National Ecological Meta Database


Step 1:	Open the Personal Details section by clicking on the Personal Details Entry Form link below. Please fill in the form that is now open. When you have finished this section left-click the '-' to minimise the section.
Step 2:	Open the Dataset Details section (click the Dataset Details Entry Form link below) and complete the associated form. When you have completed this section, minimise the section (click the '-'). Click-on (check) the buttons that give permission for the metadata, you just entered, to be used by other people, including over the internet. (Remember the actual data remains with you and they will need to contact you to gain access to it.) Step 2 instructions
Step 3:	Click on the link for the type of data that you hold within the Specific Metadata Entry box below (e.g. Bird Metadata) and complete the corresponding form. Once complete, minimise the section (click the '-' ). If you have more than one type of data associated with that dataset, repeat this step until all data types have been entered. If your dataset does not fit under any of the predefined categories, please click on Other Metadata (bottommost category) and complete resultant form.
Step 4:	You must read the Terms and Conditions, and click the acceptance-box above the Submit button (bottom of screen) before any submission of metadata can be made.
Step 5:	Once STEPS 1-4 have been completed, click on the submit button.

Personal Details Entry Form Dataset Details Entry Form

Personal Details

To enable others to contact you regarding your dataset, please provide a contact name and at least one method of contact.
If more than one individual can be contacted regarding your dataset enter their details under Secondary Contact.
Leave blank any fields that are not applicable.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Primary Contact

You must enter at least one form of contact
(e.g., email, phone, etc.)

* First name(s):
* Last name:
Salutation:
Preferred name:
Workplace title:
Organisation name:
Organisation acronym:
Organisation type:
Department / Faculty:
Section / School:
Preferred mode of contact:
Phone 1:
Phone 2:

* Required fields (you must enter something here)

E-mail address:

Fax:
Street / PO Box address:
City:
State / Province:
Post code:
Country of origin:

Secondary Contact

You must enter at least one form of contact
(e.g., email, phone, etc.(

First name(s):
Last name:
Salutation:
Preferred name:
Workplace title:
Organisation name:
Organisation acronym:
Organisation type:
Department / Faculty:
Section / School:
Preferred mode of contact:
Phone 1:
Phone 2:

E-mail address:

Fax:
Street / PO Box address:
City:
State / Province:
Post code:
Country of origin:

Dataset Details

This section provides overall information about your dataset. Please complete all applicable fields.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

* Required field (you must enter something here)

* Dataset Name:
Please provide a name for your dataset.
Dataset Type:
Type of data contained in dataset. (E.g., Bird, Reptile, etc.)
Dataset Acronym (if it has one):
Website URL (for dataset):
ANZLIC Identifier (if available):

Funding Sources:
Government Institutional Grant agency
Commercial Other

Dataset Coverage:

Dataset Start-year:
Dataset Finish-year:

Data Format (enter years as yyyy):

Written notes

From-year:

To-year:

ASCII

From-year:

To-year:

Spreadsheet

From-year:

To-year:

Database

From-year:

To-year:

Web-Database

From-year:

To-year:

For other data-formats (e.g., Maps/Photos) enter a description in the General Comments field (right side of page)

Interruptions to sampling (periods of non-recording):
Interruption 1 (enter years as yyyy):

Start-year:

Finish-year:

Interruption 2 (enter years as yyyy):

Start-year:

Finish-year:

Interruption 3 (enter years as yyyy):

Start-year:

Finish-year:

For more interruptions, please enter a description in the General Comments field (right side of page)

Data Validation Performed (have you checked for errors)
Computer Operