Table 2 Structure of the Locations table, which contains details about each site where trait observations were made.
From: The Octocoral Trait Database: a global database of trait information for octocoral species
Variable | Value |
|---|---|
location_id | An ID for each location in which trait data was collected. It can be cross-referenced with the location_id column from the core OctocoralTraits v2.2 table (described in Table 1). Since this data descriptor was intended to be integrated with existing data for Scleractinian corals in the Coral Trait Database, we developed a code to prevent duplicates. Specifically, whenever a location was already present, the same ID number was used in this data descriptor. For locations not previously present, new numbers were assigned in order and preceded by the letters “l” (e.g., l1, l2, l3). |
location_name | A unique name for each location in which trait data was collected. |
latitude / longitude | Two columns describing the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates of each location in decimal degrees format. Except for global and regional estimates (i.e., Mediterranean Sea), locations have coordinates associated, which can be exact or representative of a larger area (e.g., Lizard Island, NE Australia) when exact coordinates are not reported in the study. |
