VegBank

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  <project>

    <mtl>all project variables came across as null, including a lack of project contributors.  My plot is linked to project_ID = 7 in observation table.  Perhaps the existance of PROJECT_ID in plot is throwing us here.  I can test this theory by referencing to a project in the plot.project_ID field.</mtl>

    <projectName>null</projectName>

    <projectDescription>null</projectDescription>

    <startDate>null</startDate>

    <stopDate>null</stopDate>

    <plot>

      <plotId>9</plotId>

      <plotAccessionNumber>VB.mtl-vBr-1.9.harris02@hotmail.com.20020903</plotAccessionNumber>

      <authorPlotCode>mtl-vBr-1</authorPlotCode>

      <latitude>48</latitude>

      <longitude>33</longitude>

      <authorE>175432</authorE>

      <authorN>5341984</authorN>

      <authorZone>17</authorZone>

      <authorDatum/>

      <authorLocation>Perth</authorLocation>

      <locationNarrative/>

      <confidentialityStatus>3</confidentialityStatus>

      <confidentialityReason>test data  <mtl>This field should not be viewable by the public.  However, the data in this field are correct!</mtl>

      </confidentialityReason>

      <azimuth>

        <mtl>should be 42, was empty in export xml</mtl>

      </azimuth>

      <dsgPoly>

        <mtl>should be "(0,0)(0,4),(2,2),(0,0)", was empty in export xml</mtl>

      </dsgPoly>

      <shape>Diffuse</shape>

      <area>4</area>

      <standSize>extensive<mtl>I had "Large (10-100x plot)" for my value.</mtl>

      </standSize>

      <placementMethod>

        <mtl>I had "Random" for my value.</mtl>

      </placementMethod>

      <permanence>true</permanence>

      <layoutNarative>

        <mtl>I had "triangular to capture correct community"</mtl>

      </layoutNarative>

      <elevation>145</elevation>

      <elevationAccuracy>null<mtl>I had 20</mtl>

      </elevationAccuracy>

      <slopeAspect>43.2 </slopeAspect>

      <slopeGradient>42</slopeGradient>

      <topoPosition>High slope (shoulder slope, upper slope, convex cr <mtl>looks like our vegbank topoPosition field is too small! - check geology and landform while we're at it</mtl>

      </topoPosition>

      <landform>aluvial fan</landform>

      <geology>Slope a Modified Deposits: Solifluction, landslide</geology>

      <soilTaxon>

        <mtl>Should no longer be in plot table.</mtl>

      </soilTaxon>

      <soilTaxonSource>null<mtl>Should no longer be in plot table.</mtl>

      </soilTaxonSource>

      <mtl>I had "false" for the following three fields, but loading them to empty might make sense, too.</mtl>

      <notesPublic/>

      <notesMgt/>

      <revisions/>

      <state>NC<mtl>This must have been assumed by the loader.  I did not reference to NC, unless by chance the coordinates were NC -- no the coordinates are in Kryvyy Rih, Ukraine.  Who knew??</mtl>

      </state>

      <country>USA<mtl>ditto as state, I made no mention of USA in plot data.</mtl>

      </country>

      <observation>

        <authorObsCode>2002-09-03 00:00:00-07<mtl>I had "mtl-vBr-1" unless we have a rule constraining this to a date format (in which case why have the field?)</mtl>

        </authorObsCode>

        <obsStartDate>2002-09-03 00:00:00-07</obsStartDate>

        <obsEndDate>2002-09-04 00:00:00-07</obsEndDate>

        <dateAccuracy>One month</dateAccuracy>

        <observationSequence>VB.9.20020905154624-07</observationSequence>

        <sampleMethodId>

          <mtl>should not be here</mtl>

        </sampleMethodId>

        <coverMethodId>should be 1 (actual ID) or otherwise reference the covermethod</coverMethodId>

        <stratumMethodId>should be 3 (actual ID) or otherwise reference the stratummethod</stratumMethodId>

        <stemSizeLimit>

          <mtl>should be 0.25</mtl>

        </stemSizeLimit>

        <methodNarrative>Used CVS protocol</methodNarrative>

        <taxonObservationArea>4.5</taxonObservationArea>

        <coverDispersion>Dispersed-regular</coverDispersion>

        <autotaxonCover>true<mtl>I had false</mtl>

        </autotaxonCover>

        <stemObservationArea>8.5</stemObservationArea>

        <stemSampleMethod>

          <mtl>I had "Full census"</mtl>

        </stemSampleMethod>

        <originalData>Vancouver, BC</originalData>

        <effortLevel>Very thorough</effortLevel>

        <plotValidationLevel>(3) fully compliant with recommendations</plotValidationLevel>

