aux_commConcept_commLevel
varchar (50)
alliance
association
class
formation
group
subclass
subgroup
phase
other
aux_commCorrelation_commConvergence
varchar (20)
equal
greater than
less than
not equal
overlapping
undetermined
aux_commInterpretation_classConfidence
varchar (15)
High
Low
Medium
aux_commInterpretation_classFit
varchar (50)
Understandable but wrong
Absolutely wrong
Good answer
Reasonable or acceptable answer
Absolutely Right
aux_commStatus_commConceptStatus
varchar (20)
accepted
not accepted
undetermined
aux_commUsage_classSystem
varchar (50)
Code
English Common
Other
Scientific
Spanish Common
Scientific translated
aux_commUsage_commNameStatus
varchar (20)
not standard
standard
undetermined
aux_disturbanceObs_disturbanceIntensity
varchar (30)
High
Low
Medium
aux_disturbanceObs_disturbanceType
varchar (30)
Cryoturbation
Cultivation
Erosion
Fire suppression
Fire, canopy
Fire, ground
Floods or tides
Grazing, domestic stock
Grazing, native ungulates
Ground fire
Herbicide or chemical
Herbivory, invertebrates
Herbivory, vertebrates
Hydrologic alteration
Ice
Mowing
Other disturbances
Plant disease
Roads and vehicular traffic
Salt spray
Timber harvest, clearcut
Timber harvest, selective
Trampling and trails
Wind
aux_namedPlace_placeName
varchar (100)
aux_namedPlace_placeSystem
varchar (50)
area|country|territory
continent
county
Geographic Name
HUC
NatureServe Ecoregion
quadrangle
region|state|province
US EPA Ecoregion
aux_note_noteType
varchar (20)
Database Management
Database User
Internal
Observation Author
aux_observation_bryophyteQuality
varchar (30)
High
High but incomplete
Highest
Low
Moderate
Moderate but incomplete
Not examined
Very incomplete
aux_observation_coverDispersion
varchar (30)
Contiguous
Dispersed-random
Dispersed-regular
aux_observation_dateAccuracy
varchar (30)
Exact
Greater than ten years
One month
One year
Ten years
Three months
Three years
aux_observation_dominantStratum
varchar (40)
Floating
Herb
Nonvascular
Shrub
Submerged
Tree
aux_observation_effortLevel
varchar (30)
Accurate
Hurried
Very thorough
aux_observation_floristicQuality
varchar (30)
High
High but incomplete
Highest
Low
Moderate
Moderate but incomplete
aux_observation_growthform1Type
varchar (40)
Alga
Aquatic herb
Bamboo
Broad-leaved deciduous shrub
Broad-leaved deciduous tree
Broad-leaved evergreen shrub
Broad-leaved evergreen tree
Bryophyte
Dwarf-shrub
Epiphyte
Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub
Evergreen sclerophyllous tree
Fern
Forb
Graminoid
Lichen
Needle-leaved shrub
Needle-leaved tree
Palm shrub
Palm tree
Semi-shrub
Succulent forb
Succulent shrub
Succulent tree
Thorn shrub
Thorn tree
Tree fern
Vine/Liana (woody climbers or vines)
aux_observation_growthform2Type
varchar (40)
Alga
Aquatic herb
Bamboo
Broad-leaved deciduous shrub
Broad-leaved deciduous tree
Broad-leaved evergreen shrub
Broad-leaved evergreen tree
Bryophyte
Dwarf-shrub
Epiphyte
Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub
Evergreen sclerophyllous tree
Fern
Forb
Graminoid
Lichen
Needle-leaved shrub
Needle-leaved tree
Palm shrub
Palm tree
Semi-shrub
Succulent forb
Succulent shrub
Succulent tree
Thorn shrub
Thorn tree
Tree fern
Vine/Liana (woody climbers or vines)
aux_observation_growthform3Type
varchar (40)
Alga
Aquatic herb
Bamboo
Broad-leaved deciduous shrub
Broad-leaved deciduous tree
Broad-leaved evergreen shrub
Broad-leaved evergreen tree
Bryophyte
Dwarf-shrub
Epiphyte
Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub
Evergreen sclerophyllous tree
Fern
Forb
Graminoid
Lichen
Needle-leaved shrub
Needle-leaved tree
Palm shrub
Palm tree
Semi-shrub
Succulent forb
Succulent shrub
Succulent tree
Thorn shrub
Thorn tree
Tree fern
Vine/Liana (woody climbers or vines)
aux_observation_homogeneity
varchar (50)
compositional trend across plot
conspicuous inclusions
homogeneous
irregular or pattern mosaic
aux_observation_hydrologicRegime
varchar (30)
Intermittently flooded
Permanently flooded
Permanently flooded - tidal
Saturated
Seasonally flooded
Seasonally saturated
Semipermanently flooded
Temporarily flooded
Tidally flooded
Unknown
Wind-tidally flooded
aux_observation_lichenQuality
varchar (30)
High
High but incomplete
Highest
Low
Moderate
Moderate but incomplete
Not examined
Very incomplete
aux_observation_phenologicAspect
varchar (30)
aestival
autumnal
dry
early wet
irregular ephemeral phase
late wet
Typical growing season
vernal
wet
winter
aux_observation_plotQuality
High
Low
Moderate
aux_observation_plotValidationLevel
varchar (60)
(1) sufficient for determining type occurrence
(2) sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
(3) fully compliant with recommendations
aux_observation_representativeness
varchar (100)
Vegetation differences form similar sites in area owing to environmental heterogeneity
Vegetation differences from similar sites in area owing to chance dispersal to insular habitats.
