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Types of Content
Everything that can be contributed to CasaBio is one of the following types of content:
Picture | Image of an organism or natural feature, with additional information |
Observations | Picture of an organism or natural feature at a particular place and time |
Collection | A group of observations taken together by a contributor |
Taxon | A classification of a living organism, at a particular rank such as species |
Habitat | An area with geological and ecological features that is home to living organisms |
Identification | The labelling of an organism as a particular taxon, with a certainty |
Interaction | The relationship between two observations (eg. caterpillar eating an acacia tree leaf) |
Locality | A geographical area of significance that can drawn on a map |
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Contributing
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Users
Everyone who uses CasaBio will be classified as having one of the following roles:
Visitors | People who do not have an account, and have not yet contributed to CasaBio |
Contributors | People who help CasaBio by uploading pictures, creating observations, or submitting habitats or localities |
Maintainers | People who help keep CasaBio's information and data in good shape, by checking and approving other users’ submissions |
Administrators | People who define what CasaBio is, and how it works |
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Site features
CasaBio integrates with many platforms, including:
IUCN Red List | International list of endangered and threatened plants and animals |
GBIF | Global biodiversity information facility |
PreCIS | A database of observations by the SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute) |
Catalogue of Life | Dataset containing more than 1.9 million species, created by the partnership between Species 2000 and ITIS organisations |
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