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					<span class="text-info">*First name, *Last name: </span>

					The first and last names of the person completing this form.

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					<span class="text-info">*Data Set Title:</span>

					A descriptive title

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				<p>The person responsible for developing the data set. For example, the principal 

					investigator in a collaborative project, the first author of the main publication using the data set, etc. 

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				<p>If applicable, enter the first and last names of an associated party (e.g., co-owner of the data set, a data custodian/steward, a metadata provider, a user of 

				the data set), select a role for this person, and click on "Add Associated Party".  Repeat to add another associated party.</p>

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				<p>Short (maximum of 350 words) summary of the purpose and content of the data set. 

					Entering a data set abstract is required.

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				<p>Provide information for as many keywords as needed. The information is provided in groups of three 

					fields: keyword, keyword type, and keyword thesaurus. Repeat steps 1-4 below for each additional keyword.

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				<p><span class="text-info">*Start Date: </span>

					The first year, month, and

					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">*Geographic Description:</span>

					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 provided below and helps orient the data user about the general location of the study.

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					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

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					<span class="text-info">Method Title:</span> A title for the method used to generate

					the data (e.g., Measure of zooplankton abundance using radial quadrat sub-sampling).

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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.

					Multiple files can be included in the package.