EcoPlots API supports the discovery and download of survey-based ecological data. For this purpose, a series of endpoints are available to allow users to download subsets of data, organised in the following key concepts.
Data endpoints
Datasources
All information in EcoPlots belongs to one of multiple datasources. To retrieve more details about the available datasources in EcoPlots, you should use the /datasources endpoint.
Request example:
curl -X POST "https://ecoplots-test.tern.org.au/api/v1.0/datasources?dformat=ndjson" -H "accept: */*" -H "Authorization: apikey-v1 aAbBcC...xXyYzZ" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"query\":{}}"
Response example:
{
"dataset":"TERN Surveillance Monitoring",
"datasetId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots",
"description":"<p> AusPlots is a collection of ecological data and samples gathered from a network of plots and transects across Australia by the TERN Ecosystem Surveillance team, using standardised methodologies. </p> <p>The AusPlots collection provides the ecological infrastructure to: </p> <ul><li>quantify the richness and cover of plant species (including weeds); </li><li>quantify the diversity and abundance of soil biodiversity; </li><li>assess the state, spatial heterogeneity and structural complexity of vegetation, including life-stage; </li><li>record vegetation and soil parameters that assist with the validation of remotely sensed ecological products;</li><li>analyse vegetation structure and change based on a series of photo reference images; </li><li>better estimate soil carbon and nutrient stocks; </li><li>conduct taxonomic validation studies based on collected plant voucher specimens; </li><li>conduct DNA barcoding and population genetic profiling based on collected tissue samples. </li></ul> <p> Overall this information will progress understanding of ecosystem processes, structure and function, and more generally progress understanding of the response to disturbance and longer-term environmental change of rangeland ecosystems, which underpins sustainable management practice.</p>.",
"abstract":"N/A",
"version":"2023-04-19",
"created":null,
"creator":"TERN Surveillance Monitoring ",
"creatorId":"https://w3id.org/tern/resources/6be8678c-f354-47da-9667-46daf2a23ac7",
"publisher":"Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN)",
"publisherId":"https://w3id.org/tern/resources/a083902d-d821-41be-b663-1d7cb33eea66",
"spatial_extent_min_longitude":113.25800323486328,
"spatial_extent_min_latitude":-42.09260177612305,
"spatial_extent_max_longitude":152.89999389648438,
"spatial_extent_max_latitude":-10.70300006866455
}
...
{ ... }
Datasets
Information in EcoPlots may belong to a smaller datasets, part off the main datasource (also called project). To retrieve more details about the available datasets in EcoPlots, you can use the /datasets endpoint.
Request example:
curl -X POST "https://ecoplots-test.tern.org.au/api/v1.0/datasets?dformat=ndjson" -H "accept: */*" -H "Authorization: apikey-v1 aAbBcC...xXyYzZ" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"query\":{}}"
Response example:
{
"project":"Biomass",
"projectId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/tern-ecosystem-processes/dataset-biomass",
"dataset":"TERN Ecosystem Processes",
"datasetId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/tern-ecosystem-processes",
"description":"The TERN Ecosystem Processes above-ground woody biomass Database contains diameter, height and above-ground woody biomass data collected across 15 TERN operated sites spanning 11 vegetation types such as: Mallee woodlands, Eucalypt forests and Rainforests. This database provides above-ground woody biomass values across multiple spatial scales: plant communities, plant individuals and individual stems.",
"abstract":null,
"version":null,
"created":null,
"creator":"TERN Ecosystem Processes",
"creatorId":"https://w3id.org/tern/resources/8f2acf9f-3cf2-48c7-b911-ed1b1113932e",
"publisher":"Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN)",
"publisherId":"https://w3id.org/tern/resources/a083902d-d821-41be-b663-1d7cb33eea66",
"spatial_extent_min_longitude":116.93900299072266,
"spatial_extent_min_latitude":-43.09550094604492,
"spatial_extent_max_longitude":153.08799743652344,
"spatial_extent_max_latitude":-13.178999900817871
}
...
{ ... }
Sites and SiteVisits
EcoPlots primarily contains on data collected in survey plots across Australia, hence other core information you can access is Plot/Site and SiteVisit. [Read more about Sites]
/sites and /sitevisits endpoints serve all the ecological sites (and their visits) information, including basic description of the site, latitude and longitude coordinates, establishment dates, visit dates and other useful details.
