","A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.","Example: ""The Regents of the University of California."". For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:rightsHolder'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:rightsHolder</a>"
"dcterms:accessRights","http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights","","","Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.","Example: ""not-for-profit use only"". For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:accessRights'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:accessRights</a>"
"dcterms:bibliographicCitation","http://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation","","","A bibliographic reference for the resource as a statement indicating how this record should be cited (attributed) when used. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.","Examples: ""Ctenomys sociabilis (MVZ 165861)"" for a specimen, ""Oliver P. Pearson. 1985. Los tuco-tucos (genera Ctenomys) de los Parques Nacionales Lanin y Nahuel Huapi, Argentina Historia Natural, 5(37):337-343."" for a Taxon. For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:bibliographicCitation'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:bibliographicCitation</a>"
"dcterms:references","http://purl.org/dc/terms/references","","","A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.","Examples: ""<a href='http://mvzarctos.berkeley.edu/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861"";'>http://mvzarctos.berkeley.edu/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861"";</a> ""<a href='http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=6197868"".'>http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=6197868"".</a> For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:references'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:references</a>"
"institutionID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/institutionID","Institution ID","","An identifier for the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record.","For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (<a href='http://grbio.org/).'>http://grbio.org/).</a> Examples: ""<a href='http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34777"",'>http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34777"",</a> ""<a href='http://grbio.org/cool/km06-gtbn"".'>http://grbio.org/cool/km06-gtbn"".</a>"
"collectionID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/collectionID","Collection ID","","An identifier for the collection or dataset from which the record was derived.","For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (<a href='http://grbio.org/).'>http://grbio.org/).</a> Examples: ""<a href='http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1001"",'>http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1001"",</a> ""<a href='http://grbio.org/cool/p5fp-c036"".'>http://grbio.org/cool/p5fp-c036"".</a>"
"datasetID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/datasetID","Dataset ID","","An identifier for the set of data. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to a collection or institution.",""
"institutionCode","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/institutionCode","Institution Code","","The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record.","Examples: ""MVZ"", ""FMNH"", ""AKN-CLO"", ""University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP)"""
"collectionCode","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/collectionCode","Collection Code","","The name, acronym, coden, or initialism identifying the collection or data set from which the record was derived.","Examples: ""Mammals"", ""Hildebrandt"", ""eBird"""
"datasetName","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/datasetName","Dataset Name","","The name identifying the data set from which the record was derived.","Examples: ""Grinnell Resurvey Mammals"", ""Lacey Ctenomys Recaptures"""
"ownerInstitutionCode","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ownerInstitutionCode","Owner Institution Code","","The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having ownership of the object(s) or information referred to in the record.","Examples: ""NPS"", ""APN"", ""InBio"""
"basisOfRecord","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/basisOfRecord","Basis of Record","","The specific nature of the data record.","Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of Darwin Core classes. Examples: ""PreservedSpecimen"", ""FossilSpecimen"", ""LivingSpecimen"", ""HumanObservation"", ""MachineObservation"""
"informationWithheld","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/informationWithheld","Information Withheld","","Additional information that exists, but that has not been shared in the given record.","Examples: ""location information not given for endangered species"", ""collector identities withheld"", ""ask about tissue samples"""
"dataGeneralizations","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dataGeneralizations","Data Generalizations","","Actions taken to make the shared data less specific or complete than in its original form. Suggests that alternative data of higher quality may be available on request.","Example: ""Coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell"""
"dynamicProperties","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dynamicProperties","Dynamic Properties","","A list of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the record. Meant to provide a mechanism for structured content.","The recommended best practice is to use a key:value encoding schema such as JSON. Examples: ""{""heightInMeters"":1.5}"", ""{""tragusLengthInMeters"":0.014, ""weightInGrams"":120}"", ""{""natureOfID"":""expert identification"", ""identificationEvidence"":""cytochrome B sequence""}"", ""{""relativeHumidity"":28, ""airTemperatureInCelcius"":22, ""sampleSizeInKilograms"":10}"", ""{""aspectHeading"":277, ""slopeInDegrees"":6}"", ""{""iucnStatus"":""vulnerable"", ""taxonDistribution"":""Neuquén, Argentina""}""."
"occurrenceID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceID","Occurrence ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","An identifier for the Occurrence (as opposed to a particular digital record of the occurrence). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the occurrenceID globally unique.","For a specimen in the absence of a bona fide global unique identifier, for example, use the form: ""urn:catalog:[institutionCode]:[collectionCode]:[catalogNumber]. Examples: ""urn:lsid:nhm.ku.edu:Herps:32"", ""urn:catalog:FMNH:Mammal:145732"""
"catalogNumber","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/catalogNumber","Catalog Number","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection.","Examples: ""2008.1334"", ""145732a"", ""145732"""
"recordNumber","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordNumber","Record Number","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","An identifier given to the Occurrence at the time it was recorded. Often serves as a link between field notes and an Occurrence record, such as a specimen collector's number.","Example: ""OPP 7101"""
"recordedBy","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordedBy","Recorded By","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original Occurrence. The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first. Examples: ""José E. Crespo"", ""Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson"" where the value in recordNumber ""OPP 7101"" corresponds to the number for the specimen in the field catalog (collector number) of Oliver P. Pearson."
"individualCount","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/individualCount","Individual Count","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","The number of individuals represented present at the time of the Occurrence.","Examples: ""1"", ""25"""
"sex","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/sex","Sex","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","The sex of the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""female"", ""hermaphrodite"", ""8 males, 4 females"""
"lifeStage","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lifeStage","Life Stage","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","The age class or life stage of the biological individual(s) at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""egg"", ""eft"", ""juvenile"", ""adult"", ""2 adults 4 juveniles"""
"reproductiveCondition","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/reproductiveCondition","Reproductive Condition","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","The reproductive condition of the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples"" ""non-reproductive"", ""pregnant"", ""in bloom"", ""fruit-bearing"""
"behavior","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/behavior","Behavior","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","A description of the behavior shown by the subject at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""roosting"", ""foraging"", ""running"""
"establishmentMeans","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/establishmentMeans","Establishment Means","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","The process by which the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence became established at the location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""native"", ""introduced"", ""naturalised"", ""invasive"", ""managed"""
"occurrenceStatus","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceStatus","Occurrence Status","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","A statement about the presence or absence of a Taxon at a Location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""present"", ""absent"""
"preparations","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/preparations","Preparations","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","A list (concatenated and separated) of preparations and preservation methods for a specimen.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""fossil"", ""cast"", ""photograph"", ""DNA extract"", ""skin | ""skull | skeleton"", ""whole animal (ETOH) | tissue (EDTA)""."
"disposition","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/disposition","Disposition","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","The current state of a specimen with respect to the collection identified in collectionCode or collectionID. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""in collection"", ""missing"", ""voucher elsewhere"", ""duplicates elsewhere"""
"associatedMedia","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedMedia","Associated Media","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of media associated with the Occurrence.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""<a href='http://arctos.database.museum/SpecimenImages/UAMObs/Mamm/2/P7291179.JPG"",'>http://arctos.database.museum/SpecimenImages/UAMObs/Mamm/2/P7291179.JPG"",</a> ""<a href='http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00.jpg'>http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00.jpg</a> | <a href='http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00a.jpg"".'>http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00a.jpg"".</a>"
"associatedReferences","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedReferences","Associated References","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the Occurrence.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""<a href='http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/261"",'>http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/261"",</a> ""Christopher J. Conroy, Jennifer L. Neuwald. 2008. Phylogeographic study of the California vole, Microtus californicus Journal of Mammalogy, 89(3):755-767."", ""Steven R. Hoofer and Ronald A. Van Den Bussche. 2001. Phylogenetic Relationships of Plecotine Bats and Allies Based on Mitochondrial Ribosomal Sequences. Journal of Mammalogy 82(1):131-137. | Walker, Faith M., Jeffrey T. Foster, Kevin P. Drees, Carol L. Chambers. 2014. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) microsatellite discovery using illumina sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources.""."
"associatedSequences","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedSequences","Associated Sequences","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of genetic sequence information associated with the Occurrence.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""<a href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/U34853.1"",'>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/U34853.1"",</a> ""<a href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GU328060'>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GU328060</a> | <a href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AF326093"".'>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AF326093"".</a>"
"associatedTaxa","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedTaxa","Associated Taxa","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers or names of taxa and their associations with the Occurrence.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), and to separate the relationship from the taxon with a colon (':'). Examples: ""host: Quercus alba"", ""parasitoid of:Cyclocephala signaticollis | predator of Apis mellifera""."
"otherCatalogNumbers","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/otherCatalogNumbers","Other Catalog Numbers","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","A list (concatenated and separated) of previous or alternate fully qualified catalog numbers or other human-used identifiers for the same Occurrence, whether in the current or any other data set or collection.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""FMNH:Mammal:1234"", ""NPS YELLO6778 | MBG 33424""."
"occurrenceRemarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceRemarks","Occurrence Remarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence","Comments or notes about the Occurrence.","Example: ""found dead on road"""
"organismID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismID","Organism ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism","An identifier for the Organism instance (as opposed to a particular digital record of the Organism). May be a globally unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.",""
"organismName","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismName","Organism Name","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism","A textual name or label assigned to an Organism instance.","Examples: ""Huberta"", ""Boab Prison Tree"", ""J pod""."
"organismScope","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismScope","Organism Scope","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism","A description of the kind of Organism instance. Can be used to indicate whether the Organism instance represents a discrete organism or if it represents a particular type of aggregation. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","This term is not intended to be used to specify a type of taxon. To describe the kind of Organism using a URI object in RDF, use rdf:type (<a href='http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type)'>http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type)</a> instead. Examples: ""multicellular organism"", ""virus"", ""clone"" ""pack"", ""colony""."
"associatedOccurrences","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedOccurrences","Associated Occurrences","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism","A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Occurrence records and their associations to this Occurrence.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | ')."
"associatedOrganisms","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedOrganisms","Associated Organisms","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism","A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Organisms and their associations to this Organism.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""sibling of MXA-232"", ""mother of MXA-231 | mother of MXA-232"""
"previousIdentifications","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/previousIdentifications","Previous Identifications","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism","A list (concatenated and separated) of previous assignments of names to the Organism.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""Chalepidae"", ""Pinus abies"", ""Anthus sp., field ID by G. Iglesias | Anthus correndera, expert ID by C. Cicero 2009-02-12 based on morphology""."
"organismRemarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismRemarks","Organism Remarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism","Comments or notes about the Organism instance.","Example: ""One of a litter of six."""
"materialSampleID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialSampleID","Material Sample ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MaterialSample","An identifier for the MaterialSample (as opposed to a particular digital record of the material sample). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the materialSampleID globally unique.",""
"eventID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID","Event ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","An identifier for the set of information associated with an Event (something that occurs at a place and time). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.",""
"fieldNumber","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/fieldNumber","Field Number","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","An identifier given to the event in the field. Often serves as a link between field notes and the Event.","Example: ""RV Sol 87-03-08"""
"eventDate","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventDate","Event Date","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred. For occurrences, this is the date-time when the event was recorded. Not suitable for a time in a geological context. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""1963-03-08T14:07-0600"" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""2009-02-20T08:40Z"" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, ""1809-02-12"" is 12 Feb 1809, ""1906-06"" is Jun 1906, ""1971"" is just that year, ""2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, ""2007-11-13/15"" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007."
"eventTime","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventTime","Event Time","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","The time or interval during which an Event occurred. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""14:07-0600"" is 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""08:40:21Z"" is 8:40:21am UTC, ""13:00:00Z/15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1pm UTC and 3:30pm UTC."
"startDayOfYear","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/startDayOfYear","Start Day Of Year","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","The earliest ordinal day of the year on which the Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366).","Examples: ""1"" (=1 Jan), ""366"" (=31 Dec), ""365"" (=30 Dec in a leap year, 31 Dec in a non-leap year)"
"endDayOfYear","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/endDayOfYear","End Day Of Year","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","The latest ordinal day of the year on which the Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366).","Examples: ""1"" (=1 Jan), ""366"" (=31 Dec), ""365"" (=30 Dec in a leap year, 31 Dec in a non-leap year)"
"year","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/year","Year","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","The four-digit year in which the Event occurred, according to the Common Era Calendar.","Example: ""2008"""
"month","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/month","Month","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","The ordinal month in which the Event occurred.","Examples: ""1"" (=January), ""10"" (=October)"
"day","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/day","Day","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","The integer day of the month on which the Event occurred.","Examples: ""9"", ""28"""
"verbatimEventDate","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimEventDate","Verbatim EventDate","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","The verbatim original representation of the date and time information for an Event.","Examples: ""spring 1910"", ""Marzo 2002"", ""1999-03-XX"", ""17IV1934"""
"habitat","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat","Habitat","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.","Examples: ""oak savanna"", ""pre-cordilleran steppe"""
"samplingProtocol","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/samplingProtocol","Sampling Protocol","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","The name of, reference to, or description of the method or protocol used during an Event.","Examples: ""UV light trap"", ""mist net"", ""bottom trawl"", ""ad hoc observation"", ""point count"", ""Penguins from space: faecal stains reveal the location of emperor penguin colonies, <a href='http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x"",'>http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x"",</a> ""Takats et al. 2001. Guidelines for Nocturnal Owl Monitoring in North America. Beaverhill Bird Observatory and Bird Studies Canada, Edmonton, Alberta. 32 pp."", ""<a href='http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/Owl.pdf""'>http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/Owl.pdf""</a>"
"samplingEffort","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/samplingEffort","Sampling Effort","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","The amount of effort expended during an Event.","Examples: ""40 trap-nights"", ""10 observer-hours; 10 km by foot; 30 km by car"""
"fieldNotes","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/fieldNotes","Field Notes","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","One of a) an indicator of the existence of, b) a reference to (publication, URI), or c) the text of notes taken in the field about the Event.","Example: ""notes available in Grinnell-Miller Library"""
"eventRemarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventRemarks","Event Remarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event","Comments or notes about the Event.","Example: ""after the recent rains the river is nearly at flood stage"""
"locationID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationID","Location ID","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","An identifier for the set of location information (data associated with dcterms:Location). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.",""
"higherGeographyID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherGeographyID","Higher Geography ID","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","An identifier for the geographic region within which the Location occurred. Recommended best practice is to use an persistent identifier from a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.","Example: ""TGN: 1002002"" for Prov. Tierra del Fuego, Argentina"
"higherGeography","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherGeography","Higher Geography","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","A list (concatenated and separated) of geographic names less specific than the information captured in the locality term.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), with terms in order from least specific to most specific. Examples: ""North Atlantic Ocean"", ""South America | Argentina | Patagonia | Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi | Neuquén | Los Lagos"" with accompanying values ""South America"" in Continent, ""Argentina"" in Country, ""Neuquén"" in StateProvince, and ""Los Lagos"" in County."
