Use Case: ESB-TCN live-dead use and augmentation

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"Mobilizing Millions of Marine Mollusks of the Eastern Seaboard" TCN is using vitality information to inform studies of biotic change. From the grant proposal "...Important trait data will also be incorporated. For the first time, molluscan occurrence data will distinguish between live- and dead-collected specimens, with a defined vocabulary for traits added to each record. Due to the long persistence of molluscan shells, the live/dead- collected distinction is crucial for all studies of biotic change using mollusks. Information on collecting dates will be refined where possible to increase resolution for detecting biotic changes. The data will be shared through public data repositories, including iDigBio, GBIF, OBIS, and the InvertEBase Symbiota portal." https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2001510