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ConceptualModel

BiodiversityandConservationDataModel

SummaryDescriptionofThematicGroups

BiodiversityUnitGroup

Thebiodiversityunitisanelementofnaturaldiversitythatisdescribedforconservationpurposes.Differenttypesofbiodiversityunitshavebeenidentifiedinthemodel,rangingfromorganismsandcommunitiestodefinedareas.Characteristicsofbiodiversityunits,suchasconservationstatusandeconomicvalue,areincorporatedintheBiodiversityUnitClass.Abiodiversityunitcanbedescribedbyoneormorenames;similarly,aparticularnamecanbeassociatedwithmorethanonebiodiversityunit.Informationonnames（e.g.,thehierarchytowhichitbelongs）isincludedintheNameClass.Dataonbiodiversityunitsisobtainedthroughdiscreteobservations,whichcanbeusedtodefinebroaderdistributions.

ObservationsGroup

DetailedinformationonsightingsofbiodiversityunitsisdocumentedinclassesintheObservationsGroup.Observationsofbiodiversityunitscanbecomprisedofmultiplesightings（registrations）thatoccurduringthesameperiodoftime.Descriptionsoftheobservation,aswellasdataontheobservationmethodsandlocation（e.g.,physicalandenvironmentalconditions）areincludedintheObservationOrInformationClass.Datarelatedtotheperson（s）thatmadeobservations（suchas,contactinformationandcredentials）isrecordedintheObserverGroupClass.TheQualityClassisusedforindicatingthevalue/validityofobservationinformation,alongwiththecredentialsofthepersonthatmadethequalityassessment.

Registrationdataforindividualsighting（s）thatmaycompriseanobservation（suchaswhetherthedataresultedfromapositivesightingorconfirmedabsence）isincorporatedintheRegistrationClass.Registrationscanbemadeforspeciesand/ornonspeciesentities.Informationcollected（e.g.,count,andpopulationstructure）foraparticularregistrationofaspeciesbiodiversityunitisincludedintheSpeciesGroupClass.Typesofnonspeciesentitiesidentifiedinthemodelarehabitat,process,ecosystem,andthreat;descriptiveinformationontheseentitiesisincorporatedintheNonSpeciesEntityClass.

DistributionGroup

Distributionfeaturesaredevelopedtorepresentthelocationandextentofbiodiversityunitsforspecifiedperiodsoftime,insomecasesdeterminedonthebasisofobservationdata.Fourgeneraltypesofdistributionfeatureshavebeenidentifiedinthemodel:

known,potential,predicted,andhistorical.Specificdataonthestatusofabiodiversityunitduringadesignatedtimeperiod（e.g.,numberofindividuals,successionalstage）isincludedintheDistribution（feature）Class,alongwithdescriptionsofthedistributionareaandmethodsusedfordeterminingitslocation.

Additionalinformationrelatedtooneormoredistributionfeaturesiscontainedinfourseparateclassesthatareassociatedwiththefeature（s）throughtheDistributionObjectClass,whichdesignatesspecifictimeperiodsforeachsetofinformation.Datadescribingnaturallyoccurringconditions（suchashabitatandprocesses）intheareasassociatedwithdistributionfeaturesisincludedintheBiologicalContextClass.ThePhysicalContextClasscapturesdatarelatedtothephysicalcharacteristicsofdistributionareas,includingelevation,microclimate,andprocesses.ConditionsthatresultfromconservationactionsareincorporatedintheConservationContextClass.DistributionTrendisthefinalentityrelatedtodistributionfeaturesthroughtheDistributionObjectClass,anddiffersfromthethreecontextclassesinthattheattributesprovideinformationonchangesinthebiodiversityunititselfovertime,suchasvariationsinthenumberofindividualsorthesuccessionalstage.

AreaGroup

Areasaregeographicfeaturesthatintersectthelocationsofbiodiversityunits,representedasdistributions.Twotypesofareashavebeenidentifiedinthemodel–administrativeareasandnaturebasedareas–dependingonhowtheboundariesaredetermined.Inaddition,timeperiodsthatdescribewhentheseareasareineffectmaybespecifiedinarelatedAreaClass.Administrativeareasaredefinedbyanagencyforaparticularprojectorpurpose,andincludesuchtypesasresearch,management,planning,andmitigation.Nature-basedareasaredelineatedonthebasisofnaturalfeatures,suchaswatersheds,stopovers,islands,andecoregions.Pertinentinformation,includingbiodiversitysignificance,disturbance,andconservationgoalsandpriorities,isincorporatedintheAdministrativeAreaandNatureBasedAreaClasses.Variousothergeopoliticalareasarerecognizedbutnotdefinedinthemodel（e.g.,soil,climate,political,landuse）;thesegeographicdatasetswillbeobtainedfromexternaldataproviders.