"continent","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/continent","Continent","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The name of the continent in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.","Examples: ""Africa"", ""Antarctica"", ""Asia"", ""Europe"", ""North America"", ""Oceania"", ""South America"""
"waterBody","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/waterBody","Water Body","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The name of the water body in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.","Examples: ""Indian Ocean"", ""Baltic Sea"", ""Hudson River"""
"islandGroup","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/islandGroup","Island Group","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The name of the island group in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.","Examples: ""Alexander Archipelago"", ""Seychelles"""
"island","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/island","Island","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The name of the island on or near which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.","Examples: ""Isla Victoria"", ""Vancouver"", ""Viti Levu"", ""Zanzibar"""
"country","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/country","Country","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.","Examples: ""Denmark"", ""Colombia"", ""España"""
"countryCode","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/countryCode","Country Code","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The standard code for the country in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country codes.","Examples: ""AR"" for Argentina, ""SV"" for El Salvador"
"stateProvince","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/stateProvince","State Province","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The name of the next smaller administrative region than country (state, province, canton, department, region, etc.) in which the Location occurs.","Examples: ""Montana"", ""Minas Gerais"", ""Córdoba"""
"county","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/county","County","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than stateProvince (county, shire, department, etc.) in which the Location occurs.","Examples: ""Missoula"", ""Los Lagos"", ""Mataró"""
"municipality","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/municipality","Municipality","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than county (city, municipality, etc.) in which the Location occurs. Do not use this term for a nearby named place that does not contain the actual location.","Examples: ""Holzminden"""
"locality","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locality","Locality","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The specific description of the place. Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (higherGeography, continent, country, stateProvince, county, municipality, waterBody, island, islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description.","Example: ""Bariloche, 25 km NNE via Ruta Nacional 40 (=Ruta 237)"""
"verbatimLocality","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLocality","Verbatim Locality","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The original textual description of the place.","Example: ""25 km NNE Bariloche por R. Nac. 237"""
"minimumElevationInMeters","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/minimumElevationInMeters","Minimum Elevation In Meters","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The lower limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters.","Example: ""100"""
"maximumElevationInMeters","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/maximumElevationInMeters","Maximum Elevation In Meters","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The upper limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters.","Example: ""200"""
"verbatimElevation","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimElevation","Verbatim Elevation","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The original description of the elevation (altitude, usually above sea level) of the Location.","Example: ""100-200 m"""
"minimumDepthInMeters","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/minimumDepthInMeters","Minimum Depth In Meters","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The lesser depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters.","Example: ""100"""
"maximumDepthInMeters","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/maximumDepthInMeters","Maximum Depth In Meters","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The greater depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters.","Example: ""200"""
"verbatimDepth","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth","Verbatim Depth","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The original description of the depth below the local surface.","Example: ""100-200 m"""
"minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters","Minimum Distance Above Surface In Meters","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The lesser distance in a range of distance from a reference surface in the vertical direction, in meters. Use positive values for locations above the surface, negative values for locations below. If depth measures are given, the reference surface is the location given by the depth, otherwise the reference surface is the location given by the elevation.","Example: 1.5 meter sediment core from the bottom of a lake (at depth 20m) at 300m elevation; VerbatimElevation: ""300m"" MinimumElevationInMeters: ""300"", MaximumElevationInMeters: ""300"", VerbatimDepth: ""20m"", MinimumDepthInMeters: ""20"", MaximumDepthInMeters: ""20"", minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: ""0"", maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: ""-1.5"""
"maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters","Maximum Distance Above Surface In Meters","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The greater distance in a range of distance from a reference surface in the vertical direction, in meters. Use positive values for locations above the surface, negative values for locations below. If depth measures are given, the reference surface is the location given by the depth, otherwise the reference surface is the location given by the elevation.","Example: 1.5 meter sediment core from the bottom of a lake (at depth 20m) at 300m elevation; VerbatimElevation: ""300m"" MinimumElevationInMeters: ""300"", MaximumElevationInMeters: ""300"", VerbatimDepth: ""20m"", MinimumDepthInMeters: ""20"", MaximumDepthInMeters: ""20"", minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: ""0"", maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: ""-1.5"""
"locationAccordingTo","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationAccordingTo","Location According To","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","Information about the source of this Location information. Could be a publication (gazetteer), institution, or team of individuals.","Examples: ""Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names"", ""GADM"""
"locationRemarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationRemarks","Location Remarks","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","Comments or notes about the Location.","Example: ""under water since 2005"""
"decimalLatitude","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude","Decimal Latitude","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive.","Example: ""-41.0983423"""
"decimalLongitude","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLongitude","Decimal Longitude","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive.","Example: ""-121.1761111"""
"geodeticDatum","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/geodeticDatum","Geodetic Datum","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude as based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value ""unknown"".","Examples: ""EPSG:4326"", ""WGS84"", ""NAD27"", ""Campo Inchauspe"", ""European 1950"", ""Clarke 1866"""
"coordinateUncertaintyInMeters","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/coordinateUncertaintyInMeters","Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The horizontal distance (in meters) from the given decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude describing the smallest circle containing the whole of the Location. Leave the value empty if the uncertainty is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable (because there are no coordinates). Zero is not a valid value for this term.","Examples: ""30"" (reasonable lower limit of a GPS reading under good conditions if the actual precision was not recorded at the time), ""71"" (uncertainty for a UTM coordinate having 100 meter precision and a known spatial reference system)."
"coordinatePrecision","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/coordinatePrecision","Coordinate Precision","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","A decimal representation of the precision of the coordinates given in the decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude.","Examples: ""0.00001"" (normal GPS limit for decimal degrees), ""0.000278"" (nearest second), ""0.01667"" (nearest minute), ""1.0"" (nearest degree)"
"pointRadiusSpatialFit","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/pointRadiusSpatialFit","Point Radius Spatial Fit","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The ratio of the area of the point-radius (decimalLatitude, decimalLongitude, coordinateUncertaintyInMeters) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given point-radius does not completely contain the original representation. The pointRadiusSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point without uncertainty and the given georeference is not that same point (without uncertainty). If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the pointRadiusSpatialFit is 1.","Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the ""Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing"", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006."
"verbatimCoordinates","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimCoordinates","Verbatim Coordinates","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The verbatim original spatial coordinates of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem.","Examples: ""41 05 54S 121 05 34W"", ""17T 630000 4833400"""
"verbatimLatitude","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLatitude","Verbatim Latitude","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The verbatim original latitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem.","Example: ""41 05 54.03S"""
"verbatimLongitude","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLongitude","Verbatim Longitude","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The verbatim original longitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem.","Example: ""121d 10' 34"" W"""
"verbatimCoordinateSystem","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimCoordinateSystem","Verbatim Coordinate System","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The spatial coordinate system for the verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude or the verbatimCoordinates of the Location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""decimal degrees"", ""degrees decimal minutes"", ""degrees minutes seconds"", ""UTM"""
"verbatimSRS","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimSRS","Verbatim SRS","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude, or verbatimCoordinates are based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value ""unknown"".","Examples: ""EPSG:4326"", ""WGS84"", ""NAD27"", ""Campo Inchauspe"", ""European 1950"", ""Clarke 1866"""
"footprintWKT","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintWKT","Footprint WKT","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the shape (footprint, geometry) that defines the Location. A Location may have both a point-radius representation (see decimalLatitude) and a footprint representation, and they may differ from each other.","Example: the one-degree bounding box with opposite corners at (longitude=10, latitude=20) and (longitude=11, latitude=21) would be expressed in well-known text as POLYGON ((10 20, 11 20, 11 21, 10 21, 10 20))"
"footprintSRS","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintSRS","Footprint SRS","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the Spatial Reference System (SRS) for the footprintWKT of the Location. Do not use this term to describe the SRS of the decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude, even if it is the same as for the footprintWKT - use the geodeticDatum instead.","Example: The WKT for the standard WGS84 SRS (EPSG:4326) is ""GEOGCS[""GCS_WGS_1984"",DATUM[""D_WGS_1984"",SPHEROID[""WGS_1984"",6378137,298.257223563]],PRIMEM[""Greenwich"",0],UNIT[""Degree"",0.0174532925199433]]"" without the enclosing quotes."
"footprintSpatialFit","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintSpatialFit","Footprint Spatial Fit","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The ratio of the area of the footprint (footprintWKT) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given footprint does not completely contain the original representation. The footprintSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point and the given georeference is not that same point. If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the footprintSpatialFit is 1.","Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the ""Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing"", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006."
"georeferencedBy","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferencedBy","Georeferenced By","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the georeference (spatial representation) for the Location.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""Brad Millen (ROM)"", ""Kristina Yamamoto (MVZ) | Janet Fang (MVZ)""."
"georeferencedDate","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferencedDate","Georeferenced Date","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","The date on which the Location was georeferenced. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""1963-03-08T14:07-0600"" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""2009-02-20T08:40Z"" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, ""1809-02-12"" is 12 Feb 1809, ""1906-06"" is Jun 1906, ""1971"" is just that year, ""2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, ""2007-11-13/15"" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007."
"georeferenceProtocol","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceProtocol","Georeference Protocol","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","A description or reference to the methods used to determine the spatial footprint, coordinates, and uncertainties.","Examples: ""Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing. (Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006). Global Biodiversity Information Facility."", ""MaNIS/HerpNet/ORNIS Georeferencing Guidelines"", ""Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide"""
"georeferenceSources","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceSources","Georeference Sources","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","A list (concatenated and separated) of maps, gazetteers, or other resources used to georeference the Location, described specifically enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resources.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""GeoLocate"", ""USGS 1:24000 Florence Montana Quad | Terrametrics 2008 on Google Earth""."
"georeferenceVerificationStatus","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceVerificationStatus","Georeference Verification Status","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","A categorical description of the extent to which the georeference has been verified to represent the best possible spatial description. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""requires verification"", ""verified by collector"", ""verified by curator""."
"georeferenceRemarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceRemarks","Georeference Remarks","http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location","Notes or comments about the spatial description determination, explaining assumptions made in addition or opposition to the those formalized in the method referred to in georeferenceProtocol.","Example: ""assumed distance by road (Hwy. 101)"""
"geologicalContextID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/geologicalContextID","Geological Context ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","An identifier for the set of information associated with a GeologicalContext (the location within a geological context, such as stratigraphy). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.",""
"earliestEonOrLowestEonothem","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/earliestEonOrLowestEonothem","Earliest Eon Or Lowest Eonothem","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic eon or lowest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name (""Precambrian"") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Phanerozoic"", ""Proterozoic"""
"latestEonOrHighestEonothem","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/latestEonOrHighestEonothem","Latest Eon Or Highest Eonothem","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the latest possible geochronologic eon or highest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name (""Precambrian"") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Phanerozoic"", ""Proterozoic"""
"earliestEraOrLowestErathem","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/earliestEraOrLowestErathem","Earliest Era Or Lowest Erathem","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic era or lowest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Cenozoic"", ""Mesozoic"""
"latestEraOrHighestErathem","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/latestEraOrHighestErathem","Latest Era Or Highest Erathem","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the latest possible geochronologic era or highest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Cenozoic"", ""Mesozoic"""
"earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem","Earliest Period Or Lowest System","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic period or lowest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Neogene"", ""Tertiary"", ""Quaternary"""
"latestPeriodOrHighestSystem","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/latestPeriodOrHighestSystem","Latest Period Or Highest System","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the latest possible geochronologic period or highest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Neogene"", ""Tertiary"", ""Quaternary"""
"earliestEpochOrLowestSeries","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/earliestEpochOrLowestSeries","Earliest Epoch Or Lowest Series","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic epoch or lowest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Holocene"", ""Pleistocene"", ""Ibexian Series"""
"latestEpochOrHighestSeries","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/latestEpochOrHighestSeries","Latest Epoch Or Highest Series","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the latest possible geochronologic epoch or highest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Holocene"", ""Pleistocene"", ""Ibexian Series"""
"earliestAgeOrLowestStage","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/earliestAgeOrLowestStage","Earliest Age Or Lowest Stage","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic age or lowest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Atlantic"", ""Boreal"", ""Skullrockian"""
"latestAgeOrHighestStage","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/latestAgeOrHighestStage","Latest AgeOr Highest Stage","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the latest possible geochronologic age or highest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Atlantic"", ""Boreal"", ""Skullrockian"""
"lowestBiostratigraphicZone","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lowestBiostratigraphicZone","Lowest Biostratigraphic Zone","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the lowest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.",""
"highestBiostratigraphicZone","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/highestBiostratigraphicZone","Highest Biostratigraphic Zone","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the highest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.",""
"lithostratigraphicTerms","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lithostratigraphicTerms","Lithostratigraphic Terms","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The combination of all litho-stratigraphic names for the rock from which the cataloged item was collected.",""
"group","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/group","Group","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the lithostratigraphic group from which the cataloged item was collected.",""
"formation","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/formation","Formation","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the lithostratigraphic formation from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Notch Peak Fromation"", ""House Limestone"", ""Fillmore Formation"""
"member","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/member","Member","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the lithostratigraphic member from which the cataloged item was collected.","Examples: ""Lava Dam Member"", ""Hellnmaria Member"""
"bed","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/bed","Bed","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext","The full name of the lithostratigraphic bed from which the cataloged item was collected.",""
"identificationID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationID","Identification ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification","An identifier for the Identification (the body of information associated with the assignment of a scientific name). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.",""
"identificationQualifier","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationQualifier","Identification Qualifier","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification","A brief phrase or a standard term (""cf."", ""aff."") to express the determiner's doubts about the Identification.","Examples: 1) For the determination ""Quercus aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia"", identificationQualifier would be ""aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia"" with accompanying values ""Quercus"" in genus, ""agrifolia"" in specificEpithet, ""oxyadenia"" in infraspecificEpithet, and ""var."" in rank. 2) For the determination ""Quercus agrifolia cf. var. oxyadenia"", identificationQualifier would be ""cf. var. oxyadenia "" with accompanying values ""Quercus"" in genus, ""agrifolia"" in specificEpithet, ""oxyadenia"" in infraspecificEpithet, and ""var."" in rank."
"typeStatus","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/typeStatus","Type Status","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification","A list (concatenated and separated) of nomenclatural types (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""holotype of Ctenomys sociabilis. Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388"", ""holotype of Pinus abies | holotype of Picea abies""."
"identifiedBy","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedBy","Identified By","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification","A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who assigned the Taxon to the subject.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""James L. Patton"", ""Theodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey""."
"dateIdentified","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dateIdentified","Date Identified","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification","The date on which the subject was identified as representing the Taxon. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""1963-03-08T14:07-0600"" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""2009-02-20T08:40Z"" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, ""1809-02-12"" is 12 Feb 1809, ""1906-06"" is Jun 1906, ""1971"" is just that year, ""2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, ""2007-11-13/15"" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007."
"identificationReferences","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationReferences","Identification References","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification","A list (concatenated and separated) of references (publication, global unique identifier, URI) used in the Identification.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). 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.""."
"identificationVerificationStatus","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationVerificationStatus","Identification Verification Status","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification","A categorical indicator of the extent to which the taxonomic identification has been verified to be correct. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as that used in HISPID/ABCD.","Examples: ""0"", ""4"""
"identificationRemarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationRemarks","Identification Remarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification","Comments or notes about the Identification.","Example: ""Distinguished between Anthus correndera and Anthus hellmayri based on the comparative lengths of the uñas."""
"taxonID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonID","Taxon ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","An identifier for the set of taxon information (data associated with the Taxon class). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.","Examples: ""8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001"", ""32567"", ""<a href='http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753"",'>http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753"",</a> ""urn:lsid:gbif.org:usages:32567"""
"scientificNameID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameID","Scientific Name ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","An identifier for the nomenclatural (not taxonomic) details of a scientific name.","Example: ""urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37829-1:1.3"""
"acceptedNameUsageID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsageID","Accepted Name Usage ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon.","Example: ""8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001"""
"parentNameUsageID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/parentNameUsageID","Parent Name Usage ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName.","Example: ""8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001"""
"originalNameUsageID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/originalNameUsageID","Original Name Usage ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) in which the terminal element of the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode.","Example: ""<a href='http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753""'>http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753""</a>"
"nameAccordingToID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nameAccordingToID","Name According To ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","An identifier for the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied. See nameAccordingTo.","Example: ""doi:10.1016/S0269-915X(97)80026-2"""
"namePublishedInID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/namePublishedInID","Name Published In ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","An identifier for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode.","Example: ""<a href='http://hdl.handle.net/10199/7""'>http://hdl.handle.net/10199/7""</a>"
"taxonConceptID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonConceptID","Taxon Concept ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","An identifier for the taxonomic concept to which the record refers - not for the nomenclatural details of a taxon.","Example: ""8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001"""
"scientificName","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName","Scientific Name","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term.","Examples: ""Coleoptera"" (order), ""Vespertilionidae"" (family), ""Manis"" (genus), ""Ctenomys sociabilis"" (genus + specificEpithet), ""Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli"" (genus + specificEpithet + infraspecificEpithet), ""Roptrocerus typographi (Györfi, 1952)"" (genus + specificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship), ""Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T. Howell"" (genus + specificEpithet + taxonRank + infraspecificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship)"
"acceptedNameUsage","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsage","Accepted Name Usage","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon.","Example: ""Tamias minimus"" valid name for ""Eutamias minimus"""
"parentNameUsage","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/parentNameUsage","Parent Name Usage","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName.","Examples: ""Rubiaceae"", ""Gruiformes"", ""Testudinae"""
"originalNameUsage","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/originalNameUsage","Original Name Usage","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The taxon name, with authorship and date information if known, as it originally appeared when first established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. The basionym (botany) or basonym (bacteriology) of the scientificName or the senior/earlier homonym for replaced names.","Examples: ""Pinus abies"", ""Gasterosteus saltatrix Linnaeus 1768"""
"nameAccordingTo","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nameAccordingTo","Name According To","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The reference to the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied - traditionally signified by the Latin ""sensu"" or ""sec."" (from secundum, meaning ""according to""). For taxa that result from identifications, a reference to the keys, monographs, experts and other sources should be given.","Example: ""McCranie, J. R., D. B. Wake, and L. D. Wilson. 1996. The taxonomic status of Bolitoglossa schmidti, with comments on the biology of the Mesoamerican salamander Bolitoglossa dofleini (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Carib. J. Sci. 32:395-398."", ""Werner Greuter 2008"", ""Lilljeborg 1861, Upsala Univ. Arsskrift, Math. Naturvet., pp. 4, 5"""
"namePublishedIn","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/namePublishedIn","Name Published In","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","A reference for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode.","Examples: ""Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388"", ""Forel, Auguste, Diagnosies provisoires de quelques espèces nouvelles de fourmis de Madagascar, récoltées par M. Grandidier., Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, Comptes-rendus des Seances 30, 1886"""
"namePublishedInYear","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/namePublishedInYear","Name Published In Year","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The four-digit year in which the scientificName was published.","Examples: ""1915"", ""2008"""
"higherClassification","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherClassification","Higher Classification","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa names terminating at the rank immediately superior to the taxon referenced in the taxon record.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), with terms in order from the highest taxonomic rank to the lowest. Examples: ""Animalia"", ""Animalia | Chordata | Vertebrata | Mammalia | Theria | Eutheria | Rodentia | Hystricognatha | Hystricognathi | Ctenomyidae | Ctenomyini | Ctenomys""."
