Table 3 Description of columns in the file ‘species.csv’ that contains information on the species found with SIBES.

From: SIBES: Long-term and large-scale monitoring of intertidal macrozoobenthos and sediment in the Dutch Wadden Sea

SPECIES.CSV

column

description

sibes_id

unique identifier assigned to a specific taxon

name

scientific name

short_name

abbreviated scientific name

aphia_id

identifier of species in WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species: www.marinespecies.org

taxonomic_group

taxonomic group: bivalve, crustacea, echinodermata, gastropoda, nemertea, oligochaeta, phoronida, polychaete, polyplacophora, and pycnogonida

taxonomic_indentification_level

finest level of guaranteed taxonomic identification

year_added

the year the species or group was included

occurance

number of samples the species was present

occupancy

percentage of samples the species was present

weight_is_measured

whether the weight is measured: TRUE or FALSE

length_measuring_method_id

method to measure length: 1 = maximum distance on the anterior-posterior axis, 2 = distance between rostrum and tale, 3 = maximum width of carapace, 4 = maximum length of the longest arms, 5 = width of the disc, 6 = max length

min_shell_length_to_separate_flesh

minimum shell length to separate shell and flesh for bivalves

missing_afdm_method_id

method to predict missing AFDM measurements: 12 = average, 24 = LOESS, 25 = average historical value

remarks

remarks on species and taxonomic grouping