As any other endpoint from the Data category, a search query should be used in order to narrow the results. For example, a user may be only interested in sites that belong to a specific dataset, or sites within a specific geographic region across all datasets (see Search queries).
Sites
Request example:
curl -X POST "https://ecoplots-test.tern.org.au/api/v1.0/sites?dformat=ndjson" -H "accept: */*" -H "Authorization: apikey-v1 your-api-key" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"query\":{\"dataset\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots\"]}}"
Response example:
{
"dataset":"TERN Surveillance Monitoring",
"datasetId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots",
"siteName":"WAACOO0006",
"siteId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-waacoo0006",
"siteType":"site",
"siteTypeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/5bf7ae21-a454-440b-bdd7-f2fe982d8de4",
"dateCommissioned":"2013-08-20",
"description":"Jilbadgi Nature Reserve, About 1.5km NE of Boodarding Rock, which is 37km SSE of Yellowdine. Salmon gum woodland immediately south of access track to Jilbadgi NR from Gt Eastern Hwy.",
"dimension":"100.0x100.0",
"latitude":"-31.596380",
"longitude":"119.824100",
"altitude":"N/A",
"polygonWkt":"POLYGON((119.82412222 -31.59637778, 119.824125 -31.595475, 119.82517778 -31.595475, 119.82517778 -31.596375, 119.82412222 -31.59637778))",
"pointWkt":"POINT(119.82412222 -31.59637778)",
"pointPositionWithinPlot":"South West",
"pointPositionWithinPlotId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/4dd22567-d692-44e7-b29d-b80eaff829dc"
}
{
"dataset":"TERN Surveillance Monitoring",
"datasetId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots",
"siteName":"WAACOO0011",
"siteId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-waacoo0011",
"siteType":"site",
"siteTypeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/5bf7ae21-a454-440b-bdd7-f2fe982d8de4",
"dateCommissioned":"2013-10-04",
"description":"Boorabbin National Park, About 6km south of Boorabbin on a large gypsum dune jutting into a lake chain.",
"dimension":"100.0x100.0",
"latitude":"-31.252840",
"longitude":"120.341900",
"altitude":"N/A",
"polygonWkt":"POLYGON((120.34193861 -31.25283625, 120.34192222 -31.25188611, 120.34297222 -31.25188611, 120.34297222 -31.25278889, 120.34193861 -31.25283625))",
"pointWkt":"POINT(120.34193861 -31.25283625)",
"pointPositionWithinPlot":"South West",
"pointPositionWithinPlotId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/4dd22567-d692-44e7-b29d-b80eaff829dc"
}
...
{
"dataset":"TERN Surveillance Monitoring",
"datasetId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots",
"siteName":"WAACOO0007",
"siteId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-waacoo0007",
"siteType":"site",
"siteTypeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/5bf7ae21-a454-440b-bdd7-f2fe982d8de4",
"dateCommissioned":"2013-10-15",
"description":"North part of Jilbadgi NR about 0.3 km west of Boodarding Rock.",
"dimension":"100.0x100.0",
"latitude":"-31.606720",
"longitude":"119.807500",
"altitude":"N/A",
"polygonWkt":"POLYGON((119.80754722 -31.60672222, 119.80754722 -31.60582222, 119.8086 -31.60582222, 119.8086 -31.60672222, 119.80754722 -31.60672222))",
"pointWkt":"POINT(119.80754722 -31.60672222)",
"pointPositionWithinPlot":"South West",
"pointPositionWithinPlotId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/4dd22567-d692-44e7-b29d-b80eaff829dc"
}
SiteVisits
Request example:
curl -X POST "https://ecoplots-test.tern.org.au/api/v1.0/sitevisits?dformat=ndjson" -H "accept: */*" -H "Authorization: apikey-v1 your-api-key" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"query\":{\"dataset\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots\"]}}"
Response example:
{
"dataset":"TERN Surveillance Monitoring",
"datasetId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots",
"siteName":"WAACOO0006",
"siteId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-waacoo0006",
"siteVisitName":"20130723",
"siteVisitId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/sv-53438",
"siteVisitStartDate":"2013-07-23T12:00:00Z",
"siteVisitEndDate":"2013-07-24T09:24:00Z",
"description":"Jilbadgi Nature Reserve, About 1.5km NE of Boodarding Rock, which is 37km SSE of Yellowdine. Salmon gum woodland immediately south of access track to Jilbadgi NR from Gt Eastern Hwy."
