LF - Sampling and Analysis of Litterfall

Form: LFP - Contents of reduced plot file to be used in combination with the survey on litterfall

Form introduced: 1996

Last change: 1996

Tests

Changes

!Sequence; country; plot; latitude; longitude; altitude; traps; collecting_area; date_monitoring_first; date_monitoring_last; other_observations

POSITION FIELD DESCRIPTION
1 Sequence

Description: Continuous number to identify the line of the submitted file
Format: I
2 country
M

DB Column: code_country
Description: ID of the country
Format: I
Dictionary: d_country
3 plot
M

DB Column: code_plot
Description: Observation plot number
Remarks: A unique number (per country) given to the permanent plot during the selection or installation
Format: I
4 latitude (+DDMMSS)
M

Description: Latitude in Degrees Minutes Seconds (WGS84)
Remarks: E.g. ‘+505852’ = 50 Degree, 58 Minutes, 52 Seconds
Format: C
Explanatory Item: 4
5 longitude (+/-DDMMSS)
M

Description: Longitude in Degrees Minutes Seconds (WGS84)
Remarks: E.g. ‘+035531’ = 3 Degree, 55 Minutes, 31 Seconds
Format: C
Explanatory Item: 4
6 altitude (m)
M

DB Column: code_altitude
Description: Altitude above sea level in 50 meter classes
Format: I
Dictionary: d_altitude
7 traps

Description: Number of the traps per plot
Format: I
8 collecting_area (m²)

DB Column: total_sample_area
Description: Total Collecting area
Format: F
9 date_monitoring_first (DDMMYY)
M K

Description: Active sampling period (from)
Remarks: E.g. ‘9th October 2012’ = ‘091012’
Format: Date
Explanatory Item: 142
10 date_monitoring_last (DDMMYY)
M

Description: Active sampling period (till)
Remarks: E.g. ‘9th October 2012’ = ‘091012’
Format: Date
Explanatory Item: 142
11 other_observations (FREE TEXT)

DB Column: other_obs
Description: Supplementary comments
Format: C