Description
Preserve explicit trait-measurement basis and unit metadata.
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.
Preserve explicit trait-measurement basis and unit metadata.
When to use this tool
Use Trait Record Measurement Basis when you already have traitRecordId, measurementBasis, suppliedUnit and need to preserve explicit trait-measurement basis and unit metadata.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter traitRecordId, measurementBasis, suppliedUnit. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read token. Use the output convention below.
Enter traitRecordId, measurementBasis, suppliedUnit 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 field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| traitRecordId | Trait Record Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| measurementBasis | Measurement Basis | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| suppliedUnit | Supplied Unit | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| token | Token | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"traitRecordId": "T17",
"measurementBasis": "dry mass",
"suppliedUnit": "mg"
},
"output": {
"token": "[\"T17\",\"dry mass\",\"mg\"]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The result records supplied values without converting biological states. 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
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