Difference between revisions of "tp:treatment-sec"
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|definition=A section of a taxonomic treatment. For example, diagnosis, materials examined, etymology, etc. | |definition=A section of a taxonomic treatment. For example, diagnosis, materials examined, etymology, etc. | ||
| − | |remarks=The treatment sections model the various elements used to describe a taxon, e.g. materials citations, biology, description, diagnosis, keys or etymology. These elements are defined by the sec-type attribute ("type=XXX"). The values ought be general values so that searches to make best use of the semantic nature of the tagging and allowing comparisons and general searches. However the current DTD allows a free choice of the terminology for the attributes. The following values are suggested and are | + | |remarks=The treatment sections model the various elements used to describe a taxon, e.g. materials citations, biology, description, diagnosis, keys or etymology. These elements are defined by the sec-type attribute ("type=XXX"). The values ought be general values so that searches to make best use of the semantic nature of the tagging and allowing comparisons and general searches. However the current DTD allows a free choice of the terminology for the attributes. The following values are suggested and are partially also reflected in the [http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems SPMInfoItems]: |
| − | * biology_ecology: The description of the biology, | + | * biology_ecology: The description of the biology, behavior and ecology of the taxon. |
* description: The formal description of the taxon. | * description: The formal description of the taxon. | ||
* diagnosis: The character that differentiate this taxon from another. | * diagnosis: The character that differentiate this taxon from another. | ||
