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[% INCLUDE "genericHeader.tmpl" %]
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  [% lsite = 'reserve' %]
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  [% usite = 'Reserve' %]
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[% ELSE %]
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  [% lsite = 'station' %]
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  [% usite = 'Station' %]
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<p>This guide provides information and help how to
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fill in the [% orgabbrev %] Data Registry Form. Some fields are required
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and some fields are optional. A red asterisk (<b><font size=
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"4" color="#ff0000">*</font></b>) indicates that a
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field is required. A few fields are repeatable up to ten times.
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Those are the data set originator names and keyword information.
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Note that those repeatable fields are also optional, so you need to
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fill in only as many of those as you need.</p>
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<p>Information on individual fields and examples
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for their content follow.</p>
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<p>&nbsp</p>
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<a name="BasicInformation"></a>
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<p><b><font size="4" color="#0000ff">BASIC INFORMATION</font></b>
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<p>&nbsp</p>
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<p><font size="4"><b>Name of Person completing this form:</b></font>
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Enter the name of the person completing this form (your name).<font size="2"></font></p>
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[% IF cfg == 'nceas' %]
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<p><font size="4"><b>Working Group(s):</b></font> 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, or 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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<font size="2"></font></p>
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[% ELSE %]
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<p><font size="4"><b>[% usite %] Name:</b></font> Select a
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[% lsite %] from the drop-down list to indicate that the data set is
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affiliated with the [% lsite %]. 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 [% lsite %]; that the originator is affiliated
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with the [% lsite %], or was affiliated with the [% lsite %] when the data
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set was generated, that the data set is owned by the [% lsite %], etc.
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<font size="2"></font></p>
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<p>Note: If the data was collected at a site other than an OBFS
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[% lsite %] listed in the pull-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. You may also indicate the locality in the
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dataset title below, if appropriate.</p>
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<b><font size="4"></font></b>
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<p><b><font size="4">Data Set Title:</font></b> Descriptive title
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of the data set. In general the title should provide enough information for
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someone casually scanning a list of data sets to know whether the data are
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relevant to them.  This implies that the data context should be indicated
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in the title without making the title be too long. In general, the title
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should indicate what kind of data were collected and the spatial,
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taxonomic, and temporal extents the data covers.</p>
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<p>Examples:</p>
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<p>Hastings Reserve (CA) Small Mammal Trapline Data from 1972 to 1988.</p>
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<p>Tassajara Hot Springs Reserve Water Chemistry Data from 1990 to 2000.</p>
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<p>Bad Examples (not enough information):</p>
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<p>Mammals Data</p>
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<p>Abundance Data</p>
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<p>Meterological Data</p>
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<p>&nbsp</p>
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<a name="DataSetOriginator"></a>
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<p><b><font size="4" color="#0000ff">DATA SET ORIGINATOR</font></b>
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<p>&nbsp</p>
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Person(s) or organization that developed the data
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set. The first originator provided on the form is EITHER an
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individual person OR an organization, including optional address
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information.</p>
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<p>This originator and the data set contact below may be the same
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person or organization.</p>
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<b><font size="4"></font></b>
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<p><b><font size="4">Originator's Role:</font> <font size="5">
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</font></b>You will probably just want to leave the generic
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default, which is "originator", but you can choose a more specific
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originator's role (e.g. Principal Investigator, Publisher, etc.)
