Manage > Import a species list

Menu: Manage | Species lists| New | Import from file

Use this option if you have a computerised species list ready. In order to import this file the format be dBaseIII. If your list is not in a dbaseIII format then use for example MS-Excel to save the list as a dBaseIII file. Make sure that on the very first line of the Excel table the column names are defined. The column names will be used the define the field names in the dBase file. If you do not define the column names, and the first line holds the first species in the list, than that species will get lost.

See below for some examples of species lists that will be accepted.

After selecting the input file, Turboveg will come up with a dialog window. In this window a snapshot is given of a few records of the input file. The snapshot shows what field holds what kind of information.

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Target

Name species list: Enter the name of the species list you want to create. This name might not conflict with others names species list. (Turboveg can handle multiple species list; however, a relevé database is connected to only one species list).

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Source

Synonyms included: Confirm if the input file has a separate field with information on the status of the species (synonym or valid). You can select the field on the right side of the checkbox.

In general an empty field indicates a valid species, whereas a non-empty field indicates a synonym. If the field type is logical (or boolean) than FALSE indicates a valid species, and TRUE a synonym. Is the field type numerical than 0 indicates a valid species, and any other number > 0 a synonym. In case of a character field, a blank (empty, or space) indicates a valid species, and any other character a synonym.

If synonyms are included then there are two options of how the synonyms are related to there valid counter parts.

1.	A synonym follows directly after its valid counter part.

2.	The row position of the synonym in the list is trivial, but then a species number must be included to set the relation to the valid counter part.

Species numbers included: Confirm if the input file has a separate field with species numbers. You can select the field on the right side of the checkbox.

If you do not confirm this option than Turboveg will generate numbers for you, from 1 up to as many valid species there are in the list.

If you confirm, Turboveg will check whether the numbers are unique, as far as it concerns valid species. If it turns out that the numbers are not unique that redo the import and do not confirm this option.

7 character abbreviation included: Confirm if the input file has a separate field with species codes. You can select the field on the right side of the checkbox.

If you do not confirm this option than Turboveg will generate species codes for you. In general Turboveg will generate codes where the first 4 characters are derived from the genus name, and other 3 characters are derived from the epitheton.

If you confirm, Turboveg will check whether the codes are unique, as far as it concerns valid species. If it turns out that the codes are not unique that redo the import and do not confirm this option.

Common names included: Confirm if the input file has a separate field with information on common names. Common names are also known as non-scientific, or trivial names. You can select the field on the right side of the checkbox.

Genus names included: Confirm if in the input file genera are included as separate taxa.

For example Abies species, or Zostara species. If you do not confirm, Turboveg will automatically add a record for each genus present in the list.

Author citation included: Confirm if the species names are made up with author citation.

Create protected list: Create a protected species list if you want to share the list with other users, and want to avoid that changes can be made (in order to keep species data from different users compatible). The exception applies for species with numbers 90.000 or higher.

Species names: Select the name of the field (column) in the input file that holds the species names.

•	Examples of species lists

- A very basic list (indication for subspecies or variant left out):

Cladonia glauca

Cladonia gracilis

Cladonia gracilis gracilis

Cladonia gracilis elongata

Cladonia gracilis turbinata

Cladonia grayi

Cladonia humilis

Cladonia incrassata

Cladonia macilenta

- A basic list:

Cladonia glauca

Cladonia gracilis

Cladonia gracilis ssp. gracilis

Cladonia gracilis ssp. elongata

Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata

Cladonia grayi

Cladonia humilis

Cladonia incrassata

Cladonia macilenta

- A more sophisticated list (author citation included):

Cladonia glauca Floerke

Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd.

Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd. ssp. gracilis

Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd. ssp. elongata (Ach.) Ahti

Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd. ssp. turbinata (Ach.) Ahti

Cladonia grayi G. Merr. ex Sandst.

Cladonia humilis (With.) J.R. Laundon

Cladonia incrassata Floerke

Cladonia macilenta Hoffm.

-	List with valid species and synonyms (indicated with ’S’)

Cladonia glauca Floerke

Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd.

Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd. ssp. gracilis

Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd. ssp. elongata (Ach.) Ahti

S Cladonia elongata (Wulfen.) Hoffm.

S Cladonia nigripes (Nyl.) Trass

S Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd. var. nigripes (Nyl.) Ahti

Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd. ssp. turbinata (Ach.) Ahti

S Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd. var. dilatata auct.

Cladonia grayi G. Merr. ex Sandst.

Cladonia humilis (With.) J.R. Laundon

Cladonia incrassata Floerke

Cladonia macilenta Hoffm.

- list with valid species, synonyms, species numbers, and species codes

176 CLAOGLA Cladonia glauca Floerke

177 CLAOGRC Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd.

178 CLAOG-G Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd. ssp. gracilis

179 CLAOG-E Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd. ssp. elongata (Ach.) Ahti

S 179 CLAOG-E Cladonia elongata (Wulfen.) Hoffm.

S 179 CLAOG-E Cladonia nigripes (Nyl.) Trass

S 179 CLAOG-E Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd. var. nigripes (Nyl.) Ahti

180 CLAOG-T Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd. ssp. turbinata (Ach.) Ahti

S 180 CLAOG-T Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd. var. dilatata auct.

181 CLAOGRA Cladonia grayi G. Merr. ex Sandst.

182 CLAOHUM Cladonia humilis (With.) J.R. Laundon

183 CLAOINC Cladonia incrassata Floerke

184 CLAOMAI Cladonia macilenta Hoffm.