dcsimg

Glossary of ALL Terms for Data on EOL

l

labial palps
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1387456
paired sensory appendages arising from the labium (a lower maxillary mouthpart) of arthropods
labile material feeder
https://eol.org/schema/terms/labile_material_feeder
consumers specializing in labile organic matter, which is easily metabolized; usually low molecular weight compounds, eg: simple sugars or proteins. For instance, metabolic scaling puts intense selective pressure on small organisms to ingest foods rich in labile organic matter; the residence time in a very short gut is too brief for enzymatic hydrolysis, so they specialize in rapidly metabolizable compounds.
labyrinth organ
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q13424723
accessory respiratory organ of fish in the suborder Anabantoidei, for air breathing
ladinian age
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Ladinian
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
lagoon
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000038
A sheet of saline water separated from the open sea by sand or shingle banks. The sheet of water between an offshore reef, especially of coral and mainland. The sheet of water within a ring or horseshoe shaped atoll.
lake
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000020
A body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land.
lake
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000252
lake bed
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000268
The ground surface that lies beneath a lake.
lake bottom mud
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00005797
lake channel
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000397
lake inlet
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000476
An opening of a lake into its shore.
lake sediment
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000546
lake shore
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000382
That part of the land in immediate contact with a lake.
lake surface
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000105
lamella
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q269345
papery hymenophore rib under the cap of some mushroom species
laminar
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002124
having the form of a thin plate sheet or layer.
landlocked sea
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000219
A sea that is not connected with an ocean.
landscape architecture
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47844
design of outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes
landslide
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000520
A mound of earth material, at the base of a slope and the associated scoured area.
langhian age
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Langhian
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
large
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000586
A size quality which is relatively high
From Phenotype and Trait Ontology
large lake
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000891
large river
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000887
large river delta
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000889
larva and pupa
http://eol.org/schema/terms/larvaAndPupa
larvae and pupae are present
larval mode of development
http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/LM
larval stage
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000069
A distinct juvenile stage many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larva ]
last appearance
http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilLast
The last appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
late
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C64998
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
late adult stage
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007222
a sexually mature lifestage of an age which is relatively high
late instar larval stage
http://eol.org/schema/terms/lateInstarLarva
Larval lifestage late in the development of the larva
late spring
http://eol.org/schema/terms/lateSpring
The late part of the season between the vernal equinox and the summer solstice.
late summer
http://eol.org/schema/terms/lateSummer
The late part of the season between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox.
late winter
http://eol.org/schema/terms/lateWinter
The late part of the season between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox.
latent period
http://eol.org/schema/terms/LatentPeriod
Length of the period before symptoms manifest.
lateral
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C25230
Situated at or extending to the side.
lateral moraine
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000249
The parallel ridges of till deposited along the sides of an alglacier. The unconsolidated debris is deposited on top of the glacier by frost shattering of the valley walls and from tributary streams flowing into the valley. The till is carried along the glacial margin until the glacier melts.
latest
http://eol.org/schema/terms/latest
latest era or highest erathem
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/latestEraOrHighestErathem
The full name of the latest possible geochronologic era or highest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.
lathlike
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002467
resembling a thin narrow strip
latitude
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude
The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive.
lava cave
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000322
A cave formed in volcanic rock.
lava field
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000095
A feature formed by cooled lava, the molten rock that is expelled by a volcano during an eruption.
lava tunnel
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000110
A tunnel formed by the flow of molten lava, which has subsequently drained out.
lay eggs on
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0008507
lays eggs in
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002624
lb
http://mimi.case.edu/ontologies/2009/1/UnitsOntology#US_pound
The pound or pound-mass (lb) is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement. A number of different definitions have been used, the most common today being the international avoirdupois pound which is legally defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and which is divided into 16 avoirdupois ounces.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pound_(mass)&oldid=581393690
leachate
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002141
The liquid produced when water percolates through any permeable material. It can contain either dissolved or suspended material, or usually both.
leaf area
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000540
A leaf anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is associated with the total area of a leaf (PO:0025034).
[database_cross_reference: POC:cooperl] [database_cross_reference: GR:pj] [database_cross_reference: PO:0025034]
leaf arrangement
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0006014
phyllotaxy. A leaf morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is the arrangement of the leaves on the shoot of a plant.
leaf color
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000326
A vascular leaf anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is associated with the color of leaf (PO:0025034).
[database_cross_reference: POC:cooperl] [database_cross_reference: GR:pj] [database_cross_reference: PO:0025034]
leaf complexity
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
leaf lamina area
http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Leaflet_lamina_area
the area of the leaflet lamina in the one sided projection
leaf length
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0001133
leaf mass per area
http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Leaf_mass_per_area
the ratio of the dry mass of a leaf to its area
leaf miner
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000167
a folivore that lives in and eats the leaf tissue of plants
leaf morphology
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0019932
leaf nitrogen per dry mass
http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Leaf_nitrogen_content_per_leaf_dry_mass
The ratio of the quantity of nitrogen in the leaf or component thereof, i.e. leaf lamina or leaflet, per respective unit dry mass
leaf shape
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000492
A leaf anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is associated with the variation in shapes and forms of a leaf (PO:0025034).