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from the pull-down list, if appropriate, e.g Principal
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Investigator.</p>
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<b><font size="4"></font></b>
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<p><b><font size="4">First Name:</font> <font size="5">
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</font></b>Self-explanatory.</p>
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<b><font size="4"></font></b>
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<p><b><font size="4">Last Name:</font> <font size="5">
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</font></b>Self-explanatory.</p>
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<b><font size="4"></font></b>
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<p><b><font size="4">Organization Name:</font> <font size="5">
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</font></b>The name of the organization from which the data
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originate (not required of you provide first/last names above)</p>
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<b><font size="4"></font></b>
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<p><b><font size="4">Originator Address Information (for Individual
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or Organization):</font></b></p>
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<p><b><font size="4">E-Mail:</font> <font size="5"></font></b>The
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e-mail address under which the originator can be contacted.</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Phone:</font> <font size="5">
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</font></b>Originator's phone number in the format area code plus
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number, 999-999-9999.</p>
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<b><font size="4"></font></b>
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<p><b><font size="4">Delivery Information:</font> <font size="5">
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</font></b>A comma-separated list of street number, street, Unit,
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etc., comma-separated). Example: 735 State Street, Suite 300</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">City:</font> <font size="5"></font></b>City
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name of the originator address.</p>
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<b><font size="4"></font></b>
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<p><b><font size="4">State:</font> <font size="5"></font></b>Select
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a state for the address from the pull-down menu. For a shortcut,
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press the C-key to skip to California.</p>
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<b><font size="4"></font></b>
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<p><b><font size="4">ZIP:</font> <font size="5"></font></b>The ZIP
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code of the originator address.</p>
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<a name="AdditionalOriginators"></a>
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<p><b><font size="4" color="#0000ff">ADDITIONAL ORIGINATORS</font></b>
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<p>&nbsp</p>
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Enter the first and last names of up to 10 additional
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originators, and select their specific role from the pull-down
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menu. The default for the role pull-down menu is Principal
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Investigator. Example: First Name: Mark; Last Name: Seablad; Role:
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Editor</p>
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<a name="DataSetAbstract"></a>
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<b><font size="4"></font></b>
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<p><b><font size="4">Data Set Abstract:</font> <font size="5">
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</font></b>Short (approximately 1/2 page or less) summary of the
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purpose and content of the dataset.</p>
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<p>Example: 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.&nbsp;</p>
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<a name="KeywordInformation"></a>
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<p><b><font size="4" color="#0000ff">KEYWORD INFORMATION</font></b>
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<p>&nbsp</p>
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Provide information for up to ten keywords here. The
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information is provided in groups of three fields: keyword, keyword
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type and keyword thesaurus, as follows. Keyword information will be
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useful for locating data in catalog searches. The keywords listed
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here may or may not appear in the title or abstract. Both the
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keyword type and thesaurus are optional.</p>
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<p>Examples: keyword: Peromyscus; Keyword Type: taxonomic; Keyword
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Thesaurus: none</p>
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<b><font size="4"></font></b>
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<p><b><font size="4">Keyword:</font></b> Commonly used formalized
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word( s) or phrase( s) used to describe the subject.</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Keyword Type:</font> <font size="5">
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</font></b>Term used to group similar keywords. Default: none. The
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different types are:</p>
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<p>theme: keyword identifies a particular subject or topic</p>
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<p>discipline: keyword identifies a branch of instruction or
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specialized learning</p>
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<p>taxonomic: keyword identifies a particular taxa</p>
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<p>place: keyword identifies a place</p>
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<p>stratum: keyword identifies the layer(s) of any deposited
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substance</p>
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<p>temporal: keyword identifies a time period related to the
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dataset</p>
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<p>theme: keyword identifies a particular subject or topic</p>
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<font size="1"></font>
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<p><b><font size="4">Keyword Thesaurus:</font> <font size="5">
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</font></b>The Name of the formally registered thesaurus, or a
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similar authoritative source of keywords, from which the keyword
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was chosen. Default: none (no thesaurus used; used own
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keywords)</p>
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<p>An example for a thesaurus is the <a href=
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"http://gcmd.nasa.gov/valids/">NASA Global Change Master Directory
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(GCMD)</a>. Have a look at the GCMD keywords to get an idea of what
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keywords they use. If you find suitable keywords there that
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appropriately describe your data, use them and select GCMD for the
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keywords' thesaurus.</p>
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<a name="TemporalCoverageOfData"></a>
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<p><b><font size="4" color="#0000ff">TEMPORAL COVERAGE OF DATA</font></b>
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<p>&nbsp</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Beginning Date of Data Set:</font> <font size=
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"5"></font></b>The first year (and optionally month, or month and
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day) of the collection/creation of the data set, in the format
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yy/mm/dd.</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Ending Date of Data Set:</font> <font size=
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"5"></font></b>The last year (and optionally month, or month and
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day) for the collection/creation of the data set, in the format
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yy/mm/dd. <b>If your dataset is open-ended, leave the ending date
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open</b>, provide no ending date at all.</p>
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<a name="SpatialCoverageOfData"></a>
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<p><b><font size="4" color="#0000ff">SPATIAL COVERAGE OF DATA</font></b>
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<p>&nbsp</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Geographic Description</font><font size="4">:</font></b>
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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.  This field supplements the coordinates below and helps orient the data user
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about the general location of the study.
