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Species Alien Native Source Tag

Record a supplied regional species-status assertion and its source without determining nativity.

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Description

Record a supplied regional species-status assertion and its source.

Biodiversity records distinguish surveyed sites, nondetection, counts, sampling units, voucher references and source-qualified taxonomic states. A coordinate-precision label changes metadata rather than protecting a location. Relative abundance and mean count per represented unit depend on their supplied denominators and survey scope.

Record a supplied regional species-status assertion and its source.

When to use this tool

Use Species Alien Native Source Tag when you already have taxonId, regionId, suppliedStatus, sourceId and need to record a supplied regional species-status assertion and its source.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter taxonId, regionId, suppliedStatus, sourceId. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read token. Use the output convention below.

Enter taxonId, regionId, suppliedStatus, sourceId using the field constraints below. Encode these values, in exactly that order, as a JSON array and return the serialized array as text in token. String values are preserved without trimming or external terminology lookup.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
taxonIdTaxon IdRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
regionIdRegion IdRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
suppliedStatusSupplied StatusRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
sourceIdSource IdRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
tokenTokenRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "taxonId": "T17",
    "regionId": "R4",
    "suppliedStatus": "native",
    "sourceId": "S2"
  },
  "output": {
    "token": "[\"T17\",\"R4\",\"native\",\"S2\"]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • The result records supplied values without determining nativity. Sources and asserted relationships are not independently authenticated.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Review specimens, original observations, sampling design and controlled taxonomic sources. Use complete detection, population and spatial methods when a local count fraction, source label or precision bin cannot answer the ecological or disclosure question.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: biodiversity/species-alien-native-source-tag — tool.io

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