This is intended as a guide only. Please feel free to modify accordingly.
<Dataset Name>
<Short description of the dataset>
Level of Organization -TAG-: (Population, Community, Region, etc.)
Biome -TAG-:
Spatial Scale of data -TAG-:
Data Type -TAG-: Experimental, Observational, Meta-analysis, Literature Review
Dataset Location: insert url or reference here
Site Location: (Lat./Lon.)
Site(s) Georeferenced: Yes or No
Timespan:
Sampling Frequency:
Data collection summary/Methods: Include details on sampling protocol, spatial scales, technologies used, etc.
Data collected: Categories of obervations and measurents
Known Issues: weaknesses, limitations, errors, caveats, etc.
Best Practices: tips for separating the wheat from the chaff
Special Issues for Acquiring data/Permissions:
Citation/ Distributing Author:
Supplemental resources: papers that use the data, etc.
Available via the EcoData Retriever: Yes or No