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					Guide for Completing the Data [% config.type %] Form
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					This guide provides information on how to complete the registration form.
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					There are multiple sections to the form, and some fields are required
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					(denoted by an asterisk * or in a tooltip), while others are optional.
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					Information on individual fields and examples for their content are provided below.
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				<h4><a name="BasicInformation">Basic Information</a></h4>
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					*Data Set Title:
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					A descriptive title of the data set. The title should
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					provide enough information for someone casually scanning a list of data
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					sets to know whether the data are relevant to them. This implies that the
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					data context should be indicated in the title without making the title be
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					too long. In general, the title should indicate what kind of data were
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					collected and the spatial, taxonomic, and temporal extents the data set
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					covers.
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					Funding: Add the award number from the funding agency. Type in
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					a keyword to look up award numbers. Multiple award numbers can be separated by commas.
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					<em>Examples of descriptive titles: </em>
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						<li>Hastings Reserve (CA) Small Mammal Trapline Data from 1972 to 1988.</li>
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						<li>Tassajara Hot Springs Reserve Water Chemistry Data from 1990 to 2000.</li>
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					<em>Examples of incomplete titles: </em>
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						<li>Mammals Data</li>
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						<li>Water Chemistry Data</li>
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				<span class="text-info">*NCEAS Project(s):</span>
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				<p>Select one or more
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					NCEAS activities from the list to indicate that the data set is
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					affiliated with that working group or activity.  We use "affiliation" 
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					in a rather permissive sense to mean, for example, that the data set was or has
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					been generated by the activity; that the owner of the data is affiliated
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					with the activity; that the data set is owned by the activity; etc. Both
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					derived data sets that result from synthesis activities and original raw data
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					sets that contribute to synthesis can be included in the repository and should
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					be associated with the appropriate NCEAS activities.
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				<span class="text-info">*Organization Name:</span>
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				<p>The name of the organization with which the data set is
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					affiliated. We use "affiliation" in a rather permissive sense to mean, for example, that the data set was or has
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					been generated at the organization; that the owner of the data is affiliated
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					with the organization or was affiliated with the organization when the data
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					set was generated; that the data set is owned by the organization; etc.
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					<em>Examples of correct organization names: </em>
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						<li>University of Michigan Biological Station</li>
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						<li>Duke University FACE Facility</li>
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						<li>National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis</li>
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					<em>Examples of incorrect organization names: </em>
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						<li>Michigan Station</li>
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						<li>Duke University</li>
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						<li>University of California Santa Barbara</li>
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				<span class="text-info">*[% config.site | ucfirst %] Name:</span>
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				<p>Select a [% config.site %] from the drop-down list to indicate that the data set is
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					affiliated with the [% config.site %]. We use "affiliation" in a rather
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					permissive sense to mean, for example, that the data set was or has
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					been generated at the [% config.site %]; that the owner is affiliated
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					with the [% config.site %] or was affiliated with the [% config.site %] when the data
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					set was generated; or that the data set is owned by the [% config.site %]; etc.
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				<p><em>Note: </em>
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					If the data were collected at a site other than a
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					[% config.site %] listed in the drop-down menu, you can indicate so in the
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					abstract and/or title. You can also indicate this in the keywords
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					with a locality keyword.
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				<h4><a name="DataSetOriginator">People and Organizations</a></h4> 
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					Add one or more people, organizations, or position names
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					associated with the dataset. At least one entry with a Creator role is
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					required, and creators will be listed in the dataset citation. The person
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					responsible for developing the data set. Other roles include, for example,
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					the principal investigator in a collaborative project, the first author of
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					the main publication using the data set, etc. The organization name, e-mail,
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					online link, phone, fax, and address information are optional.
