Table 4 Column descriptions of the dataset.
From: A geospatial dataset of lichen key attributes in the Earth’s three poles
Column name | Description | Data type |
|---|---|---|
Polar | The pole to which lichen species belong: Antarctic, Arctic, or Tibetan Plateau | String |
Scientific name | Scientific name of the species | String |
Latitude/Longitude | Geolocation of the lichen record | floating point |
Ecoregion name | Name of Ecoregion according to the Ecoregions 2017 dataset | String |
Biome name | Name of Biome according to the Ecoregions 2017 dataset | String |
Growth form | Lichen species exhibit growth form that fall into three types: crustose, foliose or fruticose | String |
Color type | Lichen species exhibit colors that fall into four types: pale, green, bright or dark | String |
OccurrenceID | The unique identifier of each piece of recorded data in the GBIF | String |