}
{
"dataset":"TERN Surveillance Monitoring",
"datasetId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots",
"siteName":"WAACOO0011",
"siteId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-waacoo0011",
"siteVisitName":"20131004",
"siteVisitId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/sv-53439",
"siteVisitStartDate":"2013-10-04T16:01:00Z",
"siteVisitEndDate":"2013-10-04T16:01:00Z",
"description":"Boorabbin National Park, About 6km south of Boorabbin on a large gypsum dune jutting into a lake chain."
}
...
{
"dataset":"TERN Surveillance Monitoring",
"datasetId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots",
"siteName":"WAACOO0007",
"siteId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-waacoo0007",
"siteVisitName":"20130823",
"siteVisitId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/sv-53440",
"siteVisitStartDate":"2013-08-23T10:40:00Z",
"siteVisitEndDate":"2013-08-23T10:40:00Z",
"description":"North part of Jilbadgi NR about 0.3 km west of Boodarding Rock."
}
Site or SiteVisit attributes
Site and SiteVisits can have additional attributes not defined in the Site and SiteVisits class as they may be dataset specific (i.e. the attribute is not shared/used across other datasets, so it is not explicitly defined in the ontology).
You can download all these attributes through the /sites/attributes and /sitevisits/attributes endpoints.
Request example:
curl -X POST "https://ecoplots-test.tern.org.au/api/v1.0/sites/attributes?dformat=ndjson" -H "accept: */*" -H "Authorization: apikey-v1 your-api-key" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"query\":{\"dataset\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots\"]}}"
Response example:
{
"attributeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/tern_site_location-attr-plot_length-59857",
"siteName":"WAACOO0006",
"siteId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-waacoo0006",
"attributeName":"plot length",
"attributeConceptId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/9f8cc716-bc8c-40c4-be6b-6270813e94f3",
"value":100.0,
"valueId":"N/A",
"valueUnit":"Metre",
"valueUnitId":"http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/M"
}
{
"attributeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/tern_site_location-attr-plot_shape-59857",
"siteName":"WAACOO0006",
"siteId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-waacoo0006",
"attributeName":"plot shape",
"attributeConceptId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/8080742b-6855-4e27-812b-671d4dfe7e0f",
"value":"square",
"valueId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/b2e07a7f-942e-44d9-9fd6-f0cee7be103d",
"valueUnit":"N/A",
"valueUnitId":"N/A"
}
{
"attributeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/tern_site_location-attr-plot_width-59857",
"siteName":"WAACOO0006",
"siteId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-waacoo0006",
"attributeName":"plot width",
"attributeConceptId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/c230dd97-3af1-43cf-bd27-ffcf4979d3a1",
"value":100.0,
"valueId":"N/A",
"valueUnit":"Metre",
"valueUnitId":"http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/M"
}
Observations
All ecological measurements (plant height, animal count, soil pH, air temperature) in Ecoiplots are represented as observations. [Read more about Observations]
You can use this endpoint to extract observations based on several search criteria (see Search queries).
Request example:
curl -X POST "https://ecoplots-test.tern.org.au/api/v1.0/observations?dformat=ndjson" -H "accept: */*" -H "Authorization: apikey-v1 your-api-key" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"query\":{\"dataset\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots\"],\"site_id\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-nsabbs0001\"],\"feature_type\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/b311c0d3-4a1a-4932-a39c-f5cdc1afa611\"],\"observed_property\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/56195246-ec5d-4050-a1c6-af786fbec715\"]}}"
Response example:
{
"dataset":"TERN Surveillance Monitoring",
"datasetId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots",
"featureId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site_visit_id-58580-plant_occurr_id-54882275",
"featureType":"plant occurrence",
"featureTypeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/b311c0d3-4a1a-4932-a39c-f5cdc1afa611",
"observationId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/point_intercept-obs-species_name-54882275",
"resultTime":"2018-05-11T00:00:00Z",
"parameter":"scientific name",
"parameterId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/56195246-ec5d-4050-a1c6-af786fbec715",
"result":"Boraginaceae",
"resultId":"N/A",
"resultUnit":"N/A",
"resultUnitId":"N/A",
"method":"Vegetation vouchering - vascular plants",
"methodId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/ausplots-cv/1d39b897-d6d3-40e9-8113-8ebeab2cd38e",
"instrumentId":"N/A",
"instrumentType":"N/A",
"instrumentTypeId":"N/A",
"siteName":"NSABBS0001",
"siteId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-nsabbs0001",
"siteVisitName":"20180511",
"siteVisitId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/sv-58580",
"transectName":"NSABBS0001-transect-E4-W4",
"transectId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-nsabbs0001-transect-e4-w4"
}
...
