HF Metadata Form

DATASET ID [Dataset ID number, if known (HF001, etc). New datasets will be assigned an ID number by the Information Manager.]:

TITLE* [Dataset title. Titles should include study location and dates. See the HF Data Archive for examples. Titles longer than 100 characters may be shortened.]:

LEAD INVESTIGATOR(S)* [Principal investigators and/or senior scientists responsible for the project (first and last name). Please list names in desired order.]:

OTHER INVESTIGATOR(S) [Other key personnel (first and last name). Names will be listed in alphabetical order.]:

ABSTRACT* [Concise (~1 page) abstract. Abstracts may contain multiple paragraphs and section headings.]:

KEYWORDS* [Keywords drawn from the LTER and HF keyword lists. See the CBFS Data Archive for keywords currently in use.]:

LOCATION* [See the CBFS Data Archive for location names currently in use. Enter NA for projects with no physical location (models, software tools, etc).]:

LATITUDE* [Latitude of study site. For multiple sites or landscape to regional studies, give the range in latitude. Use decimal fractions of a degree.]:

LONGITUDE* [Longitude of study site. For multiple sites or landscape to regional studies, give the range in longitude. Use decimal fractions of a degree.]:

ELEVATION* [Elevation of study site in meters above sea level. For multiple sites or landscape to regional studies, give the range in elevation.]:

START DATE* [Start date for data (field studies) or period studied (historical or paleo studies). Dates should describe the data, not (necessarily) the project. Include month and day if known. Enter NA for projects with no associated dates.]:

END DATE* [End date for field data or period studied. Include month and day if known.]:

TAXA* [Species, genera, families, etc studied. Include both scientific and common names. Enter NA for projects not focused on particular taxa.]:

CONTACT* [Contact person to answer questions about project methods or use of data (first and last name). Please include mailing address, email address, and phone number.]:

METHODS* [Description of methods not covered in the Abstract. Methods may contain multiple paragraphs and sections headings.]:

RELATED LINKS [List any related links (project website, etc)]:

RELATED DATASETS [List any related datasets in the HF Data Archive]:

PUBLICATIONS* [List all related publications. For ongoing projects, list new publications.]:

DATA TABLES* [List all new or updated data tables (or other data objects). Metadata for each table (variable name, variable description, measurement units, codes, etc) may be entered here or submitted as separate files.]: