BIOTIC API Help
These API calls expose the BIOTIC content in the form of CSV data.
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Basic data
./biotic
Lists all published species
Returns:
- id
- SpeciesName
- ResearchedBy
- DataSuppliedBy
- RefereedBy
- Phylum
- Class
- Ordr
- Family
- Genus
- Species
- FoodType
- Size
- Flexibility
- Fragility
- Habit
- Bioturbator
- GrowthRate
- DispPotAdult
- Dependency
- Sociability
- Regeneration
- Toxic
- LifeSpan
- Maturity
- GenerationTime
- ReprodFreq
- ReprodSeason
- LarvalSettlePeriod
- Fecundity
- EggSize
- FertilizationType
- DispPotLarvae
- LarvalSettlingTime
- ReprodLocation
- BiogeographicRange
- DepthRange
- Migratory
- biozone
- devmech
- envpos
- feedingmethod
- growthform
- mobility
- physpref
- reprodtype
- salinity
- substratum
- waterflow
- waveexp
./biotic/[n]
Lists an individual published species, where [n] is the species' ID
Returns:
- id
- SpeciesName
- ResearchedBy
- DataSuppliedBy
- RefereedBy
- Phylum
- Class
- Ordr
- Family
- Genus
- Species
- FoodType
- Size
- Flexibility
- Fragility
- Habit
- Bioturbator
- GrowthRate
- DispPotAdult
- Dependency
- Sociability
- Regeneration
- Toxic
- LifeSpan
- Maturity
- GenerationTime
- ReprodFreq
- ReprodSeason
- LarvalSettlePeriod
- Fecundity
- EggSize
- FertilizationType
- DispPotLarvae
- LarvalSettlingTime
- ReprodLocation
- BiogeographicRange
- DepthRange
- Migratory
- biozone
- devmech
- envpos
- feedingmethod
- growthform
- mobility
- physpref
- reprodtype
- salinity
- substratum
- waterflow
- waveexp
Using a "like=true" GET parameter, it is possible to return records that include the species name.
Remember to include the space in the species names if you're looking for an exact match.