dataset1: Documentation of data file - ecodata.rda
ecodata.RdThis data file is consider as raw data file after merging and removing duplicate records of all data sources. e.g. this file is an output of occurrence records of mollusc species "Mexacanthina lugubris" with all modern records extracted from GBIF, OBIS, IDIGBIO and InvertEBase
Format
A data frame with 1115 rows and 19 variables:
- X
index
- basisOfRecord
Type of record (e.g., preserved specimen, fossil)
- occurrenceStatus
Presence or absence of the organism
- institutionCode
Code of the institution that holds the record
- verbatimEventDate
Original recorded date of the event
- scientificName
Full scientific name of the organism
- individualCount
Number of individuals observed
- organismQuantity
Reported quantity of the organism
- abundance
Calculated or standardized abundance value
- decimalLatitude
Latitude in decimal degrees
- decimalLongitude
Longitude in decimal degrees
- coordinateUncertaintyInMeters
Uncertainty in coordinates (meters)
- locality
Named place where the occurrence was recorded
- verbatimLocality
Original text for locality description
- municipality
Municipality or town of the occurrence
- county
County where the record was observed
- stateProvince
State or province name
- country
Country name
- cleaned_catalog
Standardized catalog number for de-duplication