Fields Available

The following table shows all the fields currently available for creating templates. If you want to add new fields, please contact an administrator.

ID	name	definition	var type	unit	rules	present in
1	data_provider	The person and/or company who provided the data. For multiple providers, enter individual providers in consecutive columns	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
2	contact_name	The person to contact about the data. For multiple contacts, enter individual contacts in consecutive columns	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
3	contact_email	The contact email of the person to contact about the data. For multiple email addresses, enter individual email addresses in consecutive columns	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
4	collector	The person(s) responsible for sampling. Enter names of different people in consecutive columns	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
5	identifier	The person(s) who identified the biota. Enter names of different people in consecutive columns	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS saisie_labo
6	coder	The person(s) who entered the data into the IRBAS templates. Enter names of different people in consecutive columns	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
7	project	The project associated with the sampling. For multiple projectss, enter individual projects in consecutive columns	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
8	author_s	The author(s) of the reference(s) associated with the data For multiple authors of the same reference, separate their names with commas. For multiple references, enter the requested data for individual references in consecutive columns, retaining the same order as that indicated in other 'reference' fields (author_s, publication_year, title, edition, reference_type, publication_repository)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
9	publication_year	The publication year of the reference(s) associated with the data. For multiple references, enter the requested data for individual references in consecutive columns, retaining the same order as that indicated in other 'reference' fields (author_s, publication_year, title, edition, reference_type, publication_repository)	int	YYYY	No rules associated	IRBAS
10	title	The title of the reference(s) associated with the data. For multiple references, enter individual references in consecutive columns, retaining the same order as that indicated in other 'reference' fields (author_s, publication_year, title, edition, reference_type, publication_repository)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
11	edition	The edition parameters of the reference(s) associated with the data. For multiple references, enter the requested data for individual references in consecutive columns, retaining the same order as that indicated in other 'reference' fields (author_s, publication_year, title, edition, reference_type, publication_repository)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
12	reference_type	The reference type of the reference(s) associated with the data. For multiple references, enter the requested data for individual references in consecutive columns, retaining the same order as that indicated in other 'reference' fields (author_s, publication_year, title, edition, reference_type, publication_repository)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
13	publication_repository	The physical or electronic location of the reference(s) associated with the data. For multiple references, enter the requested data for individual references in consecutive columns, retaining the same order as that indicated in other 'reference' fields (author_s, publication_year, title, edition, reference_type, publication_repository)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
14	availability	Indicates whether the data are available to users other than the provider and IRBAS administrators	int	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
15	site_name	name of the site	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
16	location_name	name of the location sampled within the site	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
17	flow_station_name	name of the flow gauging station	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
18	flow_station_code	code name of the flow gauging station	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
19	rainfall_station_name	name of the rainfall gauging station	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
20	rainfall_station_code	code name of the rainfall gauging station	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
21	temperature_station_name	name of the temperature gauging station	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
22	temperature_station_code	code name of the temperature gauging station	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
23	catchment_name	name of the catchment (= watershed = river basin) in which the site and river are located	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
24	climate	The climate class for the location, based on its co-ordinates and the updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification by Peel et al. (2007) (available at: http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html). You can download a Google-Earth layer of this map (available at: http://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/mpeel/koppen.html) so you can quickly check the climate class of your sampling locations based on their coordinates	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
