Creates an empty tibble with the standardised column structure for biota data.
Details
Biota data extends sample information with species-specific details including taxonomic classification, tissue type, life stage, and gender information. The tibble includes the following columns:
SAMPLE_ID: Unique identifier linking to the samples table (mandatory, foreign key for measurements)
SITE_CODE: Code identifying the sampling location (mandatory, foreign key for sites)
PARAMETER_NAME: Name of the measured parameter or stressor (mandatory, foreign key for parameters)
ENVIRON_COMPARTMENT: Broad environmental compartment category (mandatory, inherited from samples)
ENVIRON_COMPARTMENT_SUB: Specific sub-category of the environmental compartment (mandatory, inherited from samples)
MEASURED_CATEGORY: Category indicating measurement context (mandatory, inherited from samples)
SAMPLING_DATE: Date when the biological sample was collected (mandatory, inherited from samples)
SUBSAMPLE: Identifier for subsample or replicate (mandatory, inherited from samples)
SPECIES_GROUP: Taxonomic group classification, e.g., Fish, Molluscs, Plants (mandatory)
SAMPLE_SPECIES: Scientific binomial name of the sampled species (mandatory)
SAMPLE_TISSUE: Type of biological tissue sampled (mandatory)
SAMPLE_SPECIES_LIFESTAGE: Life stage of the organism at sampling (mandatory)
SAMPLE_SPECIES_GENDER: Gender or sex of the sampled organism (mandatory)
BIOTA_COMMENT: Additional notes or comments about the biological sample (optional)
See vignette("biota_data") for more information.
See also
Other initialise_tibble:
initialise_CREED_data_tibble(),
initialise_CREED_scores_tibble(),
initialise_campaign_tibble(),
initialise_compartments_tibble(),
initialise_measurements_tibble(),
initialise_methods_tibble(),
initialise_parameters_tibble(),
initialise_references_tibble(),
initialise_samples_tibble(),
initialise_sites_tibble()
Other biota:
gender_vocabulary(),
lifestage_vocabulary(),
species_groups_vocabulary(),
species_names_vocabulary(),
tissue_types_vocabulary()