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Welcome to the NCEAS Data Repository. This repository contains information
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about the research data sets collected and collated within or under the
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auspices of NCEAS' funded activities. A number of these datasets were
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auspices of NCEAS' funded activities. A number of these data sets were
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synthesized from multiple data sources that originated from the efforts
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of many contributors, while others originated from a single investigator.
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Credit for the datasets in this repository goes to the investigators who
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Credit for the data sets in this repository goes to the investigators who
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collected the data, and also to the NCEAS working groups and scientists who
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compiled the data for synthetic purposes. See each data package for a list
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of the people and institutions involved.
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Data documentation (metadata) can be contributed to the repository in
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several ways, each with its own strengths.  The
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<a href="@cgi-prefix@/register-dataset.cgi?cfg=nceas">Register New Dataset</a>
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<a href="@cgi-prefix@/register-dataset.cgi?cfg=nceas">Register a New Data Set</a>
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web form is a simple way to get started with providing metadata about the
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existence of a dataset.  But it can not be used for fully documenting the
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existence of a data set.  But it can not be used for fully documenting the
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data, nor can you upload the data objects themselves through this form.
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In order to provide a more complete description of data, we recommend using the
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<a href="http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/morphoportal.jsp" target="_top">Morpho</a>
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      by searching through existing registered data sets.
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      Presently the search covers all fields, including
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      author, title, abstract, keywords, and other documentation
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      for each dataset.  (More sophisticated search capabilities,
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      for each data set.  (More sophisticated search capabilities,
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      including boolean field searches, will be available in future.)
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