"kingdom","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/kingdom","Kingdom","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The full scientific name of the kingdom in which the taxon is classified.","Examples: ""Animalia"", ""Plantae"""
"phylum","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/phylum","Phylum","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the taxon is classified.","Examples: ""Chordata"" (phylum), ""Bryophyta"" (division)"
"class","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/class","Class","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified.","Examples: ""Mammalia"", ""Hepaticopsida"""
"order","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/order","Order","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified.","Examples: ""Carnivora"", ""Monocleales"""
"family","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/family","Family","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified.","Examples: ""Felidae"", ""Monocleaceae"""
"genus","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/genus","Genus","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The full scientific name of the genus in which the taxon is classified.","Examples: ""Puma"", ""Monoclea"""
"subgenus","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/subgenus","Subgenus","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The full scientific name of the subgenus in which the taxon is classified. Values should include the genus to avoid homonym confusion.","Examples: ""Strobus (Pinus)"", ""Puma (Puma)"" ""Loligo (Amerigo)"", ""Hieracium subgen. Pilosella"""
"specificEpithet","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/specificEpithet","Specific Epithet","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The name of the first or species epithet of the scientificName.","Examples: ""concolor"", ""gottschei"""
"infraspecificEpithet","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/infraspecificEpithet","Infraspecific Epithet","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The name of the lowest or terminal infraspecific epithet of the scientificName, excluding any rank designation.","Examples: ""concolor"", ""oxyadenia"", ""sayi"""
"taxonRank","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank","Taxon Rank","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""subspecies"", ""varietas"", ""forma"", ""species"", ""genus"""
"verbatimTaxonRank","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimTaxonRank","Verbatim Taxon Rank","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName as it appears in the original record.","Examples: ""Agamospecies"", ""sub-lesus"", ""prole"", ""apomict"", ""nothogrex"", ""sp."", ""subsp."", ""var."""
"scientificNameAuthorship","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameAuthorship","Scientific Name Authorship","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The authorship information for the scientificName formatted according to the conventions of the applicable nomenclaturalCode.","Example: ""(Torr.) J.T. Howell"", ""(Martinovský) Tzvelev"", ""(Györfi, 1952)"""
"vernacularName","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/vernacularName","Vernacular Name","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","A common or vernacular name.","Examples: ""Andean Condor"", ""Condor Andino"", ""American Eagle"", ""Gänsegeier"""
"nomenclaturalCode","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nomenclaturalCode","Nomenclatural Code","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The nomenclatural code (or codes in the case of an ambiregnal name) under which the scientificName is constructed. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""ICBN"", ""ICZN"", ""BC"", ""ICNCP"", ""BioCode"", ""ICZN; ICBN"""
"taxonomicStatus","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonomicStatus","Taxonomic Status","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The status of the use of the scientificName as a label for a taxon. Requires taxonomic opinion to define the scope of a taxon. Rules of priority then are used to define the taxonomic status of the nomenclature contained in that scope, combined with the experts opinion. It must be linked to a specific taxonomic reference that defines the concept. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""invalid"", ""misapplied"", ""homotypic synonym"", ""accepted"""
"nomenclaturalStatus","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nomenclaturalStatus","Nomenclatural Status","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","The status related to the original publication of the name and its conformance to the relevant rules of nomenclature. It is based essentially on an algorithm according to the business rules of the code. It requires no taxonomic opinion.","Examples: ""nom. ambig."", ""nom. illeg."", ""nom. subnud."""
"taxonRemarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRemarks","Taxon Remarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","Comments or notes about the taxon or name.","Example: ""this name is a misspelling in common use"""
"resourceRelationshipID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/resourceRelationshipID","Resource Relationship ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship","An identifier for an instance of relationship between one resource (the subject) and another (relatedResource, the object).",""
"resourceID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/resourceID","Resource ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship","An identifier for the resource that is the subject of the relationship.",""
"relatedResourceID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relatedResourceID","Related Resource ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship","An identifier for a related resource (the object, rather than the subject of the relationship).",""
"relationshipOfResource","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipOfResource","Relationship Of Resource","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship","The relationship of the resource identified by relatedResourceID to the subject (optionally identified by the resourceID). Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""duplicate of"", ""mother of"", ""endoparasite of"", ""host to"", ""sibling of"", ""valid synonym of"", ""located within"""
"relationshipAccordingTo","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipAccordingTo","Relationship According To","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship","The source (person, organization, publication, reference) establishing the relationship between the two resources.","Example: ""Julie Woodruff"""
"relationshipEstablishedDate","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipEstablishedDate","Relationship Established Date","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship","The date-time on which the relationship between the two resources was established. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""1963-03-08T14:07-0600"" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""2009-02-20T08:40Z"" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, ""1809-02-12"" is 12 Feb 1809, ""1906-06"" is Jun 1906, ""1971"" is just that year, ""2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, ""2007-11-13/15"" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007."
"relationshipRemarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipRemarks","Relationship Remarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship","Comments or notes about the relationship between the two resources.","Examples: ""mother and offspring collected from the same nest"", ""pollinator captured in the act"""
"measurementID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementID","Measurement ID","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact","An identifier for the MeasurementOrFact (information pertaining to measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.",""
"measurementType","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementType","Measurement Type","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact","The nature of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.","Examples: ""tail length"", ""temperature"", ""trap line length"", ""survey area"", ""trap type"""
"measurementValue","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementValue","Measurement Value","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact","The value of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion.","Examples: ""45"", ""20"", ""1"", ""14.5"", ""UV-light"""
"measurementAccuracy","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementAccuracy","Measurement Accuracy","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact","The description of the potential error associated with the measurementValue.","Examples: ""0.01"", ""normal distribution with variation of 2 m"""
"measurementUnit","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit","Measurement Unit","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact","The units associated with the measurementValue. Recommended best practice is to use the International System of Units (SI).","Examples: ""mm"", ""C"", ""km"", ""ha"""
"measurementDeterminedBy","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy","Measurement Determined By","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact","A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the value of the MeasurementOrFact.","The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: ""Rob Guralnick"", ""Julie Woodruff | Eileen Lacey""."
"measurementDeterminedDate","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate","Measurement Determined Date","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact","The date on which the MeasurementOrFact was made. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).","Examples: ""1963-03-08T14:07-0600"" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, ""2009-02-20T08:40Z"" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, ""1809-02-12"" is 12 Feb 1809, ""1906-06"" is Jun 1906, ""1971"" is just that year, ""2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z"" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, ""2007-11-13/15"" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007."
"measurementMethod","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod","Measurement Method","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact","A description of or reference to (publication, URI) the method or protocol used to determine the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion.","Examples: ""minimum convex polygon around burrow entrances"" for a home range area, ""barometric altimeter"" for an elevation"
"measurementRemarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks","Measurement Remarks","http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact","Comments or notes accompanying the MeasurementOrFact.","Example: ""tip of tail missing"""

1 TermName URI Label_en Group absoluteorder Definition Comments
2 acceptedNameUsage dcterms:type http://purl.org/dc/terms/type Accepted Name Usage 140 The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. The nature or genre of the resource. For Darwin Core, recommended best practice is to use the name of the class that defines the root of the record. Example: "Tamias minimus" valid name for "Eutamias minimus" Examples: "StillImage", "MovingImage", "Sound", "PhysicalObject", "Event", "Text". For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:type'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:type</a>
3 acceptedNameUsageID dcterms:modified http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified Accepted Name Usage ID 133 An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. The most recent date-time on which the resource was changed. For Darwin Core, recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001" Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:modified'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:modified</a>
4 dcterms:accessRights dcterms:language http://purl.org/dc/terms/language Access Rights 5 Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. A language of the resource. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646]. Example: "not-for-profit use only" Examples: "en" for English, "es" for Spanish. For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:language'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:language</a>
5 associatedMedia dcterms:license http://purl.org/dc/terms/license Associated Media 32 A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of media associated with the Occurrence. A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "http://arctos.database.museum/SpecimenImages/UAMObs/Mamm/2/P7291179.JPG", "http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00.jpg | http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00a.jpg". Examples: "<a href='http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode",'>http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode",</a> "<a href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode".'>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode".</a> For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:license'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:license</a>
6 associatedOccurrences dcterms:rightsHolder http://purl.org/dc/terms/rightsHolder Associated Occurrences 41 A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Occurrence records and their associations to this Occurrence. A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Example: "The Regents of the University of California.". For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:rightsHolder'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:rightsHolder</a>
7 associatedOrganisms dcterms:accessRights http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights Associated Organisms 42 A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Organisms and their associations to this Organism. Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "sibling of MXA-232", "mother of MXA-231 | mother of MXA-232" Example: "not-for-profit use only". For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:accessRights'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:accessRights</a>
8 associatedReferences dcterms:bibliographicCitation http://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation Associated References 33 A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the Occurrence. A bibliographic reference for the resource as a statement indicating how this record should be cited (attributed) when used. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/261", "Christopher J. Conroy, Jennifer L. Neuwald. 2008. Phylogeographic study of the California vole, Microtus californicus Journal of Mammalogy, 89(3):755-767.", "Steven R. Hoofer and Ronald A. Van Den Bussche. 2001. Phylogenetic Relationships of Plecotine Bats and Allies Based on Mitochondrial Ribosomal Sequences. Journal of Mammalogy 82(1):131-137. | Walker, Faith M., Jeffrey T. Foster, Kevin P. Drees, Carol L. Chambers. 2014. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) microsatellite discovery using illumina sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources.". Examples: "Ctenomys sociabilis (MVZ 165861)" for a specimen, "Oliver P. Pearson. 1985. Los tuco-tucos (genera Ctenomys) de los Parques Nacionales Lanin y Nahuel Huapi, Argentina Historia Natural, 5(37):337-343." for a Taxon. For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:bibliographicCitation'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:bibliographicCitation</a>
9 associatedSequences dcterms:references http://purl.org/dc/terms/references Associated Sequences 34 A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of genetic sequence information associated with the Occurrence. A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/U34853.1", "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GU328060 | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AF326093". Examples: "<a href='http://mvzarctos.berkeley.edu/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861";'>http://mvzarctos.berkeley.edu/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861";</a> "<a href='http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=6197868".'>http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=6197868".</a> For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:references'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:references</a>
10 associatedTaxa institutionID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/institutionID Associated Taxa Institution ID 35 A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers or names of taxa and their associations with the Occurrence. An identifier for the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), and to separate the relationship from the taxon with a colon (':'). Examples: "host: Quercus alba", "parasitoid of:Cyclocephala signaticollis | predator of Apis mellifera". For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (<a href='http://grbio.org/).'>http://grbio.org/).</a> Examples: "<a href='http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34777",'>http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34777",</a> "<a href='http://grbio.org/cool/km06-gtbn".'>http://grbio.org/cool/km06-gtbn".</a>
11 basisOfRecord collectionID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/collectionID Basis of Record Collection ID 15 The specific nature of the data record. An identifier for the collection or dataset from which the record was derived. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of Darwin Core classes. Examples: "PreservedSpecimen", "FossilSpecimen", "LivingSpecimen", "HumanObservation", "MachineObservation" For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (<a href='http://grbio.org/).'>http://grbio.org/).</a> Examples: "<a href='http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1001",'>http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1001",</a> "<a href='http://grbio.org/cool/p5fp-c036".'>http://grbio.org/cool/p5fp-c036".</a>
12 bed datasetID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/datasetID Bed Dataset ID 122 The full name of the lithostratigraphic bed from which the cataloged item was collected. An identifier for the set of data. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to a collection or institution.
13 behavior institutionCode http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/institutionCode Behavior Institution Code 27 A description of the behavior shown by the subject at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. Examples: "roosting", "foraging", "running" Examples: "MVZ", "FMNH", "AKN-CLO", "University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP)"
14 dcterms:bibliographicCitation collectionCode http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/collectionCode Bibliographic Citation Collection Code 6 A bibliographic reference for the resource as a statement indicating how this record should be cited (attributed) when used. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. The name, acronym, coden, or initialism identifying the collection or data set from which the record was derived. Examples: "Ctenomys sociabilis (MVZ 165861)" for a specimen, "Oliver P. Pearson. 1985. Los tuco-tucos (genera Ctenomys) de los Parques Nacionales Lanin y Nahuel Huapi, Argentina Historia Natural, 5(37):337-343." for a Taxon Examples: "Mammals", "Hildebrandt", "eBird"
15 catalogNumber datasetName http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/datasetName Catalog Number Dataset Name 20 An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection. The name identifying the data set from which the record was derived. Examples: "2008.1334", "145732a", "145732" Examples: "Grinnell Resurvey Mammals", "Lacey Ctenomys Recaptures"
16 class ownerInstitutionCode http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ownerInstitutionCode Class Owner Institution Code 149 The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified. The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having ownership of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. Examples: "Mammalia", "Hepaticopsida" Examples: "NPS", "APN", "InBio"
17 collectionCode basisOfRecord http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/basisOfRecord Collection Code Basis of Record 12 The name, acronym, coden, or initialism identifying the collection or data set from which the record was derived. The specific nature of the data record. Examples: "Mammals", "Hildebrandt", "eBird" Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of Darwin Core classes. Examples: "PreservedSpecimen", "FossilSpecimen", "LivingSpecimen", "HumanObservation", "MachineObservation"
18 collectionID informationWithheld http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/informationWithheld Collection ID Information Withheld 9 An identifier for the collection or dataset from which the record was derived. Additional information that exists, but that has not been shared in the given record. For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (http://grbio.org/). Examples: "http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1001", "http://grbio.org/cool/p5fp-c036". Examples: "location information not given for endangered species", "collector identities withheld", "ask about tissue samples"
19 continent dataGeneralizations http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dataGeneralizations Continent Data Generalizations 64 The name of the continent in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Actions taken to make the shared data less specific or complete than in its original form. Suggests that alternative data of higher quality may be available on request. Examples: "Africa", "Antarctica", "Asia", "Europe", "North America", "Oceania", "South America" Example: "Coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell"
20 coordinatePrecision dynamicProperties http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dynamicProperties Coordinate Precision Dynamic Properties 89 A decimal representation of the precision of the coordinates given in the decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude. A list of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the record. Meant to provide a mechanism for structured content. Examples: "0.00001" (normal GPS limit for decimal degrees), "0.000278" (nearest second), "0.01667" (nearest minute), "1.0" (nearest degree) The recommended best practice is to use a key:value encoding schema such as JSON. Examples: "{"heightInMeters":1.5}", "{"tragusLengthInMeters":0.014, "weightInGrams":120}", "{"natureOfID":"expert identification", "identificationEvidence":"cytochrome B sequence"}", "{"relativeHumidity":28, "airTemperatureInCelcius":22, "sampleSizeInKilograms":10}", "{"aspectHeading":277, "slopeInDegrees":6}", "{"iucnStatus":"vulnerable", "taxonDistribution":"Neuquén, Argentina"}".
21 coordinateUncertaintyInMeters occurrenceID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceID Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters Occurrence ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 88 The horizontal distance (in meters) from the given decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude describing the smallest circle containing the whole of the Location. Leave the value empty if the uncertainty is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable (because there are no coordinates). Zero is not a valid value for this term. An identifier for the Occurrence (as opposed to a particular digital record of the occurrence). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the occurrenceID globally unique. Examples: "30" (reasonable lower limit of a GPS reading under good conditions if the actual precision was not recorded at the time), "71" (uncertainty for a UTM coordinate having 100 meter precision and a known spatial reference system). For a specimen in the absence of a bona fide global unique identifier, for example, use the form: "urn:catalog:[institutionCode]:[collectionCode]:[catalogNumber]. Examples: "urn:lsid:nhm.ku.edu:Herps:32", "urn:catalog:FMNH:Mammal:145732"
22 country catalogNumber http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/catalogNumber Country Catalog Number http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 68 The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection. Examples: "Denmark", "Colombia", "España" Examples: "2008.1334", "145732a", "145732"
23 countryCode recordNumber http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordNumber Country Code Record Number http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 69 The standard code for the country in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country codes. An identifier given to the Occurrence at the time it was recorded. Often serves as a link between field notes and an Occurrence record, such as a specimen collector's number. Examples: "AR" for Argentina, "SV" for El Salvador Example: "OPP 7101"
24 county recordedBy http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordedBy County Recorded By http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 71 The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than stateProvince (county, shire, department, etc.) in which the Location occurs. A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original Occurrence. The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first. Examples: "Missoula", "Los Lagos", "Mataró" The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first. Examples: "José E. Crespo", "Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson" where the value in recordNumber "OPP 7101" corresponds to the number for the specimen in the field catalog (collector number) of Oliver P. Pearson.