{
"dataset":"TERN Surveillance Monitoring",
"datasetId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots",
"featureId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site_visit_id-58580-plant_occurr_id-54882275",
"featureType":"plant occurrence",
"featureTypeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/b311c0d3-4a1a-4932-a39c-f5cdc1afa611",
"observationId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/point_intercept-obs-species_name-54882275",
"resultTime":"2018-05-11T00:00:00Z",
"parameter":"scientific name",
"parameterId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/56195246-ec5d-4050-a1c6-af786fbec715",
"result":"Boraginaceae",
"resultId":"N/A",
"resultUnit":"N/A",
"resultUnitId":"N/A",
"method":"Vegetation vouchering - vascular plants",
"methodId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/ausplots-cv/1d39b897-d6d3-40e9-8113-8ebeab2cd38e",
"instrumentId":"N/A",
"instrumentType":"N/A",
"instrumentTypeId":"N/A",
"siteName":"NSABBS0001",
"siteId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-nsabbs0001",
"siteVisitName":"20180511",
"siteVisitId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/sv-58580",
"transectName":"NSABBS0001-transect-E4-W4",
"transectId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-nsabbs0001-transect-e4-w4"
}
Observation attributes
Observations can have additional attributes. E.g., an observation might have an attribute “angle count point name”, but not all sampling protocols record this attribute, so the property does not belong to the Observation itself and it is defined as an additional attribute.
You can download all these attributes through the /observations/attributes endpoint.
Request example:
curl -X POST "http://localhost:5000/api/v1.0/observations/attributes?dformat=ndjson" -H "accept: */*" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"page_number\":1,\"page_size\":10,\"query\":{\"dataset\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots\"],\"site_id\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-nsabbs0001\"]}}"
Response example:
{
"attributeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/tern_basal_area-attr-point_id-475048",
"observationId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/tern_basal_area-obs-basal_area-475048",
"attributeName":"angle count point name",
"attributeConceptId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/46d2e568-72cd-4df3-b0ed-4ebdaf771e4c",
"value":"NW",
"valueId":"N/A",
"valueUnit":"N/A",
"valueUnitId":"N/A"
}
...
{
"attributeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/tern_basal_area-attr-point_id-475069",
"observationId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/tern_basal_area-obs-basal_area-475069",
"attributeName":"angle count point name",
"attributeConceptId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/46d2e568-72cd-4df3-b0ed-4ebdaf771e4c",
"value":"E",
"valueId":"N/A",
"valueUnit":"N/A",
"valueUnitId":"N/A"
}
Feature of interest attributes
In the TERN Ontology, a Feature of Interest (FOI) is an ecological scale (e.g. plant individual, animal population, soil, climate). Observations are grouped by ecological scales (FOI) and the FOI type and feature id for each observation are returned with the observation. [Read more about Feature of Interest]
However, every instance of FOI may have additional attributes related exclusively to the instance. This information can be accessed via the /foi/attributes endpoint.
Request example:
curl -X POST "https://ecoplots-test.tern.org.au/api/v1.0/foi/attributes?dformat=ndjson" -H "accept: */*" -H "Authorization: apikey-v1 your-api-key" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"query\":{\"dataset\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots\"],\"site_id\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-nsabbs0001\"]}}"
Response example:
{
"attributeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/soil_characterisation-attr-lower_depth-122923",
"featureId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site_visit_id-58580-soil_char_id-122923",
"attributeName":"soil depth max",
"attributeConceptId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/263d7143-e88d-4105-83e7-00d75035a2b3",
"value":0.1,
"valueId":"N/A",
"valueUnit":"Metre",
"valueUnitId":"http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/M"
}
{
"attributeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/soil_characterisation-attr-upper_depth-122923",
"featureId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site_visit_id-58580-soil_char_id-122923",
"attributeName":"soil depth min",
"attributeConceptId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/376efe60-0550-42b4-b90b-110015806dc7",
"value":0.0,
"valueId":"N/A",
"valueUnit":"Metre",
"valueUnitId":"http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/M"
}
...