[database_cross_reference: POC:cooperl] [database_cross_reference: GR:pj] [database_cross_reference: PO:0025034]
leaf sheddability
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008548
A plant's disposition to lose leaves by a natural process
leaf size
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0003958
leaf venation shape
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000562
leaf venation structure
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008074
leaf width
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0004627
leaf-like
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002457
similar in appearance to a leaf
leaflet
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020049
A cardinal organ part that is one of the ultimate segments of a compound leaf
leafy wood soil
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00005783
least concern
http://eol.org/schema/terms/leastConcern
A taxon is Least Concern when it has been evaluated against the criteria and does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria
leat
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000544
A man-made watercourse, or makeshift aqueduct, often an artificial channel which supplies water to a watermill or its mill pond, collecting water from upstream of the mill so that the natural level of the driving water is above the level of the stream at the mill. Alternatively to may deliver water for mineral washing and concentration, irrigation or to a dye works.
lectotype
http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/TaxonName#Lectotype
A specimen or other element designated subsequent to the publication of the original description from the original material (syntypes or paratypes) to serve as nomenclatural type. Lectotype designation can occur only where no holotype was designated at the time of publication or if it is missing (ICBN Art. 7, ICZN Art. 74). [Zoo./Bot.] -- Note: the BioCode defines lectotype as selection from holotype material in cases where the holotype material contains more than one taxon [Bio.].
leg number
https://eol.org/schema/terms/legNumber
number of legs
legs
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q133105
weight bearing and locomotive anatomical structure, usually having a columnar shape, function as extensible struts
length
http://semanticscience.org/resource/SIO_000041
lens eyes
https://eol.org/schema/terms/lens_eyes
Relative to pinhole eyes, lens eyes have greatly improved resolution and image brightness. The lens converges incoming rays of light, thereby reducing the angle over which each photoreceptor receives light, and forming an image focused on the retina. Most lens eyes have "accommodation"; they can focus an image either by physically moving the lens toward or away from the retina or by using eye muscles to adjust the shape of the lens.
https://www.britannica.com/science/photoreception/Single-chambered-eyes#ref278819
lentic
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000617
a water body in which the accumulated water, in its totality, has very little to no directed flow
leptosol
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002241
Leptosols are very shallow soils over continuous rock and soils that are extremely gravelly and/or stony. Leptosols are azonal soils and particularly common in mountainous regions.
less than one generation/year
http://eol.org/schema/terms/less1genyear
completing one generation in more than one year
liana
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14079
long-stemmed, woody vine
lichen
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q43142
composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi in a symbiotic relationship
lichenicole
http://eol.org/schema/terms/lichenicole
An organism that lives on lichens, used most commonly for parasitic fungi.
lichenous
http://eol.org/schema/terms/lichenous
Organism generally recognized as a single organism that consists of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium living in symbiotic association. Often attached to solid objects such as rocks or living or dead wood rather than soil.
Modified from PLANTS Database Growth Habits Codes and Definitions: https://plants.usda.gov/growth_habits_def.html
life cycle habit
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0002725
Determined for type of life cycle being annual, biennial, perennial etc.
life span
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000050
A time quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's expected maximum age.
life stage
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lifeStage
The age class or life stage of the biological individual(s) at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
lift powered swimming
https://eol.org/schema/terms/lift_based_swimming
Hydrofoils, or fins, are used to push against the water to create a normal force to provide thrust, propelling the animal through water. The reduction of fin cross-sectional area helps to minimize drag, and therefore increase efficiency. Regardless of size of the animal, at any particular speed, maximum possible lift is proportional to (wing area) x (speed)<sup>2</sup>. Dolphins and whales have large, horizontal caudal hydrofoils, while many fish and sharks have vertical caudal hydrofoils.
light intensity
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/zeco.owl/ZECO_0000151
quantity of light, per unit area
light regimen
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/EO_0007196
The treatment involving light in a growth chamber or other experimental conditions
lignicole
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q116423368
organism growing on or in wood
lignotuber
http://eol.org/schema/terms/lignotuber
A lignotuber is a woody swelling of the root crown possessed by some plants as a protection against destruction of the plant stem, such as by fire. The crown contains buds from which new stems may sprout, as well as stores of starch, that can support a period of growth in the absence of photosynthesis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lignotuber&oldid=599916763
lignotuber or burl
http://eol.org/schema/terms/lignotuberOrBurl
Woody swelling at or below ground level with unspecified origin (no distinction between lignotuber and burl is reported).