25 dataGeneralizations individualCount http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/individualCount Data Generalizations Individual Count http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 17 Actions taken to make the shared data less specific or complete than in its original form. Suggests that alternative data of higher quality may be available on request. The number of individuals represented present at the time of the Occurrence. Example: "Coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell" Examples: "1", "25"
26 datasetID sex http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/sex Dataset ID Sex http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 10 An identifier for the set of data. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to a collection or institution. The sex of the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Examples: "female", "hermaphrodite", "8 males, 4 females"
27 datasetName lifeStage http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lifeStage Dataset Name Life Stage http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 13 The name identifying the data set from which the record was derived. The age class or life stage of the biological individual(s) at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Examples: "Grinnell Resurvey Mammals", "Lacey Ctenomys Recaptures" Examples: "egg", "eft", "juvenile", "adult", "2 adults 4 juveniles"
28 dateIdentified reproductiveCondition http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/reproductiveCondition Date Identified Reproductive Condition http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 127 The date on which the subject was identified as representing the Taxon. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). The reproductive condition of the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. Examples" "non-reproductive", "pregnant", "in bloom", "fruit-bearing"
29 day behavior http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/behavior Day Behavior http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 54 The integer day of the month on which the Event occurred. A description of the behavior shown by the subject at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Examples: "9", "28" Examples: "roosting", "foraging", "running"
30 decimalLatitude establishmentMeans http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/establishmentMeans Decimal Latitude Establishment Means http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 85 The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive. The process by which the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence became established at the location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Example: "-41.0983423" Examples: "native", "introduced", "naturalised", "invasive", "managed"
31 decimalLongitude occurrenceStatus http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceStatus Decimal Longitude Occurrence Status http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 86 The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive. A statement about the presence or absence of a Taxon at a Location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Example: "-121.1761111" Examples: "present", "absent"
32 disposition preparations http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/preparations Disposition Preparations http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 31 The current state of a specimen with respect to the collection identified in collectionCode or collectionID. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. A list (concatenated and separated) of preparations and preservation methods for a specimen. Examples: "in collection", "missing", "voucher elsewhere", "duplicates elsewhere" The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "fossil", "cast", "photograph", "DNA extract", "skin | "skull | skeleton", "whole animal (ETOH) | tissue (EDTA)".
33 dynamicProperties disposition http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/disposition Dynamic Properties Disposition http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 18 A list of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the record. Meant to provide a mechanism for structured content. The current state of a specimen with respect to the collection identified in collectionCode or collectionID. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. The recommended best practice is to use a key:value encoding schema such as JSON. Examples: "{"heightInMeters":1.5}", "{"tragusLengthInMeters":0.014, "weightInGrams":120}", "{"natureOfID":"expert identification", "identificationEvidence":"cytochrome B sequence"}", "{"relativeHumidity":28, "airTemperatureInCelcius":22, "sampleSizeInKilograms":10}", "{"aspectHeading":277, "slopeInDegrees":6}", "{"iucnStatus":"vulnerable", "taxonDistribution":"Neuquén, Argentina"}". Examples: "in collection", "missing", "voucher elsewhere", "duplicates elsewhere"
34 earliestAgeOrLowestStage associatedMedia http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedMedia Earliest Age Or Lowest Stage Associated Media http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 114 The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic age or lowest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of media associated with the Occurrence. Examples: "Atlantic", "Boreal", "Skullrockian" The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "<a href='http://arctos.database.museum/SpecimenImages/UAMObs/Mamm/2/P7291179.JPG",'>http://arctos.database.museum/SpecimenImages/UAMObs/Mamm/2/P7291179.JPG",</a> "<a href='http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00.jpg'>http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00.jpg</a> | <a href='http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00a.jpg".'>http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00a.jpg".</a>
35 earliestEonOrLowestEonothem associatedReferences http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedReferences Earliest Eon Or Lowest Eonothem Associated References http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 106 The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic eon or lowest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name ("Precambrian") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the Occurrence. Examples: "Phanerozoic", "Proterozoic" The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "<a href='http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/261",'>http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/261",</a> "Christopher J. Conroy, Jennifer L. Neuwald. 2008. Phylogeographic study of the California vole, Microtus californicus Journal of Mammalogy, 89(3):755-767.", "Steven R. Hoofer and Ronald A. Van Den Bussche. 2001. Phylogenetic Relationships of Plecotine Bats and Allies Based on Mitochondrial Ribosomal Sequences. Journal of Mammalogy 82(1):131-137. | Walker, Faith M., Jeffrey T. Foster, Kevin P. Drees, Carol L. Chambers. 2014. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) microsatellite discovery using illumina sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources.".
36 earliestEpochOrLowestSeries associatedSequences http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedSequences Earliest Epoch Or Lowest Series Associated Sequences http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 112 The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic epoch or lowest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of genetic sequence information associated with the Occurrence. Examples: "Holocene", "Pleistocene", "Ibexian Series" The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "<a href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/U34853.1",'>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/U34853.1",</a> "<a href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GU328060'>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GU328060</a> | <a href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AF326093".'>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AF326093".</a>
37 earliestEraOrLowestErathem associatedTaxa http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedTaxa Earliest Era Or Lowest Erathem Associated Taxa http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 108 The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic era or lowest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers or names of taxa and their associations with the Occurrence. Examples: "Cenozoic", "Mesozoic" The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), and to separate the relationship from the taxon with a colon (':'). Examples: "host: Quercus alba", "parasitoid of:Cyclocephala signaticollis | predator of Apis mellifera".
38 earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem otherCatalogNumbers http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/otherCatalogNumbers Earliest Period Or Lowest System Other Catalog Numbers http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 110 The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic period or lowest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. A list (concatenated and separated) of previous or alternate fully qualified catalog numbers or other human-used identifiers for the same Occurrence, whether in the current or any other data set or collection. Examples: "Neogene", "Tertiary", "Quaternary" The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "FMNH:Mammal:1234", "NPS YELLO6778 | MBG 33424".
39 endDayOfYear occurrenceRemarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceRemarks End Day Of Year Occurrence Remarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence 51 The latest ordinal day of the year on which the Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366). Comments or notes about the Occurrence. Examples: "1" (=1 Jan), "366" (=31 Dec), "365" (=30 Dec in a leap year, 31 Dec in a non-leap year) Example: "found dead on road"
40 establishmentMeans organismID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismID Establishment Means Organism ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism 28 The process by which the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence became established at the location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. An identifier for the Organism instance (as opposed to a particular digital record of the Organism). May be a globally unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. Examples: "native", "introduced", "naturalised", "invasive", "managed"
41 eventDate organismName http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismName Event Date Organism Name http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism 48 The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred. For occurrences, this is the date-time when the event was recorded. Not suitable for a time in a geological context. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). A textual name or label assigned to an Organism instance. Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. Examples: "Huberta", "Boab Prison Tree", "J pod".
42 eventID organismScope http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismScope Event ID Organism Scope http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism 46 An identifier for the set of information associated with an Event (something that occurs at a place and time). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. A description of the kind of Organism instance. Can be used to indicate whether the Organism instance represents a discrete organism or if it represents a particular type of aggregation. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. This term is not intended to be used to specify a type of taxon. To describe the kind of Organism using a URI object in RDF, use rdf:type (<a href='http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type)'>http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type)</a> instead. Examples: "multicellular organism", "virus", "clone" "pack", "colony".
43 eventRemarks associatedOccurrences http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedOccurrences Event Remarks Associated Occurrences http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism 60 Comments or notes about the Event. A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Occurrence records and their associations to this Occurrence. Example: "after the recent rains the river is nearly at flood stage" The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | ').
44 eventTime associatedOrganisms http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedOrganisms Event Time Associated Organisms http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism 49 The time or interval during which an Event occurred. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Organisms and their associations to this Organism. Examples: "14:07-0600" is 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "08:40:21Z" is 8:40:21am UTC, "13:00:00Z/15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1pm UTC and 3:30pm UTC. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "sibling of MXA-232", "mother of MXA-231 | mother of MXA-232"
45 family previousIdentifications http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/previousIdentifications Family Previous Identifications http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism 151 The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified. A list (concatenated and separated) of previous assignments of names to the Organism. Examples: "Felidae", "Monocleaceae" The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "Chalepidae", "Pinus abies", "Anthus sp., field ID by G. Iglesias | Anthus correndera, expert ID by C. Cicero 2009-02-12 based on morphology".
46 fieldNotes organismRemarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismRemarks Field Notes Organism Remarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism 59 One of a) an indicator of the existence of, b) a reference to (publication, URI), or c) the text of notes taken in the field about the Event. Comments or notes about the Organism instance. Example: "notes available in Grinnell-Miller Library" Example: "One of a litter of six."
47 fieldNumber materialSampleID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialSampleID Field Number Material Sample ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MaterialSample 47 An identifier given to the event in the field. Often serves as a link between field notes and the Event. An identifier for the MaterialSample (as opposed to a particular digital record of the material sample). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the materialSampleID globally unique. Example: "RV Sol 87-03-08"
48 footprintSpatialFit eventID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID Footprint Spatial Fit Event ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 98 The ratio of the area of the footprint (footprintWKT) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given footprint does not completely contain the original representation. The footprintSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point and the given georeference is not that same point. If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the footprintSpatialFit is 1. An identifier for the set of information associated with an Event (something that occurs at a place and time). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006.
49 footprintSRS fieldNumber http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/fieldNumber Footprint SRS Field Number http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 97 A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the Spatial Reference System (SRS) for the footprintWKT of the Location. Do not use this term to describe the SRS of the decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude, even if it is the same as for the footprintWKT - use the geodeticDatum instead. An identifier given to the event in the field. Often serves as a link between field notes and the Event. Example: The WKT for the standard WGS84 SRS (EPSG:4326) is "GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]" without the enclosing quotes. Example: "RV Sol 87-03-08"
50 footprintWKT eventDate http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventDate Footprint WKT Event Date http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 96 A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the shape (footprint, geometry) that defines the Location. A Location may have both a point-radius representation (see decimalLatitude) and a footprint representation, and they may differ from each other. The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred. For occurrences, this is the date-time when the event was recorded. Not suitable for a time in a geological context. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). Example: the one-degree bounding box with opposite corners at (longitude=10, latitude=20) and (longitude=11, latitude=21) would be expressed in well-known text as POLYGON ((10 20, 11 20, 11 21, 10 21, 10 20)) Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007.
51 formation eventTime http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventTime Formation Event Time http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 120 The full name of the lithostratigraphic formation from which the cataloged item was collected. The time or interval during which an Event occurred. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). Examples: "Notch Peak Fromation", "House Limestone", "Fillmore Formation" Examples: "14:07-0600" is 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "08:40:21Z" is 8:40:21am UTC, "13:00:00Z/15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1pm UTC and 3:30pm UTC.
52 genus startDayOfYear http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/startDayOfYear Genus Start Day Of Year http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 152 The full scientific name of the genus in which the taxon is classified. The earliest ordinal day of the year on which the Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366). Examples: "Puma", "Monoclea" Examples: "1" (=1 Jan), "366" (=31 Dec), "365" (=30 Dec in a leap year, 31 Dec in a non-leap year)
53 geodeticDatum endDayOfYear http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/endDayOfYear Geodetic Datum End Day Of Year http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 87 The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude as based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value "unknown". The latest ordinal day of the year on which the Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366). Examples: "EPSG:4326", "WGS84", "NAD27", "Campo Inchauspe", "European 1950", "Clarke 1866" Examples: "1" (=1 Jan), "366" (=31 Dec), "365" (=30 Dec in a leap year, 31 Dec in a non-leap year)
54 geologicalContextID year http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/year Geological Context ID Year http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 105 An identifier for the set of information associated with a GeologicalContext (the location within a geological context, such as stratigraphy). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. The four-digit year in which the Event occurred, according to the Common Era Calendar. Example: "2008"
55 georeferenceProtocol month http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/month Georeference Protocol Month http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 101 A description or reference to the methods used to determine the spatial footprint, coordinates, and uncertainties. The ordinal month in which the Event occurred. Examples: "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing. (Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006). Global Biodiversity Information Facility.", "MaNIS/HerpNet/ORNIS Georeferencing Guidelines", "Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide" Examples: "1" (=January), "10" (=October)
56 georeferenceRemarks day http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/day Georeference Remarks Day http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 104 Notes or comments about the spatial description determination, explaining assumptions made in addition or opposition to the those formalized in the method referred to in georeferenceProtocol. The integer day of the month on which the Event occurred. Example: "assumed distance by road (Hwy. 101)" Examples: "9", "28"
57 georeferenceSources verbatimEventDate http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimEventDate Georeference Sources Verbatim EventDate http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 102 A list (concatenated and separated) of maps, gazetteers, or other resources used to georeference the Location, described specifically enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resources. The verbatim original representation of the date and time information for an Event. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "GeoLocate", "USGS 1:24000 Florence Montana Quad | Terrametrics 2008 on Google Earth". Examples: "spring 1910", "Marzo 2002", "1999-03-XX", "17IV1934"
58 georeferenceVerificationStatus habitat http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat Georeference Verification Status Habitat http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 103 A categorical description of the extent to which the georeference has been verified to represent the best possible spatial description. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred. Examples: "requires verification", "verified by collector", "verified by curator". Examples: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
59 georeferencedBy samplingProtocol http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/samplingProtocol Georeferenced By Sampling Protocol http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 99 A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the georeference (spatial representation) for the Location. The name of, reference to, or description of the method or protocol used during an Event. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "Brad Millen (ROM)", "Kristina Yamamoto (MVZ) | Janet Fang (MVZ)". Examples: "UV light trap", "mist net", "bottom trawl", "ad hoc observation", "point count", "Penguins from space: faecal stains reveal the location of emperor penguin colonies, <a href='http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x",'>http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x",</a> "Takats et al. 2001. Guidelines for Nocturnal Owl Monitoring in North America. Beaverhill Bird Observatory and Bird Studies Canada, Edmonton, Alberta. 32 pp.", "<a href='http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/Owl.pdf"'>http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/Owl.pdf"</a>
60 georeferencedDate samplingEffort http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/samplingEffort Georeferenced Date Sampling Effort http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 100 The date on which the Location was georeferenced. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). The amount of effort expended during an Event. Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. Examples: "40 trap-nights", "10 observer-hours; 10 km by foot; 30 km by car"
61 group fieldNotes http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/fieldNotes Group Field Notes http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 119 The full name of the lithostratigraphic group from which the cataloged item was collected. One of a) an indicator of the existence of, b) a reference to (publication, URI), or c) the text of notes taken in the field about the Event. Example: "notes available in Grinnell-Miller Library"
62 habitat eventRemarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventRemarks Habitat Event Remarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event 56 A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred. Comments or notes about the Event. Examples: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe" Example: "after the recent rains the river is nearly at flood stage"
63 higherClassification locationID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationID Higher Classification Location ID http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 146 A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa names terminating at the rank immediately superior to the taxon referenced in the taxon record. An identifier for the set of location information (data associated with dcterms:Location). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), with terms in order from the highest taxonomic rank to the lowest. Examples: "Animalia", "Animalia | Chordata | Vertebrata | Mammalia | Theria | Eutheria | Rodentia | Hystricognatha | Hystricognathi | Ctenomyidae | Ctenomyini | Ctenomys".
64 higherGeography higherGeographyID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherGeographyID Higher Geography Higher Geography ID http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 63 A list (concatenated and separated) of geographic names less specific than the information captured in the locality term. An identifier for the geographic region within which the Location occurred. Recommended best practice is to use an persistent identifier from a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), with terms in order from least specific to most specific. Examples: "North Atlantic Ocean", "South America | Argentina | Patagonia | Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi | Neuquén | Los Lagos" with accompanying values "South America" in Continent, "Argentina" in Country, "Neuquén" in StateProvince, and "Los Lagos" in County. Example: "TGN: 1002002" for Prov. Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
65 higherGeographyID higherGeography http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherGeography Higher Geography ID Higher Geography http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 62 An identifier for the geographic region within which the Location occurred. Recommended best practice is to use an persistent identifier from a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. A list (concatenated and separated) of geographic names less specific than the information captured in the locality term. Example: "TGN: 1002002" for Prov. Tierra del Fuego, Argentina The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), with terms in order from least specific to most specific. Examples: "North Atlantic Ocean", "South America | Argentina | Patagonia | Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi | Neuquén | Los Lagos" with accompanying values "South America" in Continent, "Argentina" in Country, "Neuquén" in StateProvince, and "Los Lagos" in County.