{
"attributeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/soil_characterisation-attr-layer_barcode-122923",
"featureId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site_visit_id-58580-soil_char_id-122923",
"attributeName":"voucher barcode",
"attributeConceptId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/6d351831-45da-403c-919b-1cee41950488",
"value":"NST004264",
"valueId":"N/A",
"valueUnit":"N/A",
"valueUnitId":"N/A"
}
Instrument attributes
When an instrument was used to measure the result of an observation, the type of instrument and the instrument instance id is returned along the observation data.
However, an instance of an Instrument may have additional attributes related exclusively to the instance. This information can be accessed via the /instruments/attributes endpoint.
Request example:
curl -X POST "https://ecoplots-test.tern.org.au/api/v1.0/instruments/attributes?dformat=ndjson" -H "accept: */*" -H "Authorization: apikey-v1 your-api-key" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"query\":{\"dataset\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots\"],\"site_id\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-nsabbs0001\"]}}"
Response example:
{
"attributeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/tern_basal_area-attr-basal_area_factor-475048",
"instrumentId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/tern_basal_area-inst-basal_area-475048",
"attributeName":"basal area factor",
"attributeConceptId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/dd34fc05-012d-4092-9324-a4cbcf29bf0a",
"value":0.1,
"valueId":"N/A",
"valueUnit":"Unitless",
"valueUnitId":"http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/UNITLESS"
}
...
{
"attributeId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/tern_basal_area-attr-basal_area_factor-475069",
"instrumentId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/tern_basal_area-inst-basal_area-475069",
"attributeName":"basal area factor",
"attributeConceptId":"http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/dd34fc05-012d-4092-9324-a4cbcf29bf0a",
"value":1.0,
"valueId":"N/A",
"valueUnit":"Unitless",
"valueUnitId":"http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/UNITLESS"
}
Taxon
EcoPlots stores Taxonomic information about all vegetative species collected in the various datasets. This information is sourced from Australian Plant Name Index, and it can be retrieved using the /taxon endpoint.
Request example:
curl -X POST "http://localhost:5000/api/v1.0/taxon?dformat=ndjson" -H "accept: */*" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"query\":{\"dataset\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots\"],\"site_id\":[\"http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-nsabbs0001\"]}}"
Response example:
{
"taxonID":"https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51612493",
"scientificNameID":"https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/54714",
"scientificName":"Boraginaceae Juss.",
"scientificNameAuthorship":"Juss.",
"acceptedNameID":"https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51612493",
"acceptedName":"Boraginaceae Juss.",
"nameAccordingToID":"https://id.biodiversity.org.au/reference/apni/46762",
"nameAccordingTo":"CHAH (2008), Australian Plant Census",
"namePublishedInID":"None",
"namePublishedIn":"None",
"namePublishedInYear":"None",
"originalNameUsageID":"None",
"originalNameUsage":"None",
"parentNameUsageID":"None",
"parentNameUsage":"None",
"conceptID":"https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/650956",
"nomenclaturalStatus":"nom. cons.",
"nomenclaturalCode":"ICN",
"taxonomicStatus":"accepted",
"higherClassification":"Plantae|Charophyta|Equisetopsida|Magnoliidae|Asteranae|Boraginaceae",
"kingdom":"Plantae",
"class":"Equisetopsida",
"order":"None",
"family":"Boraginaceae",
"subfamily":"None",
"genus":"None",
"subgenus":"None",
"phylum":"None",
"specificEpithet":"None",
"cultivarEpithet":"None",
"genericName":"None",
"infragenericEpithet":"None",
"infraspecificEpithet":"None",
"taxonRank":"None",
"taxonRemarks":"None",
"verbatimTaxonRank":"None",
"vernacularName":"None"
}{
"taxonID":"https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2892197",
"scientificNameID":"https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/114499",
"scientificName":"Eucalyptus crebra F.Muell.",
"scientificNameAuthorship":"F.Muell.",
