Location vs Habitat/Description?

• by bgpaulus

  Newbie questions on this one -- unsure of the distinction between Location vs Habitat/Description ... ? Is the Location "CAPE ST. GEORGE ISLAND", or "in shallow water of pond", or what? Include or omit "Blooming after Hurricanes ..."?

  Posted April 26, 2013 2:50 AM

• by ghewson

  Here's my take. Location describes how someone might get to the same place (so it's more about people); Habitat is relevant to the plant. There might be some overlap, where a word or two is relevant both to the Location and the Habitat, so don't be afraid to repeat information. Also, I don't think we want to discard information, and the fact that there have been hurricanes seems to be relevant to the plant -- the researcher thought it worth noting. So here's what I'd put:

  Location: Cape St. George Island, depression between ridges by West Gulf Road, S of Marshall House.
  Habitat/Description: Infrequent in shallow water of pond in depression between slash pine ridges. Blooming after... etc.

  Posted April 26, 2013 8:54 AM

• by bgpaulus

  Thanks, ghewson, that helps.

  Posted April 27, 2013 12:36 AM