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					Use the Add Person or Organization button to add entries to
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					the list. Use the Edit icon (pencil) to change an entry. Use the Update
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					Person or Organization button to update the entry, or Add Person or
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					Organization to duplicate a changed entry. If you have entered several
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					associated parties and want to change the order in which they appear, use
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				<p>*First Name: The given name(s) of the person.</p>
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				<p>*Last Name: The last name (surname) of the person.</p>
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				<p>Organization Name: The name of the organization from which
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				the data set originated, if any</p>
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				<p>Position Name: A named position in an organization from which
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				the data set originated, if any.</p>
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				<p>E-Mail: The e-mail address by which the person or organization can be contacted.</p>
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				<p>Phone: The phone number of the person or organization, including the area code (999-999-9999).</p>
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				<p>FAX: The fax number of the person or organization, including the area code (999-999-9999).</p>
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				<p>Street Information: A comma-separated list of street number, street, unit,
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				etc.<br> <em>Example: </em> 735 State Street, Suite 300</p>
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				<p>City: The city name of the person or organization's
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				<p>U.S. State or Territory: Select a U.S. state or territory
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				from the drop-down menu for the principal data set owner's address. If the
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				address is not in the United States, used the "Other State/Province" field
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				below. For a shortcut, press the first letter of the state on your keyboard
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				(e.g., M-key to skip to Maine).</p>
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				<p>Other State/Province: A non-U.S. state or a province for the
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				person or organization's address.</p>
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				<p>Postal Code: The postal code or ZIP code for the person or organization's address.</p>
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				<p>Country: The country for the person or organization's
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				<h4><a name="DataSetAbstract">*Data Set Abstract</a></h4>
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				<p>Short (maximum of 350 words) summary of the purpose and content of the data set. 
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					Entering a data set abstract is required.
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					<em>Example: </em> Data were collected every year in summer and fall from
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					1967 to 1979. Trapping was conducted only in the fall from 1980 to
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					1988. For each specimen taken, data were recorded on species, date,
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					location, time, sex, and body measurements including total length,
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					length of tail, length of hind foot, length of ear, and body mass.
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					The purpose of the data was to index the population size of all
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					species present over a long time period.
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				<h4><a name="KeywordInformation">Keyword Information</a></h4>
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				<p>Provide information for as many keywords as needed. The information is provided in groups of three 
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					fields: keyword, keyword type, and keyword thesaurus. Repeat steps 1-4 below for each additional keyword.
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				<p>Have a look at the <a href="http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Resources/valids/gcmd_parameters.html" target="nasa">NASA Global Change Master Directory
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					(GCMD)</a> (particularly under EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere) and see if you can find keywords that appropriately describe your data set.  
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					If not, use your own keywords.
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				<p><span class="text-info">1. Keyword: </span>
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					Enter a word or phrase that describes your data set.</p>
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				<p><span class="text-info">2. Keyword Type: </span>
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					Select the keyword type (a term used to group similar keywords). The different types are ("none" is the default):
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						<li>Theme: the keyword identifies a particular subject or topic.</li>
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						<li>Place: the keyword identifies a place.</li>
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						<li>Stratum: the keyword identifies the layer(s) of any deposited substance.</li>
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						<li>Temporal: the keyword identifies a time period related to the data set.
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						<li>Taxonomic: the keyword identifies a particular taxon.</li>
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				<p><span class="text-info">3. Keyword Thesaurus: </span>
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					Select whether you used the NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) or not to choose your keywords.
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					<span class="text-info">4. Click</span> on the <b>"Add Keyword"</b> button to add the keyword information provided.
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				<p>To edit a keyword entry, click on the keyword entered, change the keyword, keyword type, and/or keyword 
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					thesaurus, and click on the area just right of the thesaurus drop-down menu (the text field and the drop-down menus will disappear).  To delete an entry, click on the "X". 
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					If you have entered several keywords and want to change the order in which they appear, use the blue up and down arrows.
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				<h4><a name="TemporalCoverageOfData">Temporal Coverage of Data</a></h4>
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				<p><span class="text-info">*Start Date: </span>
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					The first year, month, and
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					day of the collection/creation of the data set. A start date is required. Type in the year (yyyy), and choose the month and the day from the
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				<p><span class="text-info">Stop Date:</span>
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					The last year, month, and
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					day for the collection/creation of the data set. Type in the year, and choose the month and the day from the drop-down menus.
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					<em>Note: </em> Leave "Stop Date" blank if your data set is open-ended.
