Triple

T1154811
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert Helmer MacArthur E23758 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species
"On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species" is a landmark ecological paper by Robert H. MacArthur that introduced quantitative methods to explain patterns of species diversity and distribution in bird communities.
E132461 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species | Statement: [Robert Helmer MacArthur, notableWork, On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species
Context triple: [Robert Helmer MacArthur, notableWork, On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species]
  • A. The Theory of Island Biogeography
    The Theory of Island Biogeography is a foundational ecological work that explains how species richness on islands is shaped by the balance between immigration and extinction, profoundly influencing modern conservation biology and biogeography.
  • B. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds
    The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds is a comprehensive ornithological reference work detailing the nesting habits and egg characteristics of bird species found in the Indian subcontinent.
  • C. The Geographical Distribution of Animals
    The Geographical Distribution of Animals is a foundational 19th-century biogeography work by Alfred Russel Wallace that systematically analyzes how and why animal species are distributed across different regions of the world.
  • D. All About Birds
    All About Birds is an online birding resource that provides identification guides, photos, sounds, and expert information on bird species, created and maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
  • E. The Life of Birds
    The Life of Birds is a landmark BBC nature documentary series, presented by David Attenborough, that explores the evolution, behavior, and remarkable adaptations of bird species around the world.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species
Triple: [Robert Helmer MacArthur, notableWork, On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species]
Generated description
"On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species" is a landmark ecological paper by Robert H. MacArthur that introduced quantitative methods to explain patterns of species diversity and distribution in bird communities.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species
Target entity description: "On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species" is a landmark ecological paper by Robert H. MacArthur that introduced quantitative methods to explain patterns of species diversity and distribution in bird communities.
  • A. The Theory of Island Biogeography
    The Theory of Island Biogeography is a foundational ecological work that explains how species richness on islands is shaped by the balance between immigration and extinction, profoundly influencing modern conservation biology and biogeography.
  • B. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds
    The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds is a comprehensive ornithological reference work detailing the nesting habits and egg characteristics of bird species found in the Indian subcontinent.
  • C. The Geographical Distribution of Animals
    The Geographical Distribution of Animals is a foundational 19th-century biogeography work by Alfred Russel Wallace that systematically analyzes how and why animal species are distributed across different regions of the world.
  • D. All About Birds
    All About Birds is an online birding resource that provides identification guides, photos, sounds, and expert information on bird species, created and maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
  • E. The Life of Birds
    The Life of Birds is a landmark BBC nature documentary series, presented by David Attenborough, that explores the evolution, behavior, and remarkable adaptations of bird species around the world.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a493f0d32c8190ac74bad3c87f2641 completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4bc8fbb548190865b1bf019f2bde4 completed March 1, 2026, 10:24 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac5eb81790819087016b1620353417 completed March 7, 2026, 5:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac612fee3881908abba96acf1b60ef completed March 7, 2026, 5:32 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac621c445081908bd3aa6f9c258caf completed March 7, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:44 p.m.