        <floristicQuality>Moderate</floristicQuality>

        <bryophyteQuality>Moderate but incomplete</bryophyteQuality>

        <lichenQuality>Low</lichenQuality>

        <observationNarrative>good study, excellent work done</observationNarrative>

        <landscapeNarrative>

          <mtl>should be "red rocks, much like Sedona, AZ"</mtl>

        </landscapeNarrative>

        <homogeneity>compositional trend across plot</homogeneity>

        <phenologicalAspect>vernal</phenologicalAspect>

        <representativeness>vegetation differences from similar sites in area owing to chance dispersal to insular habitats.</representativeness>

        <basalArea>45.12</basalArea>

        <hydrologicRegime>Tidally flooded</hydrologicRegime>

        <soilMoistureRegime>Xeric</soilMoistureRegime>

        <soilDrainage>

          <mtl>Moderately well drained</mtl>

        </soilDrainage>

        <waterSalinity>Brackish (0.5-30 ppt)</waterSalinity>

        <waterDepth>

          <mtl>0.29</mtl>

        </waterDepth>

        <shoreDistance>17</shoreDistance>

        <soilDepth>null<mtl>0.052</mtl>

        </soilDepth>

        <organicDepth>77</organicDepth>

        <percentBedrock>12</percentBedrock>

        <percentRockGravel>13</percentRockGravel>

        <percentWood>14</percentWood>

        <percentLitter>15</percentLitter>

        <percentBareSoil>16</percentBareSoil>

        <percentWater>17</percentWater>

        <percentOther>18</percentOther>

        <nameOther>nineteen</nameOther>

        <standMaturity>Mature, even-age</standMaturity>

        <successionalStatus>25% there</successionalStatus>

        <treeHt>85</treeHt>

        <shrubHt>35</shrubHt>

        <fieldHt>

          <mtl>12</mtl>

        </fieldHt>

        <nonvascularHt>

          <mtl>2</mtl>

        </nonvascularHt>

        <submergedHt>

          <mtl>0.5</mtl>

        </submergedHt>

        <treeCover>

          <mtl>35</mtl>

        </treeCover>

        <shrubCover>

          <mtl>10</mtl>

        </shrubCover>

        <fieldCover>

          <mtl>56</mtl>

        </fieldCover>

        <nonvascularCover>

          <mtl>20</mtl>

        </nonvascularCover>

        <floatingCover>3</floatingCover>

        <submergedCover>1</submergedCover>

        <dominantStratum>Nonvascular</dominantStratum>

        <growthform1type>Tree fern</growthform1type>

        <growthform2type>Palm shrub</growthform2type>

        <growthform3type>Aquatic herb</growthform3type>

        <growthform1cover>8</growthform1cover>

        <growthform2cover>6</growthform2cover>

        <growthform3cover>4</growthform3cover>

        <mtl>soilTaxonSrc missing from Observation, as well as SoilTaxon_ID (the former had data)</mtl>

        <notesPublic>false</notesPublic>

        <notesMgt>false</notesMgt>

        <revisions>false</revisions>

        <communityClassification>

          <className>ice-plant community<mtl>WRONG!  There were no classifications assigned to this plot in the upload!</mtl>

          </className>

          <classCode/>

          <classStartDate/>

          <classStopDate/>

          <classInspection/>

          <classInspection/>

          <tableAnalysis/>

          <multivariateAnalysis/>

          <expertSystem/>

          <classNotes/>

          <classPublication/>

        </communityClassification>

        <stratum>

          <stratumName>E</stratumName>

          <stratumHeight>12</stratumHeight>

          <stratumBase>25</stratumBase>

          <stratumCover>12</stratumCover>

        </stratum>

        <stratum>

          <stratumName>hrb</stratumName>

          <stratumHeight>1</stratumHeight>

          <stratumBase>0.5</stratumBase>

          <stratumCover>25</stratumCover>

        </stratum>

        <stratum>

          <stratumName>Other</stratumName>

          <stratumHeight>85</stratumHeight>

          <stratumBase>0</stratumBase>

          <stratumCover>17</stratumCover>

        </stratum>

        <stratum>

          <stratumName>shb</stratumName>

          <stratumHeight>8</stratumHeight>

          <stratumBase>13</stratumBase>

          <stratumCover>4</stratumCover>

        </stratum>

        <stratum>

          <stratumName>T53.10</stratumName>

          <stratumHeight>14</stratumHeight>

          <stratumBase>12</stratumBase>

          <stratumCover>6</stratumCover>

        </stratum>

        <taxonObservation>

          <authorNameId>Abies concolor (Gord. and Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.</authorNameId>

