Table: Field Data Protocol 1 BE

Field Data Protocol 1 Belgium

1. Column Sampling was added and fileld with {NULL} in order to create a standardised data structure in all files (field-data-protocol-1-be.xlsx, field-data-protocol-1-pt.xlsx and field-data-protocol-1-uk.xlsx) that contain the same information.

1. Missing values in column Sampling (246 occurrences) were replaced by {NULL}.
2. Missing values (29339 occurrences) in all columns describing a plant species were replaced by {NULL}.
3. The attribute "Schrub" (21 occurrences) was changed to "Shrub" on the assumption that it was a spelling error.

1. For column Plant community it is unclear, which taxonomy (data standard) has been used for the attributes describing the various plant communities. The data provider is requested to make this information available.
2. For column ID it is unclear, what the identifier refers to. The data provider is requested to make this information available.
3. For column Species it is unclear, if a particular nomenclature has been used for the names of the species. The data provider is requested to make this information available, if possible.
4. For column lifeform it is unclear, which taxonomy (data standard) has been used for the attributes describing the life form of a particular plant species. The data provider is requested to make this information available, if possible.
5. For column value it is unclear, what the reported variable actually is and in which unit it is provided.