BiodiversityUnitGroup

Class

（Type）

Inherits

From

Attribute

AttributeType

Description

BiodiversityUnit

Object

Atableusedforstoringcommonattributesofbiodiversityunits

NameText

String

Nameofbiodiversityunit

BiodiversityUnitType

BiodiversityUnitTypes

Domain

Organism,Community,DefinedArea,Other

BiodiversityUnitID

String

Uniqueidentifierforabiodiversityunit

BiodiversityUnitDescription

String

Descriptionofbiodiversityunit

Identification

String

Descriptionofthegeneralappearanceanddistinguishingcharacteristicsusedinidentifyingthebiodiversityunit

Habitat

Characteristics

String

Characteristicsofthehabitatutilizedbythebiodiversityunit

EcologicalCharacteristics

String

Ecologicalandenvironmentalcharacteristicsofthebiodiversityunit

GeographicRange

String

Geographicrangeofthebiodiversityunit

Economic

ValueOrImpact

String

Economicvalueorimpactofthebiodiversityunit

ConservationStatus

String

Thestatusofconservationeffortsforthebiodiversityunit

InteractionID

String

Identifierofanotherinteractingbiodiversityunit

ReferenceID

String

Identifierofreferenceforbiodiversityunit

Name

Object

Atableusedforstoringcommonattributesfornames

NameText

String

Textofscientificname

NameType

NameTypesDomain

Needtocomeupwithdomainvalues

NameID

String

Uniqueidentifierforaname

Description

String

Descriptionofthename

Hierarchy

String

Hierarchytowhichthedescribednamebelongs

Authorship

String

Authorshipofthedescribedname

Original

Publication

Reference

String

Nameoftheoriginalpublishedreferenceforthedescribedname

OriginalPublicationDate

Date

Originalpublicationdateofthedescribedname

BasonymReference

String

Referencefortheoriginal,validlypublishednameofthetaxon

Typification

String

Attributesofthetypespecimen

NomenclaturalStatus

String

Thestatusofthenomenclatureforthedescribedname

Notes

String

Commentsrelatedtothedescribedname

AreaGroup

Class

（Type）

Inherits

From

Attribute

AttributeType

Description

Area

（AbstractFeature）

Feature

Abstractclassholdingcommonattributesforareas

AreaName

String

Nameofthearea

StartDateTime

Date

Beginningdatethatanareaisineffect

EndDateTime

Date

Lastdatethatanareaisineffect

AdministrativeArea

Area

Atableusedforholdingcommonattributesforareasdefinedforaspecificprojectorpurpose

ProjectOr

LifecycleStatus

String

Statusorlifecycleofprojectassociatedwiththeadministrativearea

Agency

String

Agencyassociatedwiththeadministrativearea

ConservationGoal

String

Conservationgoalfortheadministrativearea

ConservationPriority

String

Conservationpriorityfortheadministrativearea

EcologicalDescription

String

Descriptionoftheecologicalcharacteristicsoftheadministrativearea

AreaType

AdminAreaTypes

Domain

Planning,Restoration,Mitigation,Development,ManagedArea,Research,Protected,Stewardship,Sustainability,Conservation

Area,Project

NatureBased

Area

Area

Atableusedforholdingcommonattributesforareasdefinedonthebasisofnaturalfeaturesandcharacteristics

Condition

String

Conditionofthenaturebasedarea

Disturbance

String

Disturbanceevidentinthenaturebasedarea

Conservation

Status

String

Conservationstatusofthenaturebasedarea

OwnerName

String

Nameofowner（s）ofthenaturebasedarea

OwnershipType

String

Typeofownershipofthenaturebasedarea（e.g.,feesimple,lease,trust）

BiodiversitySignificance

String

Biodiversitysignificanceofthenaturebasedarea

ConservationPriority

String

Conservationpriorityofthenaturebasedarea

SourceID

String

Identifierforsourceofinformationonthenaturebasedarea

AreaType

Nature

BasedArea

Types

Domain

EcoRegion,Landscape,NaturalArea,Watershed,Stopover,Anomaly,BiodiversityHotspot,Island,Enimism,Diversity

Climate*

Area

Datasetcomprisedofareasubdivisionsdefinedaccordingtoclimate

Political*

Area

Datasetcomprisedofareasubdivisionsdefinedaccordingtopoliticaljurisdictions

Forestry*

Area

Datasetcomprisedofareasubdivisionsdefinedaccordingtoforestryunits

SocioEconomic*

Area

Datasetcomprisedofareasubdivisionsdefinedaccordingtosocioeconomicfactors

Geology*

Area

Datasetcomprisedofareasubdivisionsdefinedaccordingtogeology

Soil*

Area

Datasetcomprisedofareasubdivisionsdefinedaccordingtosoil

Hydrology*

Area

Datasetcomprisedofareasubdivisionsdefinedaccordingtohydrology

Transportation*

Area

Datasetcomprisedofareasubdivisionsdefinedaccordingtotransportation

LandParcel*

Area

Datasetcomprisedofareasubdivisionsdefinedaccordingtolandparcels

LandUse