66 highestBiostratigraphicZone continent http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/continent Highest Biostratigraphic Zone Continent http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 117 The full name of the highest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. The name of the continent in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Examples: "Africa", "Antarctica", "Asia", "Europe", "North America", "Oceania", "South America"
67 identificationID waterBody http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/waterBody Identification ID Water Body http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 123 An identifier for the Identification (the body of information associated with the assignment of a scientific name). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. The name of the water body in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Examples: "Indian Ocean", "Baltic Sea", "Hudson River"
68 identificationQualifier islandGroup http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/islandGroup Identification Qualifier Island Group http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 124 A brief phrase or a standard term ("cf.", "aff.") to express the determiner's doubts about the Identification. The name of the island group in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Examples: 1) For the determination "Quercus aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia", identificationQualifier would be "aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia" with accompanying values "Quercus" in genus, "agrifolia" in specificEpithet, "oxyadenia" in infraspecificEpithet, and "var." in rank. 2) For the determination "Quercus agrifolia cf. var. oxyadenia", identificationQualifier would be "cf. var. oxyadenia " with accompanying values "Quercus" in genus, "agrifolia" in specificEpithet, "oxyadenia" in infraspecificEpithet, and "var." in rank. Examples: "Alexander Archipelago", "Seychelles"
69 identificationReferences island http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/island Identification References Island http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 128 A list (concatenated and separated) of references (publication, global unique identifier, URI) used in the Identification. The name of the island on or near which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). 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.". Examples: "Isla Victoria", "Vancouver", "Viti Levu", "Zanzibar"
70 identificationRemarks country http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/country Identification Remarks Country http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 130 Comments or notes about the Identification. The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Example: "Distinguished between Anthus correndera and Anthus hellmayri based on the comparative lengths of the uñas." Examples: "Denmark", "Colombia", "España"
71 identificationVerificationStatus countryCode http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/countryCode Identification Verification Status Country Code http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 129 A categorical indicator of the extent to which the taxonomic identification has been verified to be correct. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as that used in HISPID/ABCD. The standard code for the country in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country codes. Examples: "0", "4" Examples: "AR" for Argentina, "SV" for El Salvador
72 identifiedBy stateProvince http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/stateProvince Identified By State Province http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 126 A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who assigned the Taxon to the subject. The name of the next smaller administrative region than country (state, province, canton, department, region, etc.) in which the Location occurs. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "James L. Patton", "Theodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey". Examples: "Montana", "Minas Gerais", "Córdoba"
73 individualCount county http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/county Individual Count County http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 23 The number of individuals represented present at the time of the Occurrence. The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than stateProvince (county, shire, department, etc.) in which the Location occurs. Examples: "1", "25" Examples: "Missoula", "Los Lagos", "Mataró"
74 informationWithheld municipality http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/municipality Information Withheld Municipality http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 16 Additional information that exists, but that has not been shared in the given record. The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than county (city, municipality, etc.) in which the Location occurs. Do not use this term for a nearby named place that does not contain the actual location. Examples: "location information not given for endangered species", "collector identities withheld", "ask about tissue samples" Examples: "Holzminden"
75 infraspecificEpithet locality http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locality Infraspecific Epithet Locality http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 155 The name of the lowest or terminal infraspecific epithet of the scientificName, excluding any rank designation. The specific description of the place. Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (higherGeography, continent, country, stateProvince, county, municipality, waterBody, island, islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description. Examples: "concolor", "oxyadenia", "sayi" Example: "Bariloche, 25 km NNE via Ruta Nacional 40 (=Ruta 237)"
76 institutionCode verbatimLocality http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLocality Institution Code Verbatim Locality http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 11 The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. The original textual description of the place. Examples: "MVZ", "FMNH", "AKN-CLO", "University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP)" Example: "25 km NNE Bariloche por R. Nac. 237"
77 institutionID minimumElevationInMeters http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/minimumElevationInMeters Institution ID Minimum Elevation In Meters http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 8 An identifier for the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. The lower limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters. For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (http://grbio.org/). Examples: "http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34777", "http://grbio.org/cool/km06-gtbn". Example: "100"
78 island maximumElevationInMeters http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/maximumElevationInMeters Island Maximum Elevation In Meters http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 67 The name of the island on or near which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The upper limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters. Examples: "Isla Victoria", "Vancouver", "Viti Levu", "Zanzibar" Example: "200"
79 islandGroup verbatimElevation http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimElevation Island Group Verbatim Elevation http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 66 The name of the island group in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The original description of the elevation (altitude, usually above sea level) of the Location. Examples: "Alexander Archipelago", "Seychelles" Example: "100-200 m"
80 kingdom minimumDepthInMeters http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/minimumDepthInMeters Kingdom Minimum Depth In Meters http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 147 The full scientific name of the kingdom in which the taxon is classified. The lesser depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters. Examples: "Animalia", "Plantae" Example: "100"
81 dcterms:language maximumDepthInMeters http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/maximumDepthInMeters Language Maximum Depth In Meters http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 2 A language of the resource. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646]. The greater depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters. Examples: "en" for English, "es" for Spanish. Example: "200"
82 latestAgeOrHighestStage verbatimDepth http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth Latest AgeOr Highest Stage Verbatim Depth http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 115 The full name of the latest possible geochronologic age or highest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. The original description of the depth below the local surface. Examples: "Atlantic", "Boreal", "Skullrockian" Example: "100-200 m"
83 latestEonOrHighestEonothem minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters Latest Eon Or Highest Eonothem Minimum Distance Above Surface In Meters http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 107 The full name of the latest possible geochronologic eon or highest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name ("Precambrian") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. The lesser distance in a range of distance from a reference surface in the vertical direction, in meters. Use positive values for locations above the surface, negative values for locations below. If depth measures are given, the reference surface is the location given by the depth, otherwise the reference surface is the location given by the elevation. Examples: "Phanerozoic", "Proterozoic" Example: 1.5 meter sediment core from the bottom of a lake (at depth 20m) at 300m elevation; VerbatimElevation: "300m" MinimumElevationInMeters: "300", MaximumElevationInMeters: "300", VerbatimDepth: "20m", MinimumDepthInMeters: "20", MaximumDepthInMeters: "20", minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "0", maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "-1.5"
84 latestEpochOrHighestSeries maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters Latest Epoch Or Highest Series Maximum Distance Above Surface In Meters http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 113 The full name of the latest possible geochronologic epoch or highest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. The greater distance in a range of distance from a reference surface in the vertical direction, in meters. Use positive values for locations above the surface, negative values for locations below. If depth measures are given, the reference surface is the location given by the depth, otherwise the reference surface is the location given by the elevation. Examples: "Holocene", "Pleistocene", "Ibexian Series" Example: 1.5 meter sediment core from the bottom of a lake (at depth 20m) at 300m elevation; VerbatimElevation: "300m" MinimumElevationInMeters: "300", MaximumElevationInMeters: "300", VerbatimDepth: "20m", MinimumDepthInMeters: "20", MaximumDepthInMeters: "20", minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "0", maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "-1.5"
85 latestEraOrHighestErathem locationAccordingTo http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationAccordingTo Latest Era Or Highest Erathem Location According To http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 109 The full name of the latest possible geochronologic era or highest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Information about the source of this Location information. Could be a publication (gazetteer), institution, or team of individuals. Examples: "Cenozoic", "Mesozoic" Examples: "Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names", "GADM"
86 latestPeriodOrHighestSystem locationRemarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationRemarks Latest Period Or Highest System Location Remarks http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 111 The full name of the latest possible geochronologic period or highest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Comments or notes about the Location. Examples: "Neogene", "Tertiary", "Quaternary" Example: "under water since 2005"
87 dcterms:license decimalLatitude http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude License Decimal Latitude http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 3 A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive. Examples: "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode", "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode" Example: "-41.0983423"
88 lifeStage decimalLongitude http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLongitude Life Stage Decimal Longitude http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 25 The age class or life stage of the biological individual(s) at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive. Examples: "egg", "eft", "juvenile", "adult", "2 adults 4 juveniles" Example: "-121.1761111"
89 lithostratigraphicTerms geodeticDatum http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/geodeticDatum Lithostratigraphic Terms Geodetic Datum http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 118 The combination of all litho-stratigraphic names for the rock from which the cataloged item was collected. The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude as based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value "unknown". Examples: "EPSG:4326", "WGS84", "NAD27", "Campo Inchauspe", "European 1950", "Clarke 1866"
90 locality coordinateUncertaintyInMeters http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/coordinateUncertaintyInMeters Locality Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 73 The specific description of the place. Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (higherGeography, continent, country, stateProvince, county, municipality, waterBody, island, islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description. The horizontal distance (in meters) from the given decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude describing the smallest circle containing the whole of the Location. Leave the value empty if the uncertainty is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable (because there are no coordinates). Zero is not a valid value for this term. Example: "Bariloche, 25 km NNE via Ruta Nacional 40 (=Ruta 237)" Examples: "30" (reasonable lower limit of a GPS reading under good conditions if the actual precision was not recorded at the time), "71" (uncertainty for a UTM coordinate having 100 meter precision and a known spatial reference system).
91 locationAccordingTo coordinatePrecision http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/coordinatePrecision Location According To Coordinate Precision http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 83 Information about the source of this Location information. Could be a publication (gazetteer), institution, or team of individuals. A decimal representation of the precision of the coordinates given in the decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude. Examples: "Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names", "GADM" Examples: "0.00001" (normal GPS limit for decimal degrees), "0.000278" (nearest second), "0.01667" (nearest minute), "1.0" (nearest degree)
92 locationID pointRadiusSpatialFit http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/pointRadiusSpatialFit Location ID Point Radius Spatial Fit http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 61 An identifier for the set of location information (data associated with dcterms:Location). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. The ratio of the area of the point-radius (decimalLatitude, decimalLongitude, coordinateUncertaintyInMeters) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given point-radius does not completely contain the original representation. The pointRadiusSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point without uncertainty and the given georeference is not that same point (without uncertainty). If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the pointRadiusSpatialFit is 1. Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006.
93 locationRemarks verbatimCoordinates http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimCoordinates Location Remarks Verbatim Coordinates http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 84 Comments or notes about the Location. The verbatim original spatial coordinates of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. Example: "under water since 2005" Examples: "41 05 54S 121 05 34W", "17T 630000 4833400"
94 lowestBiostratigraphicZone verbatimLatitude http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLatitude Lowest Biostratigraphic Zone Verbatim Latitude http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 116 The full name of the lowest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. The verbatim original latitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. Example: "41 05 54.03S"
95 materialSampleID verbatimLongitude http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLongitude Material Sample ID Verbatim Longitude http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 45 An identifier for the MaterialSample (as opposed to a particular digital record of the material sample). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the materialSampleID globally unique. The verbatim original longitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. Example: "121d 10' 34" W"
96 maximumDepthInMeters verbatimCoordinateSystem http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimCoordinateSystem Maximum Depth In Meters Verbatim Coordinate System http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 79 The greater depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters. The spatial coordinate system for the verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude or the verbatimCoordinates of the Location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Example: "200" Examples: "decimal degrees", "degrees decimal minutes", "degrees minutes seconds", "UTM"
97 maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters verbatimSRS http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimSRS Maximum Distance Above Surface In Meters Verbatim SRS http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 82 The greater distance in a range of distance from a reference surface in the vertical direction, in meters. Use positive values for locations above the surface, negative values for locations below. If depth measures are given, the reference surface is the location given by the depth, otherwise the reference surface is the location given by the elevation. The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude, or verbatimCoordinates are based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value "unknown". Example: 1.5 meter sediment core from the bottom of a lake (at depth 20m) at 300m elevation; VerbatimElevation: "300m" MinimumElevationInMeters: "300", MaximumElevationInMeters: "300", VerbatimDepth: "20m", MinimumDepthInMeters: "20", MaximumDepthInMeters: "20", minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "0", maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "-1.5" Examples: "EPSG:4326", "WGS84", "NAD27", "Campo Inchauspe", "European 1950", "Clarke 1866"
98 maximumElevationInMeters footprintWKT http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintWKT Maximum Elevation In Meters Footprint WKT http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 76 The upper limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters. A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the shape (footprint, geometry) that defines the Location. A Location may have both a point-radius representation (see decimalLatitude) and a footprint representation, and they may differ from each other. Example: "200" Example: the one-degree bounding box with opposite corners at (longitude=10, latitude=20) and (longitude=11, latitude=21) would be expressed in well-known text as POLYGON ((10 20, 11 20, 11 21, 10 21, 10 20))
99 measurementAccuracy footprintSRS http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintSRS Measurement Accuracy Footprint SRS http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 174 The description of the potential error associated with the measurementValue. A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the Spatial Reference System (SRS) for the footprintWKT of the Location. Do not use this term to describe the SRS of the decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude, even if it is the same as for the footprintWKT - use the geodeticDatum instead. Examples: "0.01", "normal distribution with variation of 2 m" Example: The WKT for the standard WGS84 SRS (EPSG:4326) is "GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]" without the enclosing quotes.
100 measurementDeterminedBy footprintSpatialFit http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintSpatialFit Measurement Determined By Footprint Spatial Fit http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 176 A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the value of the MeasurementOrFact. The ratio of the area of the footprint (footprintWKT) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given footprint does not completely contain the original representation. The footprintSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point and the given georeference is not that same point. If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the footprintSpatialFit is 1. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "Rob Guralnick", "Julie Woodruff | Eileen Lacey". Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006.
101 measurementDeterminedDate georeferencedBy http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferencedBy Measurement Determined Date Georeferenced By http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 177 The date on which the MeasurementOrFact was made. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the georeference (spatial representation) for the Location. Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "Brad Millen (ROM)", "Kristina Yamamoto (MVZ) | Janet Fang (MVZ)".
102 measurementID georeferencedDate http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferencedDate Measurement ID Georeferenced Date http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 171 An identifier for the MeasurementOrFact (information pertaining to measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. The date on which the Location was georeferenced. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007.
103 measurementMethod georeferenceProtocol http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceProtocol Measurement Method Georeference Protocol http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 178 A description of or reference to (publication, URI) the method or protocol used to determine the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. A description or reference to the methods used to determine the spatial footprint, coordinates, and uncertainties. Examples: "minimum convex polygon around burrow entrances" for a home range area, "barometric altimeter" for an elevation Examples: "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing. (Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006). Global Biodiversity Information Facility.", "MaNIS/HerpNet/ORNIS Georeferencing Guidelines", "Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide"
104 measurementRemarks georeferenceSources http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceSources Measurement Remarks Georeference Sources http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 179 Comments or notes accompanying the MeasurementOrFact. A list (concatenated and separated) of maps, gazetteers, or other resources used to georeference the Location, described specifically enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resources. Example: "tip of tail missing" The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "GeoLocate", "USGS 1:24000 Florence Montana Quad | Terrametrics 2008 on Google Earth".
105 measurementType georeferenceVerificationStatus http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceVerificationStatus Measurement Type Georeference Verification Status http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 172 The nature of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. A categorical description of the extent to which the georeference has been verified to represent the best possible spatial description. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Examples: "tail length", "temperature", "trap line length", "survey area", "trap type" Examples: "requires verification", "verified by collector", "verified by curator".