25	USconfluence_distance	distance from location or station to nearest upstream confluence	float	km	No rules associated	IRBAS
26	source_distance	distance from location or station to source of stream/river if no upstream confluence(s)	float	km	No rules associated	IRBAS
27	mouth_distance	distance from location or station to river mouth (at coastline)	float	km	No rules associated	IRBAS
28	DSconfluence_distance	distance from location or station to nearest downstream confluence (or river mouth if no downstream confluences)	float	km	No rules associated	IRBAS
29	lat_station	The latitude of the flow, rainfall or temperature station (datum : WGS84). Mandatory if a flow, rainfall or temperature station_name or station_code has been provided	char	dec.deg.	No rules associated	IRBAS
30	long_station	The longitude of the flow, rainfall or temperature station (datum : WGS84). Mandatory if a flow, rainfall or temperature station_name or station_code has been provided	char	dec.deg.	No rules associated	IRBAS
31	flow_regime	The flow regime (perennial flow or otherwise) at the location or flow-station location over the period indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. Perennial implies surface water does not cease to flow at the location; non-perenial that surface water ceases to flow at the location.	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
32	flow_regime_timespan	The relevant time span to which the 'flow-regime' information applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
33	water_regime	The water regime (permanent presence of water or otherwise) at the location over the period indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. If the flow regime is perennial, the water regime must be permanent. If the flow regime is non-perennial, the water regime can be permanent (e.g. locations that are persistant pools) or non-permanent (e.g. locations in which streambeds dry)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
34	water_regime_timespan	The relevant timespan to which the 'water-regime' information applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
35	geoclass	Geographic and geologic class of intermittency for the location, as defined by Larned et al. 2010 (does not apply to those perennially flowing)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
36	intermittency_origin	Primary mechanism(s) controlling water loss at the location, as defined by Larned et al. 2010 (does not apply to those perennially flowing)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
37	discharge_mean_annual	Mean annual discharge over a set time period as indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. Data are derived from a flow-gauging station	float	m3 s^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
38	discharge_mean_annual_timespan	The relevant timespan and timestep to which the 'discharge_mean_annual' statistic applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
39	discharge_min_annual	Mean minimum annual discharge over a set time period as indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. Data are derived from a flow-gauging station	float	m3 s^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
40	discharge_min_annual_timespan	The relevant timespan and timestep to which the 'discharge_min_annual' statistic applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
41	discharge_max_annual	Mean maximum annual discharge over a set time period as indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. Data are derived from a flow-gauging station	float	m3 s^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
42	discharge_max_annual_timespan	The relevant timespan and timestep to which the 'discharge_max_annual' statistic applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
43	ZFD_mean_annual	Mean annual number of zero flow days over a set time period as indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. Data are derived from a flow-gauging station	int	days	No rules associated	IRBAS
44	ZFD_mean_annual_timespan	The relevant timespan and timestep to which the 'ZFD_mean_annual' statistic applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
45	ZFD_min_annual	Mean minimum annual number of zero flow days over a set time period as indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. Data are derived from a flow-gauging station	int	days	No rules associated	IRBAS
46	ZFD_min_annual_timespan	The relevant timespan and timestep to which the 'ZFD_min_annual' statistic applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
47	ZFD_max_annual	Mean maximum annual number of zero flow days over a set time period as indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. Data are derived from a flow-gauging station	int	days	No rules associated	IRBAS
48	ZFD_max_annual_timespan	The relevant timespan and timestep to which the 'ZFD_max_annual' statistic applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
49	rainfall_mean_annual	Mean annual precipitation over a set time period as indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. Data are derived from a rainfall-gauging station	float	mm	No rules associated	IRBAS
50	rainfall_mean_annual_timespan	The relevant timespan and timestep to which the 'rainfall_mean_annual' statistic applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
