Observation Fields that I use

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• Mine, for invasoras.pt:
  DENSIDADE (invasoras.pt): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/12390
  HABITAT (invasoras.pt): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/12391
  Distância ao avistamento (invasoras.pt): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/12392
  Estado de desenvolvimento (invasoras.pt): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/12394
  Estado fenológico (invasoras.pt): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/12393

• Mine, for "Reflorestar a Lousã com espécies nativas":
  GRAU DE INVASÃO: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/13267
  Plant biodiversity: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14388
  Plant Phenology (iNat Attribute): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14606
  Acessibilidade: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14473
  Invasion extent: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/12426
  Habitats Natura 2000 na Lousã: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14774
  Follow-up (YYYY-MM): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14309
  Lousã Flora Autóctone - locais prioritários para intervenção: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14785
  Micro-reservas naturais na Lousã: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14605
  Limites de propriedade na Lousã: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/15292
  Conservação de habitats - ação realizada: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14797
  Conservação de habitats - minutos.pessoas: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14798
  Flora invasora - espécie predominante: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/13508
  Flora invasora - altura típica (cm): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14555
  Flora invasora - diâmetro típico (mm, caule): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14556
  Flora invasora - ação prioritária: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/13509
  Flora invasora - controlo realizado: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/13510
  Flora invasora - segundos por planta (tempo despendido no controlo): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14553
  Flora invasora - horas por hectare (tempo despendido no controlo): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14554
  Flora invasora - eficácia do controlo: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/14552
  Time since last fire (known or estimated): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/12395

• Mine, for preliminary identification of observations:
  Acacia - possible ID: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/15136
  ID confidence and source: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/15180

• From others, used a few times:
  Altitude (m): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/610
  Dead or alive: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/92
  Density: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/2883
  Identification Confidence: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/74
  Invasive?: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/379
  patch radius (m): https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observation_fields/5100

At some point I gave up using the text fields created by other users for one reason: when a text field is associated with a project and an observation is included in that project using the app, the app always selects the first option for each text field by default. If the first option was not defined as "undef." or equivalent (and none of those 4 fields has that option), then those fields will be inadvertently filled with a value that may not correspond to the reality in the observation site. All the fields would have to be carefully revised and filled by the user for each observation, which is highly inconvenient when there are more than a dozen fields associated with a project - not all of them relevant for each observation.

To prevent this problem, I advise all iNat users to include a first option "undef." or "undefined" or "N.D." or equivalent when creating a text field.

Posted on 26 de outubro de 2020, 11:52 PM by mferreira