Variable,Variable definitions,Datatype
id,Row number,numeric
refshort,Unique id built following the pattern “Author_year”. Same entries as the refshort column of the metadata table.,categorical
site_id,Original name of the site: either a continuous forest site or a fragment.,categorical
plot_id,"Plot-identifier of a sampling plot or a transect. If only one plot per site, 1 is given.",categorical/integer
scientific_name,Species names or species codes as given in the original publication or reviewed for misprints (details in section Taxonomy and systematics).,categorical
abundance,Abundance of a given species in a given plot.,numeric
tsn,Taxon code obtained from the ITIS database (Taxonomic Serial Number).,categorical