Fauna & Wildlife
Animal life and populations
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Incomplete
4 bundles · 9 layers · 0 findings · 0 questions
taxonomy Which animal is meant, under which name
taxonConcept
taxon concepts, rank and circumscription
nameAndSynonymy
scientific and vernacular names with synonymy and authorship
populationAndMovement How many there are and where they go
abundanceAndDemography
population units, estimates, age and sex structure, survival and recruitment
individualAndMarking
identified individuals, rings, tags, collars and their attachment history
migrationAndTracking
telemetry fixes, routes, stopovers and seasonal movement patterns
habitatAndRange Where the taxon can and does live
rangeDistribution
distribution polygons, seasonal ranges and range change
habitatRequirement
habitat features a taxon depends on, including breeding and refuge sites
protection What status and controls apply
conservationAssessment
assessed status with criteria and scope
listingAndTradeControl
protective listings and trade control appendices attaching to a taxon
Note: Legacy card: layers named, findings and questions never written.
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- World Models
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- standalone-mm
- Navigation path
- NAV.PHY.LIV.WLD
- Domain
- PHY.LIV.WLD
- Industry
- Cross-industry
- Tags
- wildlifephy.liv.wld
- Also called
- P7
What it is Derived, awaiting review
This meta-model describes animal life: taxa and their names, populations and their demography, marked individuals and the tracks they leave, the habitats and ranges they occupy, and the protection that attaches to them.
Note: First sentence of the legacy card introduction.
Why it exists Filled
Animal life and populations
Distinguishing features Derived, awaiting review
- It is its own model because animals move: identity has to survive movement across boundaries, populations are estimated rather than counted, and individual tracking data is both scientifically central and highly sensitive.
What robots and AI may and may not do Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Moral aspects Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Owners Filled
Steward
An ecology commons steward keeps the wildlife register: it curates taxa and ranges, accredits survey and tagging programmes and publishes population estimates and status.
Links to other meta-models Filled
aligned
- world.floraAndVegetation - the taxon, name and occurrence pattern is aligned so botanical and zoological records join cleanly
references
- world.ecosystemAndBiome - habitat patches and populations are components of ecosystem assets
- world.waterBodyAndHydrology - aquatic populations are attributed to the bodies and reaches described there
- world.agricultureAndHusbandry - kept and farmed animals are described there and reference taxa here
- world.publicHealthAndEpidemiology - zoonotic surveillance uses populations and mortality events recorded here
- world.naturalPhenomenonAndHazard - mass mortality and die-off occurrences link to hazard events there
- world.physicalInfrastructureNetwork - barriers, crossings and collision hotspots are structures there that shape movement here
- world.disclosureScopeAndProjectionPolicy - the generalization rules for sensitive locations are defined there
imports
- darwin-core - EXTEND: the occurrence and taxon record backbone this model specializes
- iucn-red-list-categories - ALIGN: categories and criteria for conservation assessment
- cites-appendices - REFERENCE: trade control listings referenced rather than copied
requires
- vr.wm-blt-003
- vr.wm-ear-005
- vr.wm-liv-006
- vr.wm-liv-009
- vr.wm-plc-003
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Derived, awaiting review
- taxon: an animal taxon concept; key attributes: taxon identifier, rank, parent taxon, accepted name reference, circumscription reference
- taggedIndividual: an identified animal carrying a mark; key attributes: individual identifier, mark type and code, attachment date, age class, sex, fate status
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Institutional or informational subject: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Capabilities and actions required Derived, awaiting review
- sightingRecorded: an animal was observed and the record entered the occurrence stream
- individualTaggedAndReleased: an animal was captured, marked and released, starting an individual history
- trackingFixReceived: a device reported a position, adding to a movement track
- populationSurveyCompleted: a survey concluded and produced an abundance estimate with its uncertainty
- mortalityEventRecorded: a death or mass mortality was observed and attributed where possible
- rangeShiftDetected: the mapped distribution moved beyond the previous seasonal envelope
- protectedListingChanged: a listing or trade control status for a taxon was added, upgraded or removed
- humanWildlifeConflictReported: an interaction causing damage or risk was reported and logged
Legacy events listed as state transitions.
Hazards and failure modes optional Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Standards and interfaces required Derived, awaiting review
- telemetryFeedContract: terms for delivery of tracking data, including latency, precision limits and permitted secondary use
- sensitiveLocationRedactionContract: terms under which nest, den and roost coordinates are generalized, and who may hold the precise locations
- citizenObservationContract: terms for volunteer submitted sightings, covering attribution, licence and verification workflow
- sharedPopulationExchangeContract: terms for exchanging counts and tracks of a migratory population with a neighbouring register
- publicRangeMap: seasonal distribution polygons and status by taxon; omits breeding site coordinates and individual tracks
- populationTrendSeries: estimates and trends over time with method notes; omits raw detections and observer identity
- taggingCohortView: full individual and fix history for the operator that marked the animals; omits other operators' cohorts
Context of use required Filled
- Tagging operators and volunteer observers keep attribution to the records they contribute, precise locations of sensitive sites and live tracks are released only under S2 access contracts shaped by S3, and every such read is logged in S4.
Sources Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Open questions
- Superseded by a researched world model? Map this legacy card to its successor or retire it.
Machine files
Provenance
legacy MMAS card (world-models v0.2) · legacy
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