Vegetation differs from similar sites in area owing to environmental setting
Vegetation typical of similar sites in area
aux_observation_soilDrainage
varchar (30)
Moderately well drained
Poorly drained
Rapidly drained
Somewhat poorly drained
Very poorly drained
Well drained
aux_observation_soilMoistureRegime
varchar (30)
Hydric
Hygric
Mesic
Subhydric
Subhygric
Submesic
Subxeric
Very xeric
Xeric
aux_observation_soilTaxonSrc
varchar (200)
Field observation
Other soil map
USDA county soil survey
aux_observation_standMaturity
varchar (50)
Even-age, aggrading
Mature, even-age
Oldgrowth, all-age
Transition, breakup
Young, regenetative
aux_observation_stemSampleMethod
varchar (30)
Bitterlich
Full census
Other
Point quarter
Random pairs
aux_observation_waterSalinity
varchar (30)
Brackish (0.5-30 ppt)
Freshwater (<0.5 ppt)
Saltwater (>30 ppt)
aux_plantConcept_plantLevel
varchar (20)
Class
Cultivar/Forma
Division
Family
Genus
Kingdom
Order
Section
Species
Species Aggregate
Subclass
Subfamily
Subgenus
Subkingdom
Suborder
Subspecies
Subtribe
Superdivision
Tribe
Variety
aux_plantCorrelation_plantConvergence
varchar (20)
equal
greater than
less than
not equal
overlapping
undetermined
aux_plantStatus_plantConceptStatus
varchar (20)
accepted
not accepted
undetermined
aux_plantUsage_classSystem
varchar (50)
Code
English Common
Other
Scientific
Spanish Common
Scientific without authors
aux_plantUsage_plantNameStatus
varchar (20)
not standard
standard
undetermined
aux_plot_confidentialityStatus
integer
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
aux_plot_geology
varchar (50)
Aeolian Deposits: Aeolian sand flats
Aeolian Deposits: Cover sands
Aeolian Deposits: Dunes
Aeolian Deposits: Loess deposits
Flat (n/a)
Glacial Deposits: Bedrock and till
Glacial Deposits: Deltaic deposits
Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits
Glacial Deposits: Lacustrine and fluvial deposits
Glacial Deposits: Marine deposits
Glacial Deposits: Moraine
Glacial Deposits: Till
Glacial Deposits: Undifferentiated glacial deposit
Igneous Rocks: Dioritic
Igneous Rocks: Gabbroic
Igneous Rocks: Granitic
Metamorphic Rocks: Gneiss
Metamorphic Rocks: Marble
Metamorphic Rocks: Schist
Metamorphic Rocks: Serpentine
Metamorphic Rocks: Slate and Phyllite
Organic Deposits: Marsh: regularly flooded by lake or river
Organic Deposits: Muck
Organic Deposits: Peat
Sedimentary Rocks: Conglomerates and Breccias
Sedimentary Rocks: Gypsum
Sedimentary Rocks: Limestone and Dolomite
Sedimentary Rocks: Marl
Sedimentary Rocks: Sandstone
Sedimentary Rocks: Shale
Sedimentary Rocks: Siltstone
Slope & Modified Deposits: Colluvial
Slope & Modified Deposits: Solifluction, landslide
Slope & Modified Deposits: Talus and scree slopes
Variable
aux_plot_landform
varchar (50)
alluvial fan
alluvial flat
alluvial terrace
backshore terrace
backwater
badlands
bald
bank
bar
barrier beach
barrier flat
barrier island(s)
barrier reef
basin
basin floor
bay
bayou
beach
beach ridge
bench
blowout
bottomlands
butte
caldera
canyon
carolina bay
channel
chenier
chenier plain
cirque
cirque floor
cirque headwall
cliff
coast
coastal plain
col
collapse sinkhole
colluvial shoulder
colluvial slope
cove
cuesta
debris slide
delta
delta plain
depositional levee
depositional stream terrace
depression
desert pavement
dike
doline
dome
drainage
drainage channel (undifferentiated)
draw
drumlin
dune (undifferentiated)
dune field
earth flow
