GV - Assessment of Ground Vegetation
Form: VEM - Contents of datafile with ground vegetation assessment
Form introduced: 2002
Last change: 2011
!Sequence; plot; sample_id; survey_nr; species; layer; substrate; species_cover; certainty; other_observations
| POSITION | FIELD | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequence |
Description: Continuous number to identify the line of the submitted file Format: I |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | sample_id M K |
Description: Unique and persistend ID of each sampling unit on the plot Format: I Explanatory Item: 87 Introduced: 2011 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | species M K |
DB Column: code_species Description: Species code Remarks: According to Flora Europaea Format: C Dictionary: d_species_list Explanatory Item: 97 |
| 6 | layer M K |
DB Column: code_layer_surface Format: I Dictionary: d_layer_surface |
| 7 | substrate M K |
DB Column: code_substrate Format: I Dictionary: d_substrate Explanatory Item: 96 Introduced: 2011 |
| 8 | species_cover (%) |
Description: Cover of the species in the layer Missing value (NULL): -99 Remarks: Use “-99” if cover percentage is unkown Format: F Explanatory Item: 98 |
| 9 | certainty |
DB Column: code_certainty Description: Certainty of species determination Format: I Dictionary: d_certainty Introduced: 2011 |
| 10 | other_observations (FREE TEXT) |
DB Column: other_obs Description: Supplementary comments Format: C |