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<title>LTSS / ESA Data Registry</title>

Welcome to the LTSS/ESA Data Registry. This is a publically accessible registry

describing <b>scientific data sets on ecology and the environment</b>.  In this

context, we refer to a data set as the collection of data tables and objects

that are associated with a study, experiment, or monitoring program.  Exactly

what constitutes a data set is determined by each submitter.

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      for each dataset.  Use a '%' symbol as a wildcard in searches

      (e.g., '%biodiversity%' would locate any phrase with the word

      biodiversity embedded within it).

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    Browse all existing data sets by title.  This operation can be slow as the

    number of entries in the registry grows.

      data set regarding ecology or the environment.  The documentation about 

      the data set will be submitted to the Registry.  You (and only

      you, or your designee) can return to edit the entry

      at a later point in time to add to or correct the

      description.  You can also use other tools such as <a

      href="http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/morphoportal.jsp">Morpho</a> to

      further document the set of data and directly attach the data to the

      registry entry.

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    This project is a cooperative effort of the <a

    href="http://www.esa.org/longterm/">Long-Term Studies Section (LTSS)</a>

    of the ESA, the <a href="http://www.esa.org">Ecological Society of

    America</a>, the <a href="http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu">National

    Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)</a> and the <a

    href="http://www.lternet.edu">Long-Term Ecological Research Network

    (LTER)</a>.  The Data Registry is based on software developed by

    the <a href="http://knb.ecoinformatics.org">Knowledge Network for

    Biocomplexity (KNB)</a>, and houses metadata that are compliant with <a

    href="http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/">Ecological Metadata

    Language (EML)</a>.  Consequently, data registered in this registry

    also are accessible from the larger collection of data found in the

    <a href="http://knb.ecoinformatics.org">KNB registry</a>.  Other sites

    contributing to the KNB registry include:

    <ul>

    <li><a href="http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/knb/obfs">Organization of

    Biological Field Stations registry</a>  </li>

    <li><a href="http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/knb/style/skins/nrs">UC

    Natural Reserve System registry</a>  </li>

    <li><a href="http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/knb/style/skins/nceas">NCEAS

    registry</a>  </li>

    <li><a href="http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/knb/style/skins/specnet">

    SpecNet registry</a>  </li>

    </ul>

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