GV - Assessment of Ground Vegetation
Form: PLV - Contents of reduced plot file to be used in combination with the survey of ground vegetation
Form introduced: 2002
Last change: 2011
!Sequence; country; plot; sample_id; team_id; no_members; survey_type; survey_nr; date_sampling; latitude; longitude; altitude; fence; sampled_area; tree_cover; shrub_height; shrub_cover; shrub_low_cover; shrub_high_cover; herb_height; herb_cover; mosses_cover; bare_soil_cover; litter_cover; 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 | sample_id M K |
Description: Unique and persistend ID of each sampling unit on the plot Format: I Explanatory Item: 87 Introduced: 2011 |
| 5 | team_id |
Description: Field team ID Missing value (NULL): -99 Remarks: Please use ‘-99’ in case the team_id is not known Format: I Explanatory Item: 88 Introduced: 2011 |
| 6 | no_members |
Description: Number of persons in the field crew Format: I Introduced: 2011 |
| 7 | survey_type M |
DB Column: code_survey_type Description: Ground vegetation survey type Format: I Dictionary: d_survey_type_gv Introduced: 2011 |
| 8 | survey_nr M K |
DB Column: survey_number Description: Unique number per survey conducted in a sampling unit during this year Format: I Explanatory Item: 91 |
| 9 | date_sampling (DDMMYY) M |
Description: Date of sampling Remarks: E.g. ‘9th October 2012’ = ‘091012’ Format: Date |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | altitude (m) M |
DB Column: code_altitude Description: Altitude above sea level in 50 meter classes Format: I Dictionary: d_altitude |
| 13 | fence M |
DB Column: code_fence Format: I Dictionary: d_fence Explanatory Item: 92 |
| 14 | sampled_area (m²) M |
DB Column: total_sample_area Description: Total sampled area Format: I Explanatory Item: 93 |
| 15 | tree_cover (%) |
DB Column: tree_layer_cover Description: Tree layer cover (only ligneous and all climbers) > 5 m height Remarks: In % of total area Format: I Explanatory Item: 94 |
| 16 | shrub_height (m) |
DB Column: shrub_layer_height Description: Shrub layer height (only ligneous and all climbers) > 0.5 m and ≤ 5 m height Format: F Explanatory Item: 94 |
| 17 | shrub_cover (%) |
DB Column: shrub_layer_cover Description: Shrub layer cover (only ligneous and all climbers) > 0.5 m and ≤ 5 m height Remarks: In % of total area Format: F Explanatory Item: 94 |
| 18 | shrub_low_cover (%) |
Description: Shrub low sublayer cover (only ligneous and all climbers) > 0.5 m and ≤ 2 m height Remarks: In % of total area Format: F Explanatory Item: 94 Introduced: 2011 |
| 19 | shrub_high_cover (%) |
Description: Shrub low sublayer cover (only ligneous and all climbers) > 2 m and ≤ 5 m height Remarks: In % of total area Format: F Explanatory Item: 94 Introduced: 2011 |
| 20 | herb_height (m) |
DB Column: herb_layer_height Description: Herb layer height (all non-ligneous irrespective of height, and the ligneous only if ≤ 0.5m height), including eventual seedlings and browsed trees Format: F Explanatory Item: 94 |
| 21 | herb_cover (%) |
DB Column: herb_layer_cover Description: Herb layer cover (all non-ligneous irrespective of height, and the ligneous only if ≤ 0.5m height), including eventual seedlings and browsed trees Remarks: In % of total area Format: F Explanatory Item: 94 |
| 22 | mosses_cover (%) |
Description: Mosses cover (i.e. terricolous bryophytes and terricolous lichens) Remarks: In % of total area Format: F Explanatory Item: 94 |
| 23 | bare_soil_cover (%) |
Description: Bare soil cover Remarks: In % of total area Format: F Explanatory Item: 94 Introduced: 2007 |
| 24 | litter_cover (%) |
Description: Litter cover Remarks: In % of total area Format: F Explanatory Item: 94 Introduced: 2007 |
| 25 | other_observations (FREE TEXT) |
DB Column: other_obs Description: Supplementary comments Format: C |