          <authorCodeId>ABCO<mtl>Unsure of where this code is coming from.  There could exist many codes in PlantUsage for this plantName.  plantConcepts are referenced in taxonInterpretation -- does it come from that?</mtl>

          </authorCodeId>

          <taxonCover>44<mtl>Strangely, this is off.  My value was 45.  The plug-in must be calculating taxonCover as max(stratumCover).  It should use my value if I give one.  Ditto for the other taxonCovers for other TaxonObservations.</mtl>

          </taxonCover>

          <stratumComposition>

            <taxonStratumCover>20<mtl>This was rounded down from 20.2</mtl>

            </taxonStratumCover>

            <stratumName>hrb</stratumName>

          </stratumComposition>

          <stratumComposition>

            <taxonStratumCover>44</taxonStratumCover>

            <stratumName>shb</stratumName>

          </stratumComposition>

          <stratumComposition>

            <taxonStratumCover>29<mtl>rounded up from 28.7 - ditto for the other taxonStratumCovers</mtl>

            </taxonStratumCover>

            <stratumName>T53.10</stratumName>

          </stratumComposition>

        </taxonObservation>

        <taxonObservation>

          <authorNameId>Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. arizonica (Merriam) Lemmon</authorNameId>

          <authorCodeId>ABLAA</authorCodeId>

          <taxonCover>2</taxonCover>

          <stratumComposition>

            <taxonStratumCover>2</taxonStratumCover>

            <stratumName>E</stratumName>

          </stratumComposition>

          <stratumComposition>

            <taxonStratumCover>2</taxonStratumCover>

            <stratumName>Other</stratumName>

          </stratumComposition>

          <stratumComposition>

            <taxonStratumCover>2</taxonStratumCover>

            <stratumName>shb</stratumName>

          </stratumComposition>

          <stratumComposition>

            <taxonStratumCover>2</taxonStratumCover>

            <stratumName>T53.10</stratumName>

          </stratumComposition>

        </taxonObservation>

        <taxonObservation>

          <authorNameId>Asteraceae</authorNameId>

          <authorCodeId>Asteraceae</authorCodeId>

          <taxonCover>2</taxonCover>

          <stratumComposition>

            <taxonStratumCover>2</taxonStratumCover>

            <stratumName>hrb</stratumName>

          </stratumComposition>

        </taxonObservation>

        <taxonObservation>

          <authorNameId>Bidens L.</authorNameId>

          <authorCodeId>BIDEN</authorCodeId>

          <taxonCover>65</taxonCover>

          <stratumComposition>

            <taxonStratumCover>54</taxonStratumCover>

            <stratumName>hrb</stratumName>

          </stratumComposition>

          <stratumComposition>

            <taxonStratumCover>65</taxonStratumCover>

            <stratumName>Other</stratumName>

          </stratumComposition>

          <stratumComposition>

            <taxonStratumCover>33</taxonStratumCover>

            <stratumName>T53.10</stratumName>

          </stratumComposition>

        </taxonObservation>

        <taxonObservation>

          <authorNameId>Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.</authorNameId>

          <authorCodeId>BOCU</authorCodeId>

          <taxonCover/>

        </taxonObservation>

        <taxonObservation>

          <authorNameId>Mammillaria Haw.</authorNameId>

          <authorCodeId>MAMMI</authorCodeId>

          <taxonCover>31</taxonCover>

          <stratumComposition>

            <taxonStratumCover>31</taxonStratumCover>

            <stratumName>hrb</stratumName>

          </stratumComposition>

          <stratumComposition>

            <taxonStratumCover>12</taxonStratumCover>

            <stratumName>T53.10</stratumName>

          </stratumComposition>

        </taxonObservation>

      </observation>

    </plot>

  </project>

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