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        you don't need to fill in the address fields below).</td>

        <p>

          <b><font color="#ff0000">*</font>First Name</b></p>

        <p>

          <b><font color="#ff0000">*</font>Last Name</b></p>

        <p>

          <b>Organization Name</b></p>

        <p><b>Originator Address Information (for Individual or 

          Organization):</b></p>

        <p>

          <b>E-Mail</b></p>

        <p>

          <b>Phone</b></p>

        <p>

          <b>FAX</b></p>

        <p><b>Delivery information (number, street, unit, etc., 

          comma-separated)</b></p>

        <p>

          <textarea rows="5" cols="60" name="origDeliveryContact">[%origDeliveryContact%]</textarea></p>

        <p>

          <b>City</b></p>

          <b>State</font></b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

          <b>Other State or Province</b>

        <p>

          <b>ZIP</b></p>

        <p>

          <b>Country</b></p>

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<p><font size="4"><b>Working Group(s):</b></font> Select one or more

NCEAS activities from the list to indicate that the data set is

affiliated with that working group or activity.  We use "affiliation" 

in a rather permissive sense to mean, for example, that the data set was or has

been generated by the activity; that the owner of the data is affiliated

with the activity, or that the data set is owned by the activity, etc. Both

derived data sets that result from synthesis activities and original raw data

sets that contribute to synthesis can be included in the repository and should

be associated with the appropriate NCEAS activities.

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[% ELSE %]

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of the data set. In general the title should provide enough information for

someone casually scanning a list of data sets to know whether the data are

relevant to them.  This implies that the data context should be indicated 

in the title without making the title be too long. In general, the title

should indicate what kind of data were collected and the spatial,

taxonomic, and temporal extents the data covers.</p>

<p>Hastings Reserve (CA) Small Mammal Trapline Data from 1972 to 1988.</p>

<p>Tassajara Hot Springs Reserve Water Chemistry Data from 1990 to 2000.</p>

<p>Bad Examples (not enough information):</p>

<p>Mammals Data</p>

<p>Abundance Data</p>

<p>Meterological Data</p>

<p><b><font size="4">Geographic Description</font><font size="4">:</font></b>

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.  This field supplements the coordinates below and helps orient the data user

about the general location of the study.

</p>

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[% END %]

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<p><b><font size="4" color="#0000ff">TAXONOMIC COVERAGE OF DATA</font></b> 

<p>&nbsp</p>

<p><b><font size="4">List of taxa</font><font size="4">:</font></b>

Provide a list of the taxa that are associated with this data set. 

This includes taxa for which the data set contains measurements, and taxa

for which the data have relevance in less direct ways.  In general, if a

data user searching for a particular taxonomic name should find this data

then the taxon should be included in this list. The Taxon Rank should 

indicate the level in the taxonomic hierarchy (e.g., Phylum or Species) 

and the Taxonomic Name should be the scientific name for the organism at 

that level (e.g., Ursus arctos).  You can add mutliple taxa to the list by

clicking the "Add taxon" button.

</p>

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<p><b><font size="4" color="#0000ff">METHODS</font></b> 

<p>&nbsp</p>

<p><b><font size="4">Title of method</font><font size="4">:</font></b>

Provide an optional title for the method (e.g., Zooplankton abundance using

radial quadrat subsampling).

</p>

<p><b><font size="4">Method description</font><font size="4">:</font></b>

Describe the methods used to generate the data.  This is intended to be a

general overview of the methods that is suitable to help a potential user

of the data decide if the data are appropriate for their purposes.  You can

add multiple paragraphs to the description by clicking the "Add Paragraph"

button.

</p>

<p><b><font size="4">Description of Study Extent</font><font size="4">:</font></b>

Describe the temporal, spatial and taxonomic extent of the study, supplementing

the information on coverage provided above. For example, if the temporal

coverage of the data is 1990-2000, you might provide details about any years

that were missed or the months in which sampling actually occurred. If you

provide information in this field (Study Extent), then you must also provide

a Methods Description and a Sampling description.

</p>

<p><b><font size="4">Sampling Description</font><font size="4">:</font></b>

Describe the sampling design of the study. For example, you might describe

the way in which treatments were assigned to sampling units.  If you provide

information in this field (Sampling Description), then you must also provide

a Methods Description and a Study Extent.

</p>

<p>&nbsp</p>

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