106 measurementUnit georeferenceRemarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceRemarks Measurement Unit Georeference Remarks http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location 175 The units associated with the measurementValue. Recommended best practice is to use the International System of Units (SI). Notes or comments about the spatial description determination, explaining assumptions made in addition or opposition to the those formalized in the method referred to in georeferenceProtocol. Examples: "mm", "C", "km", "ha" Example: "assumed distance by road (Hwy. 101)"
107 measurementValue geologicalContextID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/geologicalContextID Measurement Value Geological Context ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 173 The value of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. An identifier for the set of information associated with a GeologicalContext (the location within a geological context, such as stratigraphy). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. Examples: "45", "20", "1", "14.5", "UV-light"
108 member earliestEonOrLowestEonothem http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/earliestEonOrLowestEonothem Member Earliest Eon Or Lowest Eonothem http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 121 The full name of the lithostratigraphic member from which the cataloged item was collected. The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic eon or lowest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name ("Precambrian") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Examples: "Lava Dam Member", "Hellnmaria Member" Examples: "Phanerozoic", "Proterozoic"
109 minimumDepthInMeters latestEonOrHighestEonothem http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/latestEonOrHighestEonothem Minimum Depth In Meters Latest Eon Or Highest Eonothem http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 78 The lesser depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters. The full name of the latest possible geochronologic eon or highest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name ("Precambrian") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Example: "100" Examples: "Phanerozoic", "Proterozoic"
110 minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters earliestEraOrLowestErathem http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/earliestEraOrLowestErathem Minimum Distance Above Surface In Meters Earliest Era Or Lowest Erathem http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 81 The lesser distance in a range of distance from a reference surface in the vertical direction, in meters. Use positive values for locations above the surface, negative values for locations below. If depth measures are given, the reference surface is the location given by the depth, otherwise the reference surface is the location given by the elevation. The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic era or lowest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Example: 1.5 meter sediment core from the bottom of a lake (at depth 20m) at 300m elevation; VerbatimElevation: "300m" MinimumElevationInMeters: "300", MaximumElevationInMeters: "300", VerbatimDepth: "20m", MinimumDepthInMeters: "20", MaximumDepthInMeters: "20", minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "0", maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "-1.5" Examples: "Cenozoic", "Mesozoic"
111 minimumElevationInMeters latestEraOrHighestErathem http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/latestEraOrHighestErathem Minimum Elevation In Meters Latest Era Or Highest Erathem http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 75 The lower limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters. The full name of the latest possible geochronologic era or highest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Example: "100" Examples: "Cenozoic", "Mesozoic"
112 dcterms:modified earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem Modified Earliest Period Or Lowest System http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 1 The most recent date-time on which the resource was changed. For Darwin Core, recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic period or lowest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. Examples: "Neogene", "Tertiary", "Quaternary"
113 month latestPeriodOrHighestSystem http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/latestPeriodOrHighestSystem Month Latest Period Or Highest System http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 53 The ordinal month in which the Event occurred. The full name of the latest possible geochronologic period or highest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Examples: "1" (=January), "10" (=October) Examples: "Neogene", "Tertiary", "Quaternary"
114 municipality earliestEpochOrLowestSeries http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/earliestEpochOrLowestSeries Municipality Earliest Epoch Or Lowest Series http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 72 The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than county (city, municipality, etc.) in which the Location occurs. Do not use this term for a nearby named place that does not contain the actual location. The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic epoch or lowest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Examples: "Holzminden" Examples: "Holocene", "Pleistocene", "Ibexian Series"
115 nameAccordingTo latestEpochOrHighestSeries http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/latestEpochOrHighestSeries Name According To Latest Epoch Or Highest Series http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 143 The reference to the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied - traditionally signified by the Latin "sensu" or "sec." (from secundum, meaning "according to"). For taxa that result from identifications, a reference to the keys, monographs, experts and other sources should be given. The full name of the latest possible geochronologic epoch or highest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Example: "McCranie, J. R., D. B. Wake, and L. D. Wilson. 1996. The taxonomic status of Bolitoglossa schmidti, with comments on the biology of the Mesoamerican salamander Bolitoglossa dofleini (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Carib. J. Sci. 32:395-398.", "Werner Greuter 2008", "Lilljeborg 1861, Upsala Univ. Arsskrift, Math. Naturvet., pp. 4, 5" Examples: "Holocene", "Pleistocene", "Ibexian Series"
116 nameAccordingToID earliestAgeOrLowestStage http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/earliestAgeOrLowestStage Name According To ID Earliest Age Or Lowest Stage http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 136 An identifier for the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied. See nameAccordingTo. The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic age or lowest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Example: "doi:10.1016/S0269-915X(97)80026-2" Examples: "Atlantic", "Boreal", "Skullrockian"
117 namePublishedIn latestAgeOrHighestStage http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/latestAgeOrHighestStage Name Published In Latest AgeOr Highest Stage http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 144 A reference for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. The full name of the latest possible geochronologic age or highest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Examples: "Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388", "Forel, Auguste, Diagnosies provisoires de quelques espèces nouvelles de fourmis de Madagascar, récoltées par M. Grandidier., Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, Comptes-rendus des Seances 30, 1886" Examples: "Atlantic", "Boreal", "Skullrockian"
118 namePublishedInID lowestBiostratigraphicZone http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lowestBiostratigraphicZone Name Published In ID Lowest Biostratigraphic Zone http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 137 An identifier for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. The full name of the lowest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Example: "http://hdl.handle.net/10199/7"
119 namePublishedInYear highestBiostratigraphicZone http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/highestBiostratigraphicZone Name Published In Year Highest Biostratigraphic Zone http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 145 The four-digit year in which the scientificName was published. The full name of the highest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. Examples: "1915", "2008"
120 nomenclaturalCode lithostratigraphicTerms http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lithostratigraphicTerms Nomenclatural Code Lithostratigraphic Terms http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 160 The nomenclatural code (or codes in the case of an ambiregnal name) under which the scientificName is constructed. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. The combination of all litho-stratigraphic names for the rock from which the cataloged item was collected. Examples: "ICBN", "ICZN", "BC", "ICNCP", "BioCode", "ICZN; ICBN"
121 nomenclaturalStatus group http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/group Nomenclatural Status Group http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 162 The status related to the original publication of the name and its conformance to the relevant rules of nomenclature. It is based essentially on an algorithm according to the business rules of the code. It requires no taxonomic opinion. The full name of the lithostratigraphic group from which the cataloged item was collected. Examples: "nom. ambig.", "nom. illeg.", "nom. subnud."
122 occurrenceID formation http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/formation Occurrence ID Formation http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 19 An identifier for the Occurrence (as opposed to a particular digital record of the occurrence). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the occurrenceID globally unique. The full name of the lithostratigraphic formation from which the cataloged item was collected. For a specimen in the absence of a bona fide global unique identifier, for example, use the form: "urn:catalog:[institutionCode]:[collectionCode]:[catalogNumber]. Examples: "urn:lsid:nhm.ku.edu:Herps:32", "urn:catalog:FMNH:Mammal:145732" Examples: "Notch Peak Fromation", "House Limestone", "Fillmore Formation"
123 occurrenceRemarks member http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/member Occurrence Remarks Member http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 37 Comments or notes about the Occurrence. The full name of the lithostratigraphic member from which the cataloged item was collected. Example: "found dead on road" Examples: "Lava Dam Member", "Hellnmaria Member"
124 occurrenceStatus bed http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/bed Occurrence Status Bed http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext 29 A statement about the presence or absence of a Taxon at a Location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. The full name of the lithostratigraphic bed from which the cataloged item was collected. Examples: "present", "absent"
125 order identificationID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationID Order Identification ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification 150 The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified. An identifier for the Identification (the body of information associated with the assignment of a scientific name). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. Examples: "Carnivora", "Monocleales"
126 organismID identificationQualifier http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationQualifier Organism ID Identification Qualifier http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification 38 An identifier for the Organism instance (as opposed to a particular digital record of the Organism). May be a globally unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. A brief phrase or a standard term ("cf.", "aff.") to express the determiner's doubts about the Identification. Examples: 1) For the determination "Quercus aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia", identificationQualifier would be "aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia" with accompanying values "Quercus" in genus, "agrifolia" in specificEpithet, "oxyadenia" in infraspecificEpithet, and "var." in rank. 2) For the determination "Quercus agrifolia cf. var. oxyadenia", identificationQualifier would be "cf. var. oxyadenia " with accompanying values "Quercus" in genus, "agrifolia" in specificEpithet, "oxyadenia" in infraspecificEpithet, and "var." in rank.
127 organismName typeStatus http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/typeStatus Organism Name Type Status http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification 39 A textual name or label assigned to an Organism instance. A list (concatenated and separated) of nomenclatural types (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject. Examples: "Huberta", "Boab Prison Tree", "J pod". The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "holotype of Ctenomys sociabilis. Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388", "holotype of Pinus abies | holotype of Picea abies".
128 organismRemarks identifiedBy http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedBy Organism Remarks Identified By http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification 44 Comments or notes about the Organism instance. A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who assigned the Taxon to the subject. Example: "One of a litter of six." The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "James L. Patton", "Theodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey".
129 organismScope dateIdentified http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dateIdentified Organism Scope Date Identified http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification 40 A description of the kind of Organism instance. Can be used to indicate whether the Organism instance represents a discrete organism or if it represents a particular type of aggregation. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. The date on which the subject was identified as representing the Taxon. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). This term is not intended to be used to specify a type of taxon. To describe the kind of Organism using a URI object in RDF, use rdf:type (http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type) instead. Examples: "multicellular organism", "virus", "clone" "pack", "colony". Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007.
130 originalNameUsage identificationReferences http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationReferences Original Name Usage Identification References http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification 142 The taxon name, with authorship and date information if known, as it originally appeared when first established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. The basionym (botany) or basonym (bacteriology) of the scientificName or the senior/earlier homonym for replaced names. A list (concatenated and separated) of references (publication, global unique identifier, URI) used in the Identification. Examples: "Pinus abies", "Gasterosteus saltatrix Linnaeus 1768" The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). 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.".
131 originalNameUsageID identificationVerificationStatus http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationVerificationStatus Original Name Usage ID Identification Verification Status http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification 135 An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) in which the terminal element of the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. A categorical indicator of the extent to which the taxonomic identification has been verified to be correct. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as that used in HISPID/ABCD. Example: "http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753" Examples: "0", "4"
132 otherCatalogNumbers identificationRemarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationRemarks Other Catalog Numbers Identification Remarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification 36 A list (concatenated and separated) of previous or alternate fully qualified catalog numbers or other human-used identifiers for the same Occurrence, whether in the current or any other data set or collection. Comments or notes about the Identification. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "FMNH:Mammal:1234", "NPS YELLO6778 | MBG 33424". Example: "Distinguished between Anthus correndera and Anthus hellmayri based on the comparative lengths of the uñas."
133 ownerInstitutionCode taxonID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonID Owner Institution Code Taxon ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 14 The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having ownership of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. An identifier for the set of taxon information (data associated with the Taxon class). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. Examples: "NPS", "APN", "InBio" Examples: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001", "32567", "<a href='http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753",'>http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753",</a> "urn:lsid:gbif.org:usages:32567"
134 parentNameUsage scientificNameID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameID Parent Name Usage Scientific Name ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 141 The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName. An identifier for the nomenclatural (not taxonomic) details of a scientific name. Examples: "Rubiaceae", "Gruiformes", "Testudinae" Example: "urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37829-1:1.3"
135 parentNameUsageID acceptedNameUsageID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsageID Parent Name Usage ID Accepted Name Usage ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 134 An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName. An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001"
136 phylum parentNameUsageID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/parentNameUsageID Phylum Parent Name Usage ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 148 The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the taxon is classified. An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName. Examples: "Chordata" (phylum), "Bryophyta" (division) Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001"
137 pointRadiusSpatialFit originalNameUsageID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/originalNameUsageID Point Radius Spatial Fit Original Name Usage ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 90 The ratio of the area of the point-radius (decimalLatitude, decimalLongitude, coordinateUncertaintyInMeters) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given point-radius does not completely contain the original representation. The pointRadiusSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point without uncertainty and the given georeference is not that same point (without uncertainty). If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the pointRadiusSpatialFit is 1. An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) in which the terminal element of the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006. Example: "<a href='http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753"'>http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753"</a>
138 preparations nameAccordingToID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nameAccordingToID Preparations Name According To ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 30 A list (concatenated and separated) of preparations and preservation methods for a specimen. An identifier for the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied. See nameAccordingTo. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "fossil", "cast", "photograph", "DNA extract", "skin | "skull | skeleton", "whole animal (ETOH) | tissue (EDTA)". Example: "doi:10.1016/S0269-915X(97)80026-2"
139 previousIdentifications namePublishedInID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/namePublishedInID Previous Identifications Name Published In ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 43 A list (concatenated and separated) of previous assignments of names to the Organism. An identifier for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "Chalepidae", "Pinus abies", "Anthus sp., field ID by G. Iglesias | Anthus correndera, expert ID by C. Cicero 2009-02-12 based on morphology". Example: "<a href='http://hdl.handle.net/10199/7"'>http://hdl.handle.net/10199/7"</a>
140 recordNumber taxonConceptID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonConceptID Record Number Taxon Concept ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 21 An identifier given to the Occurrence at the time it was recorded. Often serves as a link between field notes and an Occurrence record, such as a specimen collector's number. An identifier for the taxonomic concept to which the record refers - not for the nomenclatural details of a taxon. Example: "OPP 7101" Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001"
141 recordedBy scientificName http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName Recorded By Scientific Name http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 22 A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original Occurrence. The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first. The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term. The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first. Examples: "José E. Crespo", "Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson" where the value in recordNumber "OPP 7101" corresponds to the number for the specimen in the field catalog (collector number) of Oliver P. Pearson. Examples: "Coleoptera" (order), "Vespertilionidae" (family), "Manis" (genus), "Ctenomys sociabilis" (genus + specificEpithet), "Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli" (genus + specificEpithet + infraspecificEpithet), "Roptrocerus typographi (Györfi, 1952)" (genus + specificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship), "Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T. Howell" (genus + specificEpithet + taxonRank + infraspecificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship)
142 dcterms:references acceptedNameUsage http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsage References Accepted Name Usage http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 7 A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. Examples: "http://mvzarctos.berkeley.edu/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861"; "http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=6197868" Example: "Tamias minimus" valid name for "Eutamias minimus"
143 relatedResourceID parentNameUsage http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/parentNameUsage Related Resource ID Parent Name Usage http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 166 An identifier for a related resource (the object, rather than the subject of the relationship). The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName. Examples: "Rubiaceae", "Gruiformes", "Testudinae"
144 relationshipAccordingTo originalNameUsage http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/originalNameUsage Relationship According To Original Name Usage http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 168 The source (person, organization, publication, reference) establishing the relationship between the two resources. The taxon name, with authorship and date information if known, as it originally appeared when first established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. The basionym (botany) or basonym (bacteriology) of the scientificName or the senior/earlier homonym for replaced names. Example: "Julie Woodruff" Examples: "Pinus abies", "Gasterosteus saltatrix Linnaeus 1768"
145 relationshipEstablishedDate nameAccordingTo http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nameAccordingTo Relationship Established Date Name According To http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 169 The date-time on which the relationship between the two resources was established. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). The reference to the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied - traditionally signified by the Latin "sensu" or "sec." (from secundum, meaning "according to"). For taxa that result from identifications, a reference to the keys, monographs, experts and other sources should be given. Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. Example: "McCranie, J. R., D. B. Wake, and L. D. Wilson. 1996. The taxonomic status of Bolitoglossa schmidti, with comments on the biology of the Mesoamerican salamander Bolitoglossa dofleini (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Carib. J. Sci. 32:395-398.", "Werner Greuter 2008", "Lilljeborg 1861, Upsala Univ. Arsskrift, Math. Naturvet., pp. 4, 5"
146 relationshipOfResource namePublishedIn http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/namePublishedIn Relationship Of Resource Name Published In http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 167 The relationship of the resource identified by relatedResourceID to the subject (optionally identified by the resourceID). Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. A reference for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. Examples: "duplicate of", "mother of", "endoparasite of", "host to", "sibling of", "valid synonym of", "located within" Examples: "Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388", "Forel, Auguste, Diagnosies provisoires de quelques espèces nouvelles de fourmis de Madagascar, récoltées par M. Grandidier., Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, Comptes-rendus des Seances 30, 1886"
147 relationshipRemarks namePublishedInYear http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/namePublishedInYear Relationship Remarks Name Published In Year http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 170 Comments or notes about the relationship between the two resources. The four-digit year in which the scientificName was published. Examples: "mother and offspring collected from the same nest", "pollinator captured in the act" Examples: "1915", "2008"
148 reproductiveCondition higherClassification http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherClassification Reproductive Condition Higher Classification http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 26 The reproductive condition of the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa names terminating at the rank immediately superior to the taxon referenced in the taxon record. Examples" "non-reproductive", "pregnant", "in bloom", "fruit-bearing" The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), with terms in order from the highest taxonomic rank to the lowest. Examples: "Animalia", "Animalia | Chordata | Vertebrata | Mammalia | Theria | Eutheria | Rodentia | Hystricognatha | Hystricognathi | Ctenomyidae | Ctenomyini | Ctenomys".
149 resourceID kingdom http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/kingdom Resource ID Kingdom http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 165 An identifier for the resource that is the subject of the relationship. The full scientific name of the kingdom in which the taxon is classified. Examples: "Animalia", "Plantae"
150 resourceRelationshipID phylum http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/phylum Resource Relationship ID Phylum http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 164 An identifier for an instance of relationship between one resource (the subject) and another (relatedResource, the object). The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the taxon is classified. Examples: "Chordata" (phylum), "Bryophyta" (division)
151 dcterms:rightsHolder class http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/class Rights Holder Class http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 4 A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified. Example: "The Regents of the University of California." Examples: "Mammalia", "Hepaticopsida"
152 samplingEffort order http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/order Sampling Effort Order http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 58 The amount of effort expended during an Event. The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified. Examples: "40 trap-nights", "10 observer-hours; 10 km by foot; 30 km by car" Examples: "Carnivora", "Monocleales"
153 samplingProtocol family http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/family Sampling Protocol Family http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 57 The name of, reference to, or description of the method or protocol used during an Event. The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified. Examples: "UV light trap", "mist net", "bottom trawl", "ad hoc observation", "point count", "Penguins from space: faecal stains reveal the location of emperor penguin colonies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x", "Takats et al. 2001. Guidelines for Nocturnal Owl Monitoring in North America. Beaverhill Bird Observatory and Bird Studies Canada, Edmonton, Alberta. 32 pp.", "http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/Owl.pdf" Examples: "Felidae", "Monocleaceae"
154 scientificName genus http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/genus Scientific Name Genus http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 139 The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term. The full scientific name of the genus in which the taxon is classified. Examples: "Coleoptera" (order), "Vespertilionidae" (family), "Manis" (genus), "Ctenomys sociabilis" (genus + specificEpithet), "Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli" (genus + specificEpithet + infraspecificEpithet), "Roptrocerus typographi (Györfi, 1952)" (genus + specificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship), "Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T. Howell" (genus + specificEpithet + taxonRank + infraspecificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship) Examples: "Puma", "Monoclea"
155 scientificNameAuthorship subgenus http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/subgenus Scientific Name Authorship Subgenus http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 158 The authorship information for the scientificName formatted according to the conventions of the applicable nomenclaturalCode. The full scientific name of the subgenus in which the taxon is classified. Values should include the genus to avoid homonym confusion. Example: "(Torr.) J.T. Howell", "(Martinovský) Tzvelev", "(Györfi, 1952)" Examples: "Strobus (Pinus)", "Puma (Puma)" "Loligo (Amerigo)", "Hieracium subgen. Pilosella"
156 scientificNameID specificEpithet http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/specificEpithet Scientific Name ID Specific Epithet http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 132 An identifier for the nomenclatural (not taxonomic) details of a scientific name. The name of the first or species epithet of the scientificName. Example: "urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37829-1:1.3" Examples: "concolor", "gottschei"
157 sex infraspecificEpithet http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/infraspecificEpithet Sex Infraspecific Epithet http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 24 The sex of the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. The name of the lowest or terminal infraspecific epithet of the scientificName, excluding any rank designation. Examples: "female", "hermaphrodite", "8 males, 4 females" Examples: "concolor", "oxyadenia", "sayi"
158 specificEpithet taxonRank http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank Specific Epithet Taxon Rank http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 154 The name of the first or species epithet of the scientificName. The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Examples: "concolor", "gottschei" Examples: "subspecies", "varietas", "forma", "species", "genus"
159 startDayOfYear verbatimTaxonRank http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimTaxonRank Start Day Of Year Verbatim Taxon Rank http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 50 The earliest ordinal day of the year on which the Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366). The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName as it appears in the original record. Examples: "1" (=1 Jan), "366" (=31 Dec), "365" (=30 Dec in a leap year, 31 Dec in a non-leap year) Examples: "Agamospecies", "sub-lesus", "prole", "apomict", "nothogrex", "sp.", "subsp.", "var."
160 stateProvince scientificNameAuthorship http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameAuthorship State Province Scientific Name Authorship http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 70 The name of the next smaller administrative region than country (state, province, canton, department, region, etc.) in which the Location occurs. The authorship information for the scientificName formatted according to the conventions of the applicable nomenclaturalCode. Examples: "Montana", "Minas Gerais", "Córdoba" Example: "(Torr.) J.T. Howell", "(Martinovský) Tzvelev", "(Györfi, 1952)"
161 subgenus vernacularName http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/vernacularName Subgenus Vernacular Name http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 153 The full scientific name of the subgenus in which the taxon is classified. Values should include the genus to avoid homonym confusion. A common or vernacular name. Examples: "Strobus (Pinus)", "Puma (Puma)" "Loligo (Amerigo)", "Hieracium subgen. Pilosella" Examples: "Andean Condor", "Condor Andino", "American Eagle", "Gänsegeier"
162 taxonConceptID nomenclaturalCode http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nomenclaturalCode Taxon Concept ID Nomenclatural Code http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 138 An identifier for the taxonomic concept to which the record refers - not for the nomenclatural details of a taxon. The nomenclatural code (or codes in the case of an ambiregnal name) under which the scientificName is constructed. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001" Examples: "ICBN", "ICZN", "BC", "ICNCP", "BioCode", "ICZN; ICBN"
163 taxonID taxonomicStatus http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonomicStatus Taxon ID Taxonomic Status http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 131 An identifier for the set of taxon information (data associated with the Taxon class). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. The status of the use of the scientificName as a label for a taxon. Requires taxonomic opinion to define the scope of a taxon. Rules of priority then are used to define the taxonomic status of the nomenclature contained in that scope, combined with the experts opinion. It must be linked to a specific taxonomic reference that defines the concept. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Examples: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001", "32567", "http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753", "urn:lsid:gbif.org:usages:32567" Examples: "invalid", "misapplied", "homotypic synonym", "accepted"
164 taxonRank nomenclaturalStatus http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nomenclaturalStatus Taxon Rank Nomenclatural Status http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 156 The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. The status related to the original publication of the name and its conformance to the relevant rules of nomenclature. It is based essentially on an algorithm according to the business rules of the code. It requires no taxonomic opinion. Examples: "subspecies", "varietas", "forma", "species", "genus" Examples: "nom. ambig.", "nom. illeg.", "nom. subnud."
165 taxonRemarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRemarks Taxon Remarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon 163 Comments or notes about the taxon or name. Example: "this name is a misspelling in common use"
166 taxonomicStatus resourceRelationshipID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/resourceRelationshipID Taxonomic Status Resource Relationship ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship 161 The status of the use of the scientificName as a label for a taxon. Requires taxonomic opinion to define the scope of a taxon. Rules of priority then are used to define the taxonomic status of the nomenclature contained in that scope, combined with the experts opinion. It must be linked to a specific taxonomic reference that defines the concept. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. An identifier for an instance of relationship between one resource (the subject) and another (relatedResource, the object). Examples: "invalid", "misapplied", "homotypic synonym", "accepted"
167 dcterms:type resourceID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/resourceID Type Resource ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship 0 The nature or genre of the resource. For Darwin Core, recommended best practice is to use the name of the class that defines the root of the record. An identifier for the resource that is the subject of the relationship. Examples: "StillImage", "MovingImage", "Sound", "PhysicalObject", "Event", "Text"
168 typeStatus relatedResourceID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relatedResourceID Type Status Related Resource ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship 125 A list (concatenated and separated) of nomenclatural types (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject. An identifier for a related resource (the object, rather than the subject of the relationship). The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "holotype of Ctenomys sociabilis. Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388", "holotype of Pinus abies | holotype of Picea abies".
169 verbatimCoordinateSystem relationshipOfResource http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipOfResource Verbatim Coordinate System Relationship Of Resource http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship 94 The spatial coordinate system for the verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude or the verbatimCoordinates of the Location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. The relationship of the resource identified by relatedResourceID to the subject (optionally identified by the resourceID). Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Examples: "decimal degrees", "degrees decimal minutes", "degrees minutes seconds", "UTM" Examples: "duplicate of", "mother of", "endoparasite of", "host to", "sibling of", "valid synonym of", "located within"
170 verbatimCoordinates relationshipAccordingTo http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipAccordingTo Verbatim Coordinates Relationship According To http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship 91 The verbatim original spatial coordinates of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. The source (person, organization, publication, reference) establishing the relationship between the two resources. Examples: "41 05 54S 121 05 34W", "17T 630000 4833400" Example: "Julie Woodruff"
171 verbatimDepth relationshipEstablishedDate http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipEstablishedDate Verbatim Depth Relationship Established Date http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship 80 The original description of the depth below the local surface. The date-time on which the relationship between the two resources was established. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). Example: "100-200 m" Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007.
172 verbatimElevation relationshipRemarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipRemarks Verbatim Elevation Relationship Remarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship 77 The original description of the elevation (altitude, usually above sea level) of the Location. Comments or notes about the relationship between the two resources. Example: "100-200 m" Examples: "mother and offspring collected from the same nest", "pollinator captured in the act"
173 verbatimEventDate measurementID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementID Verbatim EventDate Measurement ID http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact 55 The verbatim original representation of the date and time information for an Event. An identifier for the MeasurementOrFact (information pertaining to measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. Examples: "spring 1910", "Marzo 2002", "1999-03-XX", "17IV1934"
174 verbatimLatitude measurementType http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementType Verbatim Latitude Measurement Type http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact 92 The verbatim original latitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. The nature of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Example: "41 05 54.03S" Examples: "tail length", "temperature", "trap line length", "survey area", "trap type"
175 verbatimLocality measurementValue http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementValue Verbatim Locality Measurement Value http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact 74 The original textual description of the place. The value of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. Example: "25 km NNE Bariloche por R. Nac. 237" Examples: "45", "20", "1", "14.5", "UV-light"
176 verbatimLongitude measurementAccuracy http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementAccuracy Verbatim Longitude Measurement Accuracy http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact 93 The verbatim original longitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. The description of the potential error associated with the measurementValue. Example: "121d 10' 34" W" Examples: "0.01", "normal distribution with variation of 2 m"
177 verbatimSRS measurementUnit http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit Verbatim SRS Measurement Unit http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact 95 The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude, or verbatimCoordinates are based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value "unknown". The units associated with the measurementValue. Recommended best practice is to use the International System of Units (SI). Examples: "EPSG:4326", "WGS84", "NAD27", "Campo Inchauspe", "European 1950", "Clarke 1866" Examples: "mm", "C", "km", "ha"
178 verbatimTaxonRank measurementDeterminedBy http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy Verbatim Taxon Rank Measurement Determined By http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact 157 The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName as it appears in the original record. A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the value of the MeasurementOrFact. Examples: "Agamospecies", "sub-lesus", "prole", "apomict", "nothogrex", "sp.", "subsp.", "var." The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "Rob Guralnick", "Julie Woodruff | Eileen Lacey".
179 vernacularName measurementDeterminedDate http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate Vernacular Name Measurement Determined Date http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact 159 A common or vernacular name. The date on which the MeasurementOrFact was made. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). Examples: "Andean Condor", "Condor Andino", "American Eagle", "Gänsegeier" Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007.
180 waterBody measurementMethod http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod Water Body Measurement Method http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact 65 The name of the water body in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. A description of or reference to (publication, URI) the method or protocol used to determine the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. Examples: "Indian Ocean", "Baltic Sea", "Hudson River" Examples: "minimum convex polygon around burrow entrances" for a home range area, "barometric altimeter" for an elevation
181 year measurementRemarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks Year Measurement Remarks http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact 52 The four-digit year in which the Event occurred, according to the Common Era Calendar. Comments or notes accompanying the MeasurementOrFact. Example: "2008" Example: "tip of tail missing"

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<li><a href="simple_dwc_terms_list.csv">Simple Darwin Core terms as one column (CSV)</a></li>
<li><a href="simple_dwc.properties">Simple Darwin Core properties file (.properties)</a></li>
<li><a href="simple_dwc_MySQL.sql">Simple Darwin Core CREATE TABLE statement for MySQL (SQL)</a></li>
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CREATE TABLE simpledwc (
type VARCHAR(32),
modified DATETIME,
language CHAR(2),
license TEXT,
rightsHolder varchar(255),
accessRights TEXT,
bibliographicCitation varchar(255),
references TEXT,
institutionID varchar(255),
collectionID varchar(255),
datasetID varchar(255),
institutionCode varchar(64),
collectionCode varchar(64),
datasetName varchar(255),
ownerInstitutionCode varchar(32),
basisOfRecord varchar(32),
informationWithheld TEXT,
dataGeneralizations TEXT,
dynamicProperties TEXT,
occurrenceID varchar(255),
catalogNumber varchar(32),
recordNumber varchar(32),
recordedBy varchar(255),
individualCount INTEGER,
sex varchar(32),
lifeStage varchar(32),
reproductiveCondition varchar(255),
behavior varchar(255),
establishmentMeans varchar(32),
occurrenceStatus varchar(32),
preparations varchar(255),
disposition varchar(32),
associatedMedia TEXT,
associatedReferences TEXT,
associatedSequences TEXT,
associatedTaxa TEXT,
otherCatalogNumbers varchar(255),
occurrenceRemarks TEXT,
organismID varchar(255),
organismName varchar(32),
organismScope varchar(32),
associatedOccurrences TEXT,
associatedOrganisms TEXT,
previousIdentifications TEXT,
organismRemarks TEXT,
materialSampleID varchar(255),
eventID varchar(255),
fieldNumber varchar(255),
eventDate DATETIME,
eventTime TIME,
startDayOfYear INTEGER,
endDayOfYear INTEGER,
year INTEGER,
month INTEGER,
day INTEGER,
verbatimEventDate varchar(255),
habitat varchar(255),
samplingProtocol TEXT,
samplingEffort varchar(255),
fieldNotes TEXT,
eventRemarks TEXT,
locationID varchar(255),
higherGeographyID varchar(255),
higherGeography varchar(255),
continent varchar(32),
waterBody varchar(255),
islandGroup varchar(255),
island varchar(255),
country varchar(64),
countryCode varchar(2),
stateProvince varchar(255),
county varchar(255),
municipality varchar(255),
locality TEXT,
verbatimLocality TEXT,
minimumElevationInMeters DECIMAL(6,2),
maximumElevationInMeters DECIMAL(6,2),
verbatimElevation varchar(255),
minimumDepthInMeters DECIMAL(6,2),
maximumDepthInMeters DECIMAL(6,2),
verbatimDepth varchar(255),
minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters DECIMAL(6,2),
maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters DECIMAL(6,2),
locationAccordingTo varchar(255),
locationRemarks TEXT,
decimalLatitude DECIMAL(9,7),
decimalLongitude DECIMAL(10,7),
geodeticDatum varchar(255),
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters DECIMAL (10,2),
coordinatePrecision DECIMAL(9,7),
pointRadiusSpatialFit DOUBLE,
verbatimCoordinates varchar(255),
verbatimLatitude varchar(32),
verbatimLongitude varchar(32),
verbatimCoordinateSystem varchar(255),
verbatimSRS varchar(255),
footprintWKT TEXT,
footprintSRS varchar(255),
footprintSpatialFit DOUBLE,
georeferencedBy varchar(255),
georeferencedDate DATETIME,
georeferenceProtocol varchar(255),
georeferenceSources TEXT,
georeferenceVerificationStatus varchar(32),
georeferenceRemarks TEXT,
geologicalContextID varchar(255),
earliestEonOrLowestEonothem varchar(255),
latestEonOrHighestEonothem varchar(255),
earliestEraOrLowestErathem varchar(255),
latestEraOrHighestErathem varchar(255),
earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem varchar(255),
latestPeriodOrHighestSystem varchar(255),
earliestEpochOrLowestSeries varchar(255),
latestEpochOrHighestSeries varchar(255),
earliestAgeOrLowestStage varchar(255),
latestAgeOrHighestStage varchar(255),
lowestBiostratigraphicZone varchar(255),
highestBiostratigraphicZone varchar(255),
lithostratigraphicTerms varchar(255),
group varchar(255),
formation varchar(255),
member varchar(255),
bed varchar(255),
identificationID varchar(255),
identificationQualifier varchar(255),
typeStatus varchar(255),
identifiedBy varchar(255),
dateIdentified DATETIME,
identificationReferences TEXT,
identificationVerificationStatus varchar(32),
identificationRemarks TEXT,
taxonID varchar(255),
scientificNameID varchar(255),
acceptedNameUsageID varchar(255),
parentNameUsageID varchar(255),
originalNameUsageID varchar(255),
nameAccordingToID varchar(255),
namePublishedInID varchar(255),
taxonConceptID varchar(255),
scientificName varchar(255),
acceptedNameUsage varchar(255),
parentNameUsage varchar(255),
originalNameUsage varchar(255),
nameAccordingTo varchar(255),
namePublishedIn varchar(255),
namePublishedInYear INTEGER,
higherClassification varchar(255),
kingdom varchar(32),
phylum varchar(255),
class varchar(255),
order varchar(255),
family varchar(255),
genus varchar(255),
subgenus varchar(255),
specificEpithet varchar(255),
infraspecificEpithet varchar(255),
taxonRank varchar(32),
verbatimTaxonRank varchar(255),
scientificNameAuthorship varchar(255),
vernacularName varchar(255),
nomenclaturalCode varchar(32),
taxonomicStatus varchar(32),
nomenclaturalStatus varchar(32),
taxonRemarks TEXT
);

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CREATE TABLE dwc (
"type" text,
"modified" timestamp,
"language" varchar(2),
"license" text,
"rightsHolder" text,
"accessRights" text,
"bibliographicCitation" text,
"references" text,
"institutionID" text,
"collectionID" text,
"datasetID" text,
"institutionCode" text,
"collectionCode" text,
"datasetName" text,
"ownerInstitutionCode" text,
"basisOfRecord" text,
"informationWithheld" text,
"dataGeneralizations" text,
"dynamicProperties" text,
"occurrenceID" text,
"catalogNumber" text,
"recordNumber" text,
"recordedBy" text,
"individualCount" integer,
"sex" text,
"lifeStage" text,
"reproductiveCondition" text,
"behavior" text,
"establishmentMeans" text,
"occurrenceStatus" text,
"preparations" text,
"disposition" text,
"associatedMedia" text,
"associatedReferences" text,
"associatedSequences" text,
"associatedTaxa" text,
"otherCatalogNumbers" text,
"occurrenceRemarks" text,
"organismID" text,
"organismName" text,
"organismScope" text,
"associatedOccurrences" text,
"associatedOrganisms" text,
"previousIdentifications" text,
"organismRemarks" text,
"materialSampleID" text,
"eventID" text,
"fieldNumber" text,
"eventDate" timestamp,
"eventTime" time,
"startDayOfYear" integer,
"endDayOfYear" integer,
"year" integer,
"month" integer,
"day" integer,
"verbatimEventDate" text,
"habitat" text,
"samplingProtocol" text,
"samplingEffort" text,
"fieldNotes" text,
"eventRemarks" text,
"locationID" text,
"higherGeographyID" text,
"higherGeography" text,
"continent" text,
"waterBody" text,
"islandGroup" text,
"island" text,
"country" text,
"countryCode" varchar(2),
"stateProvince" text,
"county" text,
"municipality" text,
"locality" text,
"verbatimLocality" text,
"minimumElevationInMeters" decimal(6,2),
"maximumElevationInMeters" decimal(6,2),
"verbatimElevation" text,
"minimumDepthInMeters" decimal(6,2),
"maximumDepthInMeters" decimal(6,2),
"verbatimDepth" text,
"minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters" decimal(6,2),
"maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters" decimal(6,2),
"locationAccordingTo" text,
"locationRemarks" text,
"decimalLatitude" decimal(9,7),
"decimalLongitude" decimal(10,7),
"geodeticDatum" text,
"coordinateUncertaintyInMeters" integer,
"coordinatePrecision" text,
"pointRadiusSpatialFit" text,
"verbatimCoordinates" text,
"verbatimLatitude" text,
"verbatimLongitude" text,
"verbatimCoordinateSystem" text,
"verbatimSRS" text,
"footprintWKT" text,
"footprintSRS" text,
"footprintSpatialFit" text,
"georeferencedBy" text,
"georeferencedDate" date,
"georeferenceProtocol" text,
"georeferenceSources" text,
"georeferenceVerificationStatus" text,
"georeferenceRemarks" text,
"geologicalContextID" text,
"earliestEonOrLowestEonothem" text,
"latestEonOrHighestEonothem" text,
"earliestEraOrLowestErathem" text,
"latestEraOrHighestErathem" text,
"earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem" text,
"latestPeriodOrHighestSystem" text,
"earliestEpochOrLowestSeries" text,
"latestEpochOrHighestSeries" text,
"earliestAgeOrLowestStage" text,
"latestAgeOrHighestStage" text,
"lowestBiostratigraphicZone" text,
"highestBiostratigraphicZone" text,
"lithostratigraphicTerms" text,
"group" text,
"formation" text,
"member" text,
"bed" text,
"identificationID" text,
"identificationQualifier" text,
"typeStatus" text,
"identifiedBy" text,
"dateIdentified" date,
"identificationReferences" text,
"identificationVerificationStatus" text,
"identificationRemarks" text,
"taxonID" text,
"scientificNameID" text,
"acceptedNameUsageID" text,
"parentNameUsageID" text,
"originalNameUsageID" text,
"nameAccordingToID" text,
"namePublishedInID" text,
"taxonConceptID" text,
"scientificName" text,