51	rainfall_min_annual	Mean minimum annual precipitation over a set time period as indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. Data are derived from a rainfall-gauging station	float	mm	No rules associated	IRBAS
52	rainfall_min_annual_timespan	The relevant timespan and timestep to which the 'rainfall_min_annual' statistic applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
53	rainfall_max_annual	Mean maximum annual precipitation over a set time period as indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. Data are derived from a rainfall-gauging station	float	mm	No rules associated	IRBAS
54	rainfall_max_annual_timespan	The relevant timespan and timestep to which the 'rainfall_max_annual' statistic applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
55	temperature_mean_annual	Mean annual temperature over a set time period as indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. Data are derived from a temperature-gauging station	float	°C	No rules associated	IRBAS
56	temperature_mean_annual_timespan	The relevant timespan and timestep to which the 'temperature_mean_annual' statistic applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
57	temperature_min_annual	Mean minimum annual temperature over a set time period as indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. Dare are derived from a temperature-gauging station	float	°C	No rules associated	IRBAS
58	temperature_min_annual_timespan	The relevant timespan and timestep to which the 'temperature_min_annual' statistic applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
59	temperature_max_annual	Mean maximum annual temperature over a set time period as indicated in the associated 'timespan' field. Data are from a temperature-gauging station	float	°C	No rules associated	IRBAS
60	temperature_max_annual_timespan	The relevant timespan and timestep to which the 'temperature_max_annual' statistic applies	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
61	LULC	main land/water use or land cover at the location or station (in the riparian zone and surrounding lands within a 1km radius of the sampling location, taken from each river bank) and as applicable to the period indicated in the associated 'timespan' field	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
62	LULC_timespan	The relevant timespan to which the 'LULC' information applies. The timespan will usually equal the period over which your study was conducted.	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
63	human_mod_level	qualitative assessment of degree of human modification to flow regime and/or environmental habitat at and surrounding the location or station, as applicable to the period indicated in the associated 'timespan' field	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
64	human_mod_level_timespan	The relevant timespan to which the 'human_mod_level' information applies. The timespan will usually equal the period over which your study was conducted.	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
65	flow_impact_US	qualitative determination that the flow regime at the location is under significant impact from upstream human activities (e.g. major dam, groundwater abstraction), as applicable to the period indicated in the associated 'timespan' field	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
66	flow_impact_US_timespan	The relevant timespan to which the 'flow_impact_US' information applies. The timespan will usually equal the period over which your study was conducted.	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
67	WQ_impact_US	qualitative determination that the water quality at the location is under significant impact from upstream human activities (e.g. mining, dredging), as applicable to the period indicated in the associated 'timespan' field	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
68	WQ_impact_US_timespan	The relevant timespan to which the 'WQ_impact_US' information applies. The timespan will usually equal the period over which your study was conducted.	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
69	mean_annual_ZF_dur	mean duration of zero fow at the location per year, in months, and as applicable to the period indicated in the associated 'timespan' field	float	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
70	mean_annual_ZF_dur_timespan	The relevant timespan to which the 'mean_annual_ZF_dur' information applies. The timespan will usually equal the period over which your study was conducted.	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
71	mean_annual_dry_dur	mean duration of dry conditions (no surface water) at the location per year, in months, and as applicable to the period indicated in the associated 'timespan' field	float	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
72	mean_annual_dry_dur_timespan	The relevant timespan to which the 'mean_annual_dry_dur' information applies. The timespan will usually equal the period over which your study was conducted.	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
73	ZF_season	the most common flow-cessation season for the location, using seasons as previously defined, and as applicable to the period indicated in the associated 'timespan' field	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
74	ZF_season_timespan	The relevant timespan to which the 'ZF_season' information applies. The timespan will usually equal the period over which your study was conducted.	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