http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
liman
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000453
A lake or estuary that is formed at the mouth of a river where flow is blocked by a bar of sediments. It can be maritime (the bar being created by the current of a sea) or fluvial (the bar being created by the flow of a bigger river at the confluence).
limed soil
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00005766
limestone
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002053
A sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite.
limestone pavement
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000422
A natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles artificial pavement.
linear
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001199
A shape quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being narrow, with the two opposite margins parallel.
linear size
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001708
lipid content
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000602
The total fat or lipid content present in a body part
lipids
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_18059
a loosely defined term for substances of biological origin that are soluble in nonpolar solvents. They consist of saponifiable lipids, such as glycerides (fats and oils) and phospholipids, as well as nonsaponifiable lipids, principally steroids
lithophyte
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1321691
plants that grow in or on rocks
litter layer
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000338
the ground layer of a forest or woodland where leaf litter or other plant matter accumulates.
litters per year
http://eol.org/schema/terms/LittersPerYear
Number of litters per female per year
littoral zone
http://eol.org/schema/terms/littoralZone
llandovery epoch
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Llandovery
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
loam
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002258
A soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in relatively even concentration (about 40-40-20% concentration respectively).
locality
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locality
The specific description of the place. Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (higherGeography, continent, country, stateProvince, county, municipality, waterBody, island, islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description.
location
http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location
A spatial region or named place.
lochkovian age
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Lochkovian
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
locomotion
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
[database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]
loculicidal capsule fruit
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030092
A capsule fruit which at maturity dehisces through fruit locules
log10 grams
http://eol.org/schema/terms/log10gram
The metric unit of mass (gram) expressed on a logarithmic-scale (base 10).
long-persistent
http://eol.org/schema/terms/longPersistentSeedBank
Of seed bank longevity. Seed bank longevity is at least > 15 yr.
http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
longitude
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLongitude
The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive.
lopingian epoch
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Lopingian
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
lost stream
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000517
A surface stream that disappears into an underground channel, or dries up in an arid area.
lotic waters
http://eol.org/schema/terms/lotic
A freshwater environment with flowing waters, e.g., rivers, streams, creeks, brooks, runs, springs, and channels.
low
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54722
A minimum level or position or degree; less than normal in degree, intensity or amount.
low (<23)
http://eol.org/schema/terms/lowCNRatio
The percentage of organic carbon divided by the percentage of total nitrogen in organic material is lower than 23.
USDA Plants database. Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
low arctic
http://eol.org/schema/terms/lowArctic
Zone D, per the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map (CAVM Team 2003)
http://www.arcticatlas.org/maps/themes/cp/cpbz
low life span
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001604
Decreased life span: A life span which is relatively low.
low n fixation
http://eol.org/schema/terms/lowNitrogenFixation
Plants with low nitrogen fixation. Less than 85 lb nitrogen per acre per year fixed in monoculture.
USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
low temperature tolerance
http://eol.org/schema/terms/TemperatureTolerance
The minimum tolerable temperature is the lowest temperature recorded in the plant’s historical range. If this is not available, the record low January temperature recorded at climate stations within the current geographical range of the plant is used. This definition does not apply to summer annuals.
USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
low tide zone
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000319
The tidal zone that is mostly submerged, only being exposed at the point of low tide and for a longer period of time during extremely low tides.
low tolerance
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002394
decreased tolerance to: A tolerance quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's decreased ability to endure a stimulus.
low-level epifaunal
http://eol.org/schema/terms/lowEpifaunal
Organism living on the surface of the substratum in the immediate vicinity of the seafloor.
lower confidence limit
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000315
a data item which is a lowest value bounding a confidence interval
http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/STATO/
lower cretaceous epoch
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/LowerCretaceous
lower devonian epoch
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/LowerDevonian
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
lower jurassic epoch
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/LowerJurassic
lower montane
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000346
a montane condition in which an altitude range falls immediately above mid-altitude forests
lower ordovician epoch
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/LowerOrdovician
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
lower triassic epoch
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/LowerTriassic
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
ludfordian age
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Ludfordian
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
ludlow epoch
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Ludlow
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
lungs
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7886
essential respiration organs in many air-breathing animals
lutetian age
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Lutetian
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
luvisol
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002248
Luvisols are soils that have a higher clay content in the subsoil than in the topsoil as a result of pedogenetic processes (especially clay migration) leading to an argic subsoil horizon. Luvisols have high-activity clays throughout the argic horizon and a high base saturation at certain depths.
lysocline
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000261
a layer within a marine water body where the rate of calcite dissolution changes rapidly with depth. The increase in the rate of calcite dissolution with depth is largely due to the concomitant fall in calcite saturation.
Löbbecke Museum Düsseldorf
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Löbbecke_Museum_Düsseldorf