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Table 1 Metadata input fields for tagged individual traits “Organism”

From: Biologging intelligent Platform (BiP): an integrated and standardized platform for sharing, visualizing, and analyzing biologging data

Input field

 

Description

Basic Info

Individual Name*

Individual name assigned by the provider

 

Organism Category

Select taxonomic group (Bird, Fish, Turtle, Pinniped, Whale)

 

Scientific Name*

Scientific name

 

Common Name

Standard English name

Additional Info

Sex

Select sex (Male, Female, Unknown)

 

Reproductive class

Select reproductive stage (Adult, SubAdult, Juvenile, Newborn, Unknown)

 

Age

 
 

Origin

Select origin (Wild, Cultured, Unknown)

 

Capture Location Name

Name of capture location

 

Capture Location

Latitude and longitude of capture location

 

Capture Datetime

Date and time of capture

 

TimeZone

Select time zone for capture date and time

Size and Mass

Mass

Body mass (kg)

 

DateTime

Date and time of body mass measurement

 

TimeZone

Select time zone for body mass measurement

 

Comment

Special notes on mass measurement methods

 

Size

Body length (m)

 

Size Category

Select measurement site

 

Comment

Special notes on body length measurement methods

Others

Capture Method

Description of capture method

 

Other tag ID

Identification number of other individual tags, such as bird leg rings

 

Comment

Other special notes

  1. *Required field