75	ZF_regularity	regularity of flow cessation events at the location, and as applicable to the period indicated in the associated 'timespan' field	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
76	ZF_regularity_timespan	The relevant timespan to which the 'ZF_regularity' information applies. The timespan will usually equal the period over which your study was conducted.	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
77	discrete_ZF_period_timespan	The time period describing an individual zero-flow event at the location, as indicated by a start date (commencement of the zero-flow period) and an end date (end of the zero-flow period)	int	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
78	discrete_dry_period_timespan	The time period describing an individual no-surface-water event (i.e. when the riverbed is dry) at the location, as indicated by a start date (commencement of the dry period) and an end date (end of the dry period)	int	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
79	replicat_number	number of replicat	int	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
80	sample_name	name of the sample replicate (a unique identifier that follows naming convention rules)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
81	sampling_date_start	date sampling began for this sample	char	yyyy-mm-dd	No rules associated	IRBAS
82	sampling_date_end	date sampling ended for this sample (leave blank if same date as the start date but do not delete the column)	char	yyyy-mm-dd	No rules associated	IRBAS
83	sampling_season	season of sampling based on the date (month) in which sampling was conducted, using the meteorological seasons only (starting on the 1st day of Dec, Mar, Jun, Sep) and according to southern or northern hemisphere location	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
84	water_state	water state of sampling location across entire width of wetted or active channel	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
85	flow_state	flow state of sampling location across entire width of wetted or active channel	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
86	sampling_strategy	overall strategy (design) used to locate samples of this type (i.e. how were the positions of individual samples within a location chosen?)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
87	sampling_strategy_coverage	strategy used to collect samples of this type (additional information to sampling_strategy)	char	YYYY	No rules associated	IRBAS
88	sampling_strategy_processing	strategy used to collect and/or process samples of this type (additional information to sample_strategy_coverage)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
89	sampling_strategy_treatment	experimental treatment subjected or applicable to samples of this type. Leave blank if this does not apply (but do not delete the column)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
90	sampling_protocol	method used to collect samples of type "physicochemsity" and "cover description". Leave blank if this does not apply to your sample type e.g. "waterbody dimensions" (but do not delete the column)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
91	sampling_zone	the general type of environment ('zone') in which the sample was taken	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
92	sampling_habitat	type of habitat(s) sampled to collect this type of sample	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
93	number_samples	number of individual samples from which the data corresponding to this sample is derived (1 when the sample is a unique replicate, >1 when the sample data is a mean of mulitple replicates). Leave blank if this does not apply (but do not delete the column)	int	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
94	quantitative_sampling_depth	quantitative depth in water, soil or sediment at which sample was taken (from the water surface for water samples, from the bed or soil surface if sediment or soil samples). Leave blank if this does not apply (but do not delete the column)	float	m	No rules associated	IRBAS
95	qualitative_sampling_depth	qualitative depth at which sample was taken. Leave blank if this does not apply (but do not delete the column)	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
96	area_sampled	area from which the sample was obtained. Leave blank if this does not apply (but do not delete the column)	float	m²	No rules associated	IRBAS
97	volume_sampled	volume from which the sample was obtained. Leave blank if this does not apply (but do not delete the column)	float	m³	No rules associated	IRBAS
98	time_per_sample	time taken to obtain the sample. Leave blank if this does not apply (but do not delete the column)	float	min	No rules associated	IRBAS
99	TN	Total nitrogen concentration in a water sample determined in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
100	TKN	Total Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration in a water sample determined in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
101	TP	Total phosphorus concentration in a water sample determined in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
102	TC	Total carbon concentration in a water sample determined in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
103	TON	Total organic nitrogen concentration in a water sample determined in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
104	TOP	Total organic phosphorus concentration in a water sample determined in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