"acceptedNameUsage" text,
"parentNameUsage" text,
"originalNameUsage" text,
"nameAccordingTo" text,
"namePublishedIn" text,
"namePublishedInYear" integer,
"higherClassification" text,
"kingdom" text,
"phylum" text,
"class" text,
"order" text,
"family" text,
"genus" text,
"subgenus" text,
"specificEpithet" text,
"infraspecificEpithet" text,
"taxonRank" text,
"verbatimTaxonRank" text,
"scientificNameAuthorship" text,
"vernacularName" text,
"nomenclaturalCode" text,
"taxonomicStatus" text,
"nomenclaturalStatus" text,
"taxonRemarks" text,
"resourceRelationshipID" text,
"resourceID" text,
"relatedResourceID" text,
"relationshipOfResource" text,
"relationshipAccordingTo" text,
"relationshipEstablishedDate" text,
"relationshipRemarks" text,
"measurementID" text,
"measurementType" text,
"measurementValue" text,
"measurementAccuracy" text,
"measurementUnit" text,
"measurementDeterminedBy" text,
"measurementDeterminedDate" text,
"measurementMethod" text,
"measurementRemarks" text
);

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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/type">http://purl.org/dc/terms/type</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>The nature or genre of the resource. For Darwin Core, recommended best practice is to use the name of the class that defines the root of the record.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "StillImage", "MovingImage", "Sound", "PhysicalObject", "Event", "Text". For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:type</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "StillImage", "MovingImage", "Sound", "PhysicalObject", "Event", "Text". For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:type'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:type</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:type">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:type</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#typeT-001">http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#typeT-001</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified">http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>The most recent date-time on which the resource was changed. For Darwin Core, recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:modified</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:modified'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:modified</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:modified">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:modified</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#modified-003">http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#modified-003</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/language">http://purl.org/dc/terms/language</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A language of the resource. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646].</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "en" for English, "es" for Spanish. For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:language</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "en" for English, "es" for Spanish. For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:language'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:language</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:language">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:language</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#languageT-001">http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#languageT-001</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/license">http://purl.org/dc/terms/license</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode", "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode". For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:license</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "<a href='http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode",'>http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode",</a> "<a href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode".'>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode".</a> For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:license'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:license</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:license">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:license</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#license-002">http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#license-002</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/rightsHolder">http://purl.org/dc/terms/rightsHolder</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Example: "The Regents of the University of California.". For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:rightsHolder</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Example: "The Regents of the University of California.". For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:rightsHolder'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:rightsHolder</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:rightsHolder">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:rightsHolder</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#rightsHolder-002">http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#rightsHolder-002</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights">http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Example: "not-for-profit use only". For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:accessRights</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Example: "not-for-profit use only". For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:accessRights'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:accessRights</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:accessRights">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:accessRights</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#accessRights-002">http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#accessRights-002</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation">http://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A bibliographic reference for the resource as a statement indicating how this record should be cited (attributed) when used. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "Ctenomys sociabilis (MVZ 165861)" for a specimen, "Oliver P. Pearson. 1985. Los tuco-tucos (genera Ctenomys) de los Parques Nacionales Lanin y Nahuel Huapi, Argentina Historia Natural, 5(37):337-343." for a Taxon. For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:bibliographicCitation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "Ctenomys sociabilis (MVZ 165861)" for a specimen, "Oliver P. Pearson. 1985. Los tuco-tucos (genera Ctenomys) de los Parques Nacionales Lanin y Nahuel Huapi, Argentina Historia Natural, 5(37):337-343." for a Taxon. For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:bibliographicCitation'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:bibliographicCitation</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:bibliographicCitation">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:bibliographicCitation</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#bibliographicCitation-002">http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#bibliographicCitation-002</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/references">http://purl.org/dc/terms/references</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "http://mvzarctos.berkeley.edu/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861"; "http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=6197868". For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:references</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "<a href='http://mvzarctos.berkeley.edu/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861";'>http://mvzarctos.berkeley.edu/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861";</a> "<a href='http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=6197868".'>http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=6197868".</a> For discussion see <a href='http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:references'>http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:references</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:references">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dcterms:references</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#references-003">http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#references-003</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/institutionID">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/institutionID</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>An identifier for the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (http://grbio.org/). Examples: "http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34777", "http://grbio.org/cool/km06-gtbn".</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (<a href='http://grbio.org/).'>http://grbio.org/).</a> Examples: "<a href='http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34777",'>http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34777",</a> "<a href='http://grbio.org/cool/km06-gtbn".'>http://grbio.org/cool/km06-gtbn".</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:institutionID">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:institutionID</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#institutionID-2009-09-11">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#institutionID-2009-09-11</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/collectionID">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/collectionID</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>An identifier for the collection or dataset from which the record was derived.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (http://grbio.org/). Examples: "http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1001", "http://grbio.org/cool/p5fp-c036".</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (<a href='http://grbio.org/).'>http://grbio.org/).</a> Examples: "<a href='http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1001",'>http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1001",</a> "<a href='http://grbio.org/cool/p5fp-c036".'>http://grbio.org/cool/p5fp-c036".</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:collectionID">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:collectionID</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#collectionID-2009-09-11">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#collectionID-2009-09-11</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">Occurrence</td></tr>
<tr><td>Label</td><td>Occurrence</td></tr>
<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>An existence of an Organism (sensu http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism) at a particular place at a particular time.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>An existence of an Organism (sensu <a href='http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism)'>http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism)</a> at a particular place at a particular time.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: A wolf pack on the shore of Kluane Lake in 1988. A virus in a plant leaf in a the New York Botanical Garden at 15:29 on 2014-10-23. A fungus in Central Park in the summer of 1929.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:Occurrence">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:Occurrence</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#Occurrence-2014-10-23">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#Occurrence-2014-10-23</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedMedia">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedMedia</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td>http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence</td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of media associated with the Occurrence.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "http://arctos.database.museum/SpecimenImages/UAMObs/Mamm/2/P7291179.JPG", "http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00.jpg | http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00a.jpg".</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "<a href='http://arctos.database.museum/SpecimenImages/UAMObs/Mamm/2/P7291179.JPG",'>http://arctos.database.museum/SpecimenImages/UAMObs/Mamm/2/P7291179.JPG",</a> "<a href='http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00.jpg'>http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00.jpg</a> | <a href='http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00a.jpg".'>http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00a.jpg".</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:associatedMedia">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:associatedMedia</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#associatedMedia-2014-10-23">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#associatedMedia-2014-10-23</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedReferences">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedReferences</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td>http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence</td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the Occurrence.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/261", "Christopher J. Conroy, Jennifer L. Neuwald. 2008. Phylogeographic study of the California vole, Microtus californicus Journal of Mammalogy, 89(3):755-767.", "Steven R. Hoofer and Ronald A. Van Den Bussche. 2001. Phylogenetic Relationships of Plecotine Bats and Allies Based on Mitochondrial Ribosomal Sequences. Journal of Mammalogy 82(1):131-137. | Walker, Faith M., Jeffrey T. Foster, Kevin P. Drees, Carol L. Chambers. 2014. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) microsatellite discovery using illumina sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources.".</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "<a href='http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/261",'>http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/261",</a> "Christopher J. Conroy, Jennifer L. Neuwald. 2008. Phylogeographic study of the California vole, Microtus californicus Journal of Mammalogy, 89(3):755-767.", "Steven R. Hoofer and Ronald A. Van Den Bussche. 2001. Phylogenetic Relationships of Plecotine Bats and Allies Based on Mitochondrial Ribosomal Sequences. Journal of Mammalogy 82(1):131-137. | Walker, Faith M., Jeffrey T. Foster, Kevin P. Drees, Carol L. Chambers. 2014. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) microsatellite discovery using illumina sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources.".</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:associatedReferences">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:associatedReferences</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#associatedReferences-2014-10-23">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#associatedReferences-2014-10-23</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedSequences">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedSequences</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td>http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence</td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of genetic sequence information associated with the Occurrence.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/U34853.1", "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GU328060 | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AF326093".</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "<a href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/U34853.1",'>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/U34853.1",</a> "<a href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GU328060'>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GU328060</a> | <a href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AF326093".'>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AF326093".</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:associatedSequences">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:associatedSequences</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#associatedSequences-2014-10-23">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#associatedSequences-2014-10-23</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismScope">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismScope</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td>http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism</td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A description of the kind of Organism instance. Can be used to indicate whether the Organism instance represents a discrete organism or if it represents a particular type of aggregation. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>This term is not intended to be used to specify a type of taxon. To describe the kind of Organism using a URI object in RDF, use rdf:type (http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type) instead. Examples: "multicellular organism", "virus", "clone" "pack", "colony".</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>This term is not intended to be used to specify a type of taxon. To describe the kind of Organism using a URI object in RDF, use rdf:type (<a href='http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type)'>http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type)</a> instead. Examples: "multicellular organism", "virus", "clone" "pack", "colony".</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:organismScope">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:organismScope</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#organismScope-2014-10-23">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#organismScope-2014-10-23</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/samplingProtocol">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/samplingProtocol</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td>http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event</td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>The name of, reference to, or description of the method or protocol used during an Event.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "UV light trap", "mist net", "bottom trawl", "ad hoc observation", "point count", "Penguins from space: faecal stains reveal the location of emperor penguin colonies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x", "Takats et al. 2001. Guidelines for Nocturnal Owl Monitoring in North America. Beaverhill Bird Observatory and Bird Studies Canada, Edmonton, Alberta. 32 pp.", "http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/Owl.pdf"</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "UV light trap", "mist net", "bottom trawl", "ad hoc observation", "point count", "Penguins from space: faecal stains reveal the location of emperor penguin colonies, <a href='http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x",'>http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x",</a> "Takats et al. 2001. Guidelines for Nocturnal Owl Monitoring in North America. Beaverhill Bird Observatory and Bird Studies Canada, Edmonton, Alberta. 32 pp.", "<a href='http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/Owl.pdf"'>http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/Owl.pdf"</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:samplingProtocol">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:samplingProtocol</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#samplingProtocol-2009-04-24">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#samplingProtocol-2009-04-24</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">Taxon</td></tr>
<tr><td>Label</td><td>Taxon</td></tr>
<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A group of organisms (sensu http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0100026) considered by taxonomists to form a homogeneous unit.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A group of organisms (sensu <a href='http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0100026)'>http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0100026)</a> considered by taxonomists to form a homogeneous unit.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Example: The genus Truncorotaloides as published by Brönnimann et al. in 1953 in the Journal of Paleontology Vol. 27(6) p. 817-820.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:Taxon">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:Taxon</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#Taxon-2014-10-23">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#Taxon-2014-10-23</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonID">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonID</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td>http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon</td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>An identifier for the set of taxon information (data associated with the Taxon class). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001", "32567", "http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753", "urn:lsid:gbif.org:usages:32567"</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Examples: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001", "32567", "<a href='http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753",'>http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753",</a> "urn:lsid:gbif.org:usages:32567"</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:taxonID">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:taxonID</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#taxonID-2009-08-24">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#taxonID-2009-08-24</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/originalNameUsageID">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/originalNameUsageID</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td>http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon</td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) in which the terminal element of the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Example: "http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753"</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Example: "<a href='http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753"'>http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753"</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:originalNameUsageID">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:originalNameUsageID</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#originalNameUsageID-2009-09-21">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#originalNameUsageID-2009-09-21</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/namePublishedInID">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/namePublishedInID</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Class</td><td>http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon</td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>An identifier for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Example: "http://hdl.handle.net/10199/7"</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Example: "<a href='http://hdl.handle.net/10199/7"'>http://hdl.handle.net/10199/7"</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:namePublishedInID">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:namePublishedInID</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#namePublishedInID-2009-09-21">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#namePublishedInID-2009-09-21</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">ResourceRelationship</td></tr>
<tr><td>Label</td><td>Resource Relationship</td></tr>
<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A relationship of one rdfs:Resource (http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource) to another.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A relationship of one rdfs:Resource (<a href='http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource)'>http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource)</a> to another.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Resources can be thought of as identifiable records or instances of classes and may include, but need not be limited to Occurrences, Organisms, MaterialSamples, Events, Locations, GeologicalContexts, Identifications, or Taxa. Example: An instance of an Organism is the mother of another instance of an Organism.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:ResourceRelationship">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:ResourceRelationship</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#ResourceRelationship-2014-10-23">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#ResourceRelationship-2014-10-23</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">MeasurementOrFact</td></tr>
<tr><td>Label</td><td>Measurement or Fact</td></tr>
<tr><td>Identifier</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A measurement of or fact about an rdfs:Resource (http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource).</td></tr>
<tr><td>Definition</td><td>A measurement of or fact about an rdfs:Resource (<a href='http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource).'>http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource).</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Comment</td><td>Resources can be thought of as identifiable records or instances of classes and may include, but need not be limited to Occurrences, Organisms, MaterialSamples, Events, Locations, GeologicalContexts, Identifications, or Taxa. Examples: The weight of an organism in grams. The number of placental scars.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference</td><td><a href="http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:MeasurementOrFact">http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:MeasurementOrFact</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>History</td><td><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#MeasurementOrFact-2014-10-23">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history.html#MeasurementOrFact-2014-10-23</a></td></tr>