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				<h4><a name="SpatialCoverageOfData">Spatial Coverage of Data</a></h4> 
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				<p><span class="text-info">*Geographic Description:</span>
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					Enter a general description of the geographic area in which the data were collected. This can be a simple place name (e.g., Santa Barbara) or a fuller description.
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					This field supplements the coordinates provided below and helps orient the data user about the general location of the study.
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				<p><span class="text-info">*Coordinates:</span>
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					The latitude and longitude
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					coordinates (in degrees, minutes and seconds) of the location where the data were collected. At least one lat/long pair is required. From the drop-down menus, select 
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					the North (N) or South (S) orientation for the latitudes, and the West (W) or East (E) orientation for the longitudes.
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					If you enter <b>one coordinate pair only</b>: This indicates a point location.
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				<p>If you enter <b>both coordinate pairs</b>: This indicates a
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					bounding box. The first coordinate pair is the northwest corner and
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				<h4><a name="TaxonomicCoverage">Taxonomic Coverage of Data</a></h4>
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					Provide a list of the taxa that are associated with this data set. 
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					This includes taxa for which the data set contains measurements, and taxa
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					for which the data have relevance in less direct ways.  In general, if a
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					data user searching for a particular taxonomic name should find this data set,
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					then the taxon should be included in this list.
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					Please check the <a href="http://www.itis.gov/" target="itis">Integrated Taxonomic Information System</a> for correct spelling of taxonomic names.
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				<p>For each taxon, follow the three steps below:
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							entered under Taxonomic Rank (e.g., <i>Animalia</i>, <i>Chordata</i>, <i>Mammalia</i>, <i>Carnivoria</i>, <i>Ursidae</i>, <i>Ursus</i>, or <i>Ursus arctos</i>).
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					<span class="text-info">Taxonomic Reference:</span> The name
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				<h4><a name="Methods">Data Collection Methods</a></h4> 
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					<span class="text-info">Method Title:</span> A title for the method used to generate
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					the data (e.g., Measure of zooplankton abundance using radial quadrat sub-sampling).
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					<span class="text-info">Method Description:</span> Description of the method used.  
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					This is intended to be a general method description that is suitable to help potential users of the data decide if the data are appropriate for their purposes.  
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					<span class="text-info">Extent of Study Description:</span>
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					Describe the temporal, spatial and taxonomic extent of the study, supplementing
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					the information on coverage provided above. For example, if the temporal
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					coverage of the data is 1990-2000, you might provide details about any years
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					that were missed or the months in which sampling actually occurred. If you
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					provide information in this field (Extent of Study Description), then you must also provide
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					a Method Title, a Method Description and a Sampling Description.
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					<span class="text-info">Sampling Description:</span>
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					Describe the sampling design of the study. For example, you might describe
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					the way in which treatments were assigned to sampling units.  If you provide
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					information in this field (Sampling Description), then you must also provide
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					a a Method Title, a Method Description and an Extent of Study Description.
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				<h4><a name="DataSetContactAddress">Data Set Contact</a></h4>
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					Contact information of the person to be contacted for more information on the data
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					set or to obtain the data set itself. This is analogous to the Principal Data Set Owner information above. Please 
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					individual fields. If the Data Set Contact and the Principal Data Set Owner are the same, check the box provided.
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				<h4><a name="DistributionIinformation">Distribution Information</a></h4> 
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					<span class="text-info">*Data Medium:</span>
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					digital (e.g., computer file) or hardcopy (e.g., paper), or specify any other type of data medium the data are recorded on (e.g., video tape).
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					*Usage Rights:
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						Choosing CC-0, you waive your interest in your work and place the
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						work as completely as possible in the public domain so others may freely
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						Attribution for your work is still expected according to norms in your
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						research field. Choosing CC-BY licenses your work, and you let others
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						derivative works based upon it, but only if they give you appropriate
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					of a computer file, you could specify the file format here (e.g., Excel, Access, FoxPro, DBase, etc.).
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					Select files from your computer to include in the data package submission. Text-based data files (e.g., CSV) are preferred, but there is no restriction on the file type.
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					Ideally, data files will be made publicly accessible on submission, but we recognize there are some cases where access to the data should be restricted until a later date.
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					Select the appropriate permission level for each file as it is attached to the package. Files can be 'unattached' using the delete button.
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