105	TOC	Total organic carbon concentration in a water sample determined in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
106	DOP	Dissolved organic phosphorus concentration in a water sample determined in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
107	DOC	Dissolved organic carbon concentration in a water sample determined in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
108	NH4	ammonium nitrogen (NH4-N) concentration in a water sample measured in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
109	NOX	nitrate plus nitrite nitrogen concentration in a water sample measured in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
110	NO2	nitrite nitrogen concentration in a water sample measured in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
111	NO3	nitrate nitrogen concentration in a water sample measured in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
112	SP	soluble phosphorus (soluble reactive plus soluble unreactive phosphorus, or orthophosphate) concentration in a water sample measured in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
113	DIP_SRP	dissolved inorganic phosphorus (soluble reactive phosphorus) concentration in a water sample measured in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
114	SO4	sulfate sulfur concentration in a water sample measured in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
115	Cl	chloride concentration in a water sample measured in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
116	DL_TN	Lower detection limit for TN. Mandatory if a TN value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
117	DL_TKN	Lower detection limit for TKN. Mandatory if a TKN value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
118	DL_TP	Lower detection limit for TP. Mandatory if a TP value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
119	DL_TC	Lower detection limit for TC. Mandatory if a TC value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
120	DL_TON	Lower detection limit for TON. Mandatory if a TON value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
121	DL_TOP	Lower detection limit for TOP. Mandatory if a TOP value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
122	DL_TOC	Lower detection limit for TOC. Mandatory if a TOC value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
123	DL_DOP	Lower detection limit for DOP. Mandatory if a DOP value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
124	DL_DOC	Lower detection limit for DOC. Mandatory if a DOC value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
125	DL_NH4	Lower detection limit for NH4. Mandatory if a NH4 value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
126	DL_NOX	Lower detection limit for NOX. Mandatory if a NOX value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
127	DL_NO2	Lower detection limit for NO2. Mandatory if a NO2 value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
128	DL_NO3	Lower detection limit for NO3. Mandatory if a NO3 value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
129	DL_SP	Lower detection limit for SP. Mandatory if a SP value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
130	DL_DIP_SRP	Lower detection limit for DIP_SRP. Mandatory if a DIP_SRP value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
131	DL_SO4	Lower detection limit for SO4. Mandatory if a SO4 value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
132	DL_Cl	Lower detection limit for Cl. Mandatory if a Cl value has been provided	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
133	mean_depth_thalweg	mean water depth at thalweg	float	m	No rules associated	IRBAS
134	mean_wetted_width	mean width of wetted channel	float	m	No rules associated	IRBAS
135	SWGW_difference	height difference between the stream water level immediately outside of the piezometer(tube) and the water level in the piezometer(tube) sunk into the saturated sediments beneath the streambed. Positive values indicate the water level in the piezometer is is higher than the stream stage (groundwater is moving into the stream) and negative values that the water level is lower (stream water is moving into the saturated sediments)	float	cm	No rules associated	IRBAS
136	VHG	SWGW_difference divided by the depth (in cm) from the streambed to the bottom of piezometer for a solid pipe open at the bottom (or to the midpoint of the perforations or screened section for a piezometer with a slotted or perforated design). A positive value indicates upwelling and a negative value indicates downwelling	float	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
137	pH	pH of the water measured in situ with standard equipment	float	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
138	electrical_conductivity	electrical conductivity of the water measured in situ with standard equipment	float	uS cm^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
139	specific_conductance	electrical conductivity at 25 degrees Celcius of the water measured in situ with standard equipment	float	uS cm^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
140	temperature	temperature of the water collected with standard equipment	float	°C	No rules associated	IRBAS
141	dissolved_oxygen_saturated	dissolved oxygen (as % saturation) of the water collected with standard equipment	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
142	dissolved_oxygen_ppm	dissolved oxygen concentration of the water collected with standard equipment	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
143	Secchi	Water transparancy measured by Secchi disc	float	m	No rules associated	IRBAS
