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speciesPresenceType

Description

Identifies a species that has been observed to be present at a geographic feature. This is NOT an observation event, but a summary of last known state.

Properties

Name Description Required Type
Name Common human readable name of the species (e.g., Radiata Pine) No string
TaxonomicName Taxonomic (genus/species) name that distinguishes this species (e.g. Pinus radiata). No string
Classfication Classification of biodiversity group using a recognised scheme (for instance scheme: 'https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10285', primary:'IntroducedWoodyPlants') No classificationType
Abundance DAFOR scale abundance (Peter Morris 1995, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203892909) No dAFORabundance

Examples

Example 1

{
  "name": "Radiata Pine",
  "taxonomicName": "Pinus radiata",
  "classfication": {
    "scheme": "https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10285",
    "primary": "IntroducedWoodyPlants"
  },
  "abundance": "Occasional"
}