earth hummock
eroded bench
eroding stream channel system
erosional stream terrace
escarpment
esker
estuary
exogenous dome
fan piedmont
fault scarp
fault terrace
fissure
fissure vent
flood plain
fluvial
foothills
foredune
frost creep slope
frost mound
frost scar
gap
glaciated uplands
glacier
gorge
graben
ground moraine
gulch
hanging valley
headland
highland
hills
hillslope bedrock outcrop
hogback
hoodoo
hummock
inlet
inselberg
interdune flat
interfluve
island
kame
kame moraine
kame terrace
karst
karst tower
karst window
kegel karst
kettle
kettled outwash plain
knob
knoll
lagoon
lake
lake bed
lake plain
lake terrace
lateral moraine
lateral scarp (undifferentiated)
lava flow (undifferentiated)
ledge
levee
loess deposit (undifferentiated)
longshore bar
lowland
marine terrace (undifferentiated)
meander belt
meander scar
mesa
mid slope
mima mound
monadnock
moraine (undifferentiated)
mound
mountain valley
mountain(s)
mountain-valley fan
mud flat
noseslope
outwash fan
outwash plain
outwash terrace
oxbow
patterned ground (undifferentiated)
peat dome
periglacial boulderfield
piedmont
pimple mounds
pingo
pinnacle
plain
plateau
playa
polygon (high-centered)
polygon (low-centered)
pothole
raised beach
raised estuary
raised mudflat
raised tidal flat
ravine
relict coastline
ridge
ridge and valley
ridgetop bedrock outcrop
rift valley
rim
riverbed
rock fall avalanche
saddle
sag pond
sandhills
scarp
scarp slope
scour
scoured basin
sea cliff
seep
shoal
shoreline
sinkhole (undifferentiated)
slide
slope
slough
slump and topple prone slope
slump pond
soil creep slope
solution sinkhole
spit
splay
stone circle
stone stripe
stream terrace (undifferentiated)
streambed
subjacent karst collapse sinkhole
subsidence sinkhole
swale
talus
tarn
tidal flat
tidal gut
till plain
toe slope
toe zone (undifferentiated)
transverse dune
trench
trough
valley
valley floor
wave-built terrace
wave-cut platform
aux_plot_placementMethod
varchar (50)
Capture specific feature
Random
Regular
Representative
Stratified random
Transect component
aux_plot_shape
varchar (50)
Circle
Diffuse
Plotless
Rectangular
Square
Transect/Strip
aux_plot_standSize
varchar (50)
Extensive (>100x plot)
Large (10-100x plot)
Small (3-10x plot)
Very Extensive (>1000x plot)
Very small (1-3x plot)
aux_plot_topoPosition
varchar (50)
Backslope (dipslope)
Basin floor (depression)
Channel bed (narrow valley bottom, gully arroyo)
Channel wall (bank)
High level (mesa)
High slope (shoulder slope, upper slope, convex creep slope)
Interfluve (crest, summit, ridge)
Low level (terrace)
Lowslope (lower slope, foot slope, colluvial footslope)
Midslope (transportational midslope, middle slope)
Step in slope (ledge, terracette)
Toeslope (alluvial toeslope)
aux_soilObs_soilHorizon
varchar (15)
A
B
C
E
L
O
R
aux_soilObs_soilTexture
varchar (20)
Clay
Clay loam
Loam
Muck
Peat
Sand
Sandy loam
Silt loam
aux_taxonInterpretation_interpretationType
varchar (30)
Author
Computer (automated)
Correction
Finer resolution
Simplification for analysis
Taxonomic revision
aux_telephone_phoneType
varchar (20)
Cell
Fax
Home
Not specified
Secretary
Work
aux_userDefined_userDefinedCategory
varchar (30)
Disturbance & land use
Environment
Geology & geomorphology
Moisture
Not specified
Soil, chemical attributes
Soil, physical attributes
Subplots
Topography
aux_userDefined_userDefinedName
varchar (50)
Depth to permafrost
Microbial biomass
Slope convexity