144	turbidity	Turbidity of the water column using the Nephelometric method in situ	float	NTU	No rules associated	IRBAS
145	discharge	discharge in the water column measured in situ	float	m3 s^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
146	discharge_from_gauge	discharge in the water column as derived from a flow gauge	float	m³ s^⁻2	No rules associated	IRBAS
147	chlorophyll_fluorescence	Chlorophyll a in the water column measured by optical fluorescence in situ	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
148	alkalinity	bicarbonate plus carbonate concentration in a water sample determined in the laboratory using standard methods	float	meq L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
149	hardness	calcium plus magnesium concentration in a water sample determined in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
150	total_suspended_solids	Sum of all suspended solids in a water sample determined in the laboratiry using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
151	chlorophyll_concentration	Chlorophyll a concentration in a water sample determined spectrophometrically in the laboratory using standard methods	float	mg L^⁻1	No rules associated	IRBAS
152	fine_sediment	Mean percentage of fine sediment (clay, silt, sand) in the location sampled	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
153	clay	Mean percentage of clay (<0.004mm) in the location sampled	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
154	silt	Mean percentage of silt (0.004-0.06mm) in the location sampled	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
155	sand	Mean percentage of sand (0.06-2mm) in the location sampled	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
156	gravel	Mean percentage of gravel (2-16mm) in the location sampled	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
157	pebble	Mean percentage of pebble (16-64mm) in the location sampled	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
158	cobble	Mean percentage of cobble (64-256mm) in the location sampled	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
159	boulder	Mean percentage of boulder (>256mm) in the location sampled	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
160	bedrock	Mean percentage of bedrock in the habitat sampled	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
161	macrophytes	Mean percentage of aquatic macrophytes in the habitat sampled	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
162	bare	Mean percentage of bare riverbed in the habitat sampled	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
163	detritus	Mean percentage of leaf litter (detritus) in the location sampled	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
164	canopy_cover	Mean percentage of the wetted channel shaded by the riparian canopy	float	%	No rules associated	IRBAS
165	type_of_abundance_data	type of abundance data	char	unitless	No rules associated	IRBAS
166	life_stage	life stage	char	unitless	CHOICES: larva, adult, exuvia, pupa, undetermined	saisie_labo
167	velocity40	the water column velocity measured at 40% of the water depth above the bed	double	m s^-1	From -4m s-1 to +4 m s-1	Not use
168	strahler_stream_order	Strahler stream order which assesses the stream size based on a hierarchy of tributaries	int	unitless	From 1 to 12	Not use
169	watertype	watertype	char	unitless	CHOICES: running_water, standing_water, wetland, ground_water, terrestrial	Not use
170	weather	prevailing weather trend at the time of sampling	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
171	cpom_conservation	CPOM removal during sample cleaning on the field	boolean	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
172	type_of_value	modalité possible: count/estimation	char	unitless	No rules associated	saisie_labo
173	sieve_63_value	counted or mesured value in sieve 63 µm	double	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
174	sieve_250_value	counted or mesured value in sieve 250 µm	double	unitless	No rules associated	saisie_labo
175	sieve_500_value	counted or mesured value in sieve 500 µm	double	unitless	No rules associated	saisie_labo
176	sieve_2000_value	counted or mesured value in sieve 2000 µm	double	unitless	No rules associated	saisie_labo
177	slope_perc	slope in percentage (distance up per 100 meters)	double	%	From 0 to 10 000	Not use
178	slope_deg	slope in degree	double	°	From 0 to 180	Not use
179	comments	general comment	char	unitless	No rules associated	saisie_labo saisie_labo saisie_labo
180	velocity_0	the water column velocity measured at 0% of the water depth above the bed	double	m s^-1	From -3 to +3 m s-1	Not use
181	velocity_20	the water column velocity measured at 20% of the water depth above the bed	double	m s^-1	From -3 to +3 m s-2	Not use
182	velocity_40	the water column velocity measured at 40% of the water depth above the bed	double	m s^-1	From -3 to +3 m s-3	Not use
183	velocity_60	the water column velocity measured at 60% of the water depth above the bed	double	m s^-1	From -3 to +3 m s-4	Not use
184	velocity_80	the water column velocity measured at 80% of the water depth above the bed	double	m s^-1	From -3 to +3 m s-5	Not use
185	velocity_100	the water column velocity measured at 100% of the water depth above the bed	double	m s^-1	From -3 to +3 m s-6	Not use
186	velocity_processing	velocitymeter brand and model	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
187	velocity_time_integration	fixed period averaging	double	second	No rules associated	Not use