"acceptedNameID":"https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2892197",
"acceptedName":"Eucalyptus crebra F.Muell.",
"nameAccordingToID":"https://id.biodiversity.org.au/reference/apni/42942",
"nameAccordingTo":"CHAH (2006), Australian Plant Census",
"namePublishedInID":"None",
"namePublishedIn":"None",
"namePublishedInYear":"None",
"originalNameUsageID":"None",
"originalNameUsage":"None",
"parentNameUsageID":"None",
"parentNameUsage":"None",
"conceptID":"https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/612750",
"nomenclaturalStatus":"",
"nomenclaturalCode":"ICN",
"taxonomicStatus":"accepted",
"higherClassification":"Plantae|Charophyta|Equisetopsida|Magnoliidae|Rosanae|Myrtales|Myrtaceae|Eucalyptus|crebra",
"kingdom":"Plantae",
"class":"Equisetopsida",
"order":"None",
"family":"Myrtaceae",
"subfamily":"None",
"genus":"None",
"subgenus":"None",
"phylum":"None",
"specificEpithet":"None",
"cultivarEpithet":"None",
"genericName":"None",
"infragenericEpithet":"None",
"infraspecificEpithet":"None",
"taxonRank":"None",
"taxonRemarks":"None",
"verbatimTaxonRank":"None",
"vernacularName":"None"
}
Discovery endpoints
Discover endpoint helps to retrieve all the possible values of specific variables within EcoPlots. You can easily find the desired values to be used in your queries.
You can retrieve values from:
"region_type", "region", "dataset", "site_id", "site_visit_id", "feature_type", "observed_property"
Request example:
curl -X GET "http://localhost:5000/api/v1.0/discover/feature_type" -H "accept: application/json"
Response example:
[
{
"key": "soil-sample",
"label": "soil sample",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/06461021-a6c2-4175-9651-23653c2b9116"
},
{
"key": "animal-occurrence",
"label": "animal occurrence",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/2361dea8-598c-4b6f-a641-2b98ff199e9e"
},
{
"key": "landform",
"label": "landform",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/2cf3ed29-440e-4a50-9bbc-5aab30df9fcd"
},
{
"key": "plant-specimen",
"label": "plant specimen",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/2e122e23-881c-43fa-a921-a8745f016ceb"
},
{
"key": "vegetation-stratum",
"label": "vegetation stratum",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/32834f36-a478-45be-97f4-ff2ff51e9f5c"
},
{
"key": "fungal-occurrence",
"label": "fungal occurrence",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/45a73139-f6bf-47b7-88d4-4b2865755545"
},
{
"key": "plant-individual",
"label": "plant individual",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/60d7edf8-98c6-43e9-841c-e176c334d270"
},
{
"key": "climate",
"label": "climate",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/6d40d71e-58cd-4f75-8304-40c01fe5f74c"
},
{
"key": "land-surface-disturbance",
"label": "land surface disturbance",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/7e256d28-e686-4b6a-b64a-ac1b1a8f164d"
},
{
"key": "soil-profile",
"label": "soil profile",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/80c39b95-0912-4267-bb66-2fa081683723"
},
{
"key": "land-surface",
"label": "land surface",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/8282fb22-4135-415c-8ca2-317860d102fb"
},
{
"key": "soil",
"label": "soil",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/98e8d72d-f361-41ed-af9d-6e7f90c1dfce"
},
{
"key": "land-surface-substrate",
"label": "land surface substrate",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/aef12cd6-3826-4988-a54c-8578d3fb4c8d"
},
{
"key": "geologic-substrate",
"label": "geologic substrate",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/afc81cca-9122-4e36-823d-31dd765e9257"
},
{
"key": "plant-occurrence",
"label": "plant occurrence",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/b311c0d3-4a1a-4932-a39c-f5cdc1afa611"
},
{
"key": "vegetation-disturbance",
"label": "vegetation disturbance",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/d4fc54b1-0ad3-4512-86b7-d42b121ece45"
},
{
"key": "plant-community",
"label": "plant community",
"uri": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/ea3a4c64-dac3-4660-809a-8ad5ced8997b"
}
]
Following the use of this endpoint /discover/feature_type, we know that EcoPlots stores data about all items in the list of FOI returned. We can now use, for instance, the filter
"feature_type": ["http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/98e8d72d-f361-41ed-af9d-6e7f90c1dfce"]
to only retrieve soil information.