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<p><b><font size="4">Coordinates</font> (in Degrees, Minutes and
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Seconds)<font size="4">:</font> <font size="5">
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</font></b>Coordinates provide the location where the data set was
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collected.</p>
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<p><b>Note the checkbox "Use [% lsite %] coordinates"</b>. If checked,
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this box indicates that the data were collected at the [% lsite %]. If
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you check this box, you don't need to fill in the lat./long. fields
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below).
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However, I presently do not have the coordinates for some
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[% orgabbrev %] [% lsite %]s, which will be indicated when you
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submit the form. In this case, you will have to provide the coordinates
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in the corresponding fields. (Please contact [%adminname %] at <a href=
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"mailto:[% recipient %]">[% recipient %]</a> if you
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have the missing coordinates for any of the sites.)</p>
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<p>Enter <b>one lat./long. pair only to indicate a point
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location</b>. Enter both lat./long pairs to indicate a bounding
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box, with the first pair indicating the northwest corner and the
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second pair the southeast corner of the box. At least one
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lat./long. pair is required. Pull-down lists provide the North (N)
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or South (S) orientation for the latitudes, and the West (W) and
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East (E) orientation for the longitudes.</p>
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<p>If you enter <b>one coordinate pair only</b>: This indicates a
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point location. You may want to do this if you only know the
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general location of a site on the [% lsite %]. In this case provide the
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point coordinates for the [% lsite %]. Example: 36&deg; 12' 30"N and
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121&deg;33'3"W</p>
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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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the second coordinate pair is the southeast corner of the bounding
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box.</p>
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<a name="TaxonomicCoverage"></a>
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<p><b><font size="4" color="#0000ff">TAXONOMIC COVERAGE OF DATA</font></b>
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<p>&nbsp</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">List of taxa</font><font size="4">:</font></b>
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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
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then the taxon should be included in this list. The Taxon Rank should
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indicate the level in the taxonomic hierarchy (e.g., Phylum or Species)
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and the Taxonomic Name should be the scientific name for the organism at
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that level (e.g., Ursus arctos).  You can add mutliple taxa to the list by
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clicking the "Add taxon" button.
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<a name="Methods"></a>
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<p><b><font size="4" color="#0000ff">METHODS</font></b>
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<p>&nbsp</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Title of method</font><font size="4">:</font></b>
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Provide an optional title for the method (e.g., Zooplankton abundance using
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radial quadrat subsampling).
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<p><b><font size="4">Method description</font><font size="4">:</font></b>
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Describe the methods used to generate the data.  This is intended to be a
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general overview of the methods that is suitable to help a potential user
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of the data decide if the data are appropriate for their purposes.  You can
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add multiple paragraphs to the description by clicking the "Add Paragraph"
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button.
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<p><b><font size="4">Description of Study Extent</font><font size="4">:</font></b>
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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 (Study Extent), then you must also provide
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a Methods Description and a Sampling description.
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<p><b><font size="4">Sampling Description</font><font size="4">:</font></b>
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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 Methods Description and a Study Extent.
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<a name="DataSetContactAddress"></a>
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<p><b><font size="4" color="#0000ff">DATA SET CONTACT ADDRESS</font></b>
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<p>&nbsp</p>
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Address to contact for more information on the data
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set or to obtain the data described by this entry. This is
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analogous to the Originator Address Information above. Please see
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there.</p>
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<a name="DistributionIinformation"></a>
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<p><b><font size="4" color="#0000ff">DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION</font></b>
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<a name=Site-specificCode></a>
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<p><b><font size="4">Dataset Name or Identifier (important)</font>:</b>
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Enter the datasets filename (and path) here, if available.  Alternatively,
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use other pertinent information that can help to identify and locate
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the dataset within your site's data management system (this may include
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references to hardcopy information, such as file numbers, etc.).  Keep in
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mind that this information, while not required, can be extremely useful
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for locating the dataset at a [% lsite %].</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Data Medium</font>:</b> The kind of medium the
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data is recorded on.</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Other Data Medium</font></b>: Specify any
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other data medium you use. &nbsp;</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Use Constraints:</font> <font size="5">
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</font></b>Choose from a pull-down list with use constraints apply
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to this data set. Examples: public domain; obtain permission from
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PI.</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Other Use Constraints:</font></b> Specify any
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other use constraints.</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">URL</font></b>: Provide any network link here for the
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location of the actual data set (if available) or for more
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metadata<b>.</b></p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Additional Information/Remarks:</font></b> Add
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any information here that you deem relevant to the data set and
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that is not covered in the form.</p>
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