188	preservation	name of the preservative method used	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
189	afdw	ash free dry mass in mg/cm2	double	mg/cm^2	No rules associated	Not use
190	photosynthetic_efficiency	photosynthetic efficiency mesured with Phyto-PAM (Pulse Amplitude Modulated) fluorometer	double	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
191	cyanobacteria_cover	Cyanobacteria cover in %	double	%	From 0 to 100 %	Not use
192	green_algea_cover	Green algea cover in %	double	%	From 0 to 100 %	Not use
193	brown_algea_cover	Brown algea cover in %	double	%	From 0 to 100 %	Not use
194	algal_growth_rate	algal growth in µg/cm2/day	double	µg/cm2/day	No rules associated	Not use
195	om_decomposition	Organic matter decomposition in g/day	double	g/day	No rules associated	Not use
196	cpom	Coarse Particulate Organic Matter in g	double	g	No rules associated	Not use
197	fpom	Fine (<1 mm in diameter Particulate Organic Matter in g	double	g	No rules associated	Not use
198	Pfankuch	Pfankuch index (substrate stability index) => Pfankuch 1975	double	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
199	min_wetted_width	site's minimum wetted width	double	m	No rules associated	Not use
200	max_wetted_width	site's maximum wetted width	double	m	No rules associated	Not use
201	moss_cover	Mean percentage of moss cover	double	%	From 0 to 100 %	Not use
202	filamentous_algae_cover	Mean percentage of filamentous_algae cover	double	%	From 0 to 100 %	Not use
203	incrusted_algae_cover	Mean percentage of incruste algae cover	double	%	From 0 to 100 %	Not use
204	wood_cover	Mean percentage of wood cover	double	%	From 0 to 100 %	Not use
205	cd_transect	Unique code of the transect	int	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
206	max_depth	maximum depth of the site	double	cm	No rules associated	Not use
207	pool_depth	depth of the pool	double	cm	No rules associated	Not use
208	pool_area	area of the pool	double	m²	No rules associated	Not use
209	phototrap	presence of a photo trap on the site	boolean	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
210	cd_phototrap	Unique code of the phototrap	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
211	installation_date	date of installation of the measuring device	date	yyyy-mm-dd	No rules associated	Not use
212	uninstallation_date	date of uninstallation of the measuring device	date	yyyy-mm-dd	No rules associated	Not use
213	intermittence_logger	presence of a logger of intermittence on the site	boolean	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
214	glacier_presence	presence of glacier in the catchment	boolean	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
215	glacier_influence_perc	percentage of glacier in the catchment (glacial area /catchment area)	double	%	No rules associated	Not use
216	catchment_size	area of the catchment in km²	double	km²	No rules associated	Not use
217	identification_protocol	name of the protocol used for identification of the taxon	char	unitless	CHOICES: Morphology, Genetic, Accoustic, Behaviour	saisie_labo
218	catchment	name of studied catchment	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
219	collection_permit	name/number of the permit	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
220	nagoya_permit	name/number of the permit	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
221	handling_permit	name/number of the permit	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
222	protected_area	name of the protected area	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
223	studied_area	name of the studied area (i.e. geographical location or spatial extent of the study)	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
224	funding_agency	name of the funders (funding agencies)	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
225	weight	length in cm	double	g	No rules associated	Not use
226	lengtht	weight in g	double	cm	No rules associated	Not use
227	typology_IB63	typology according to Illies and Botosaneanu (1963)	char	unitless	CHOICES: eucrenal, hypocrenal, epirhithral, metarhithral, hyporhithral, epipotamal, metapotamal, hypopotamal, littoral, profundal	Not use
228	device_brand	device desciption (Brand, name of the model)	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
229	device_ref	device reference	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
230	device_type	name of the type of data recorded among the three main modalities	char	unitless	CHOICES: Biology, Physico-chemistry, Geography	Not use
231	device_name	name of the device	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
232	storage_id	id of the storage place, should refer to ID_storage used in an external source (eg. Collect-science, or personnal file...).	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use
233	sorter	first name_last name of the person who sorted the biota.	char	unitless	No rules associated	saisie_labo
234	date_of_identification	date of identification	date (yyyy-mm-dd)	yyyy-mm-dd	No rules associated	Not use
235	sensu	meaning "in the sense of"	char	unitless	CHOICES: lato, stricto, amplo	saisie_labo
236	id_protocol	id of the protocol used to sample the data (biologic, physic, chemical, geographic,etc...)	int	unitless	No rules associated	saisie_labo
237	id_device	id of the device used to sample the data (biologic, physic, chemical, geographic,etc...)	int	unitless	No rules associated	saisie_labo
238	protocol_name	name of the protocol used to sample the data (biologic, physic, chemical, geographic,etc...)	char	unitless	No rules associated	Not use