Table 5 Structure of the Trait table, which contains details about each measured trait.
From: The Octocoral Trait Database: a global database of trait information for octocoral species
Variable | Value |
|---|---|
trait_name | The name for each trait for which data was compiled. |
traitclass_id | Whether a trait is Biomechanical, Morphological, Geographical, Ecological, Reproductive, Physiological, about the Conservation Status of the species, or Contextual. |
trait_description | The definition of a given trait in the data descriptor. |
accepted_values | The values that are accepted for a given trait (see Table S1), which in the case of categorical traits may be restricted. |
trait_id | An ID for each trait on the data descriptor. It can be cross-referenced with trait_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 Scleractinians in the Coral Trait Database, we developed a code to prevent duplicates. Specifically, whenever a trait was already present, the same ID number was used in this data descriptor. For traits not previously present, new numbers were assigned in order and preceded by the letters “t “(e.g., t1,t2, t3). |
editor | The editor that is responsible for that trait. |
trait_editor_id | An ID for each trait editor. It can be cross-referenced with the trait_editor_id.csv interrelated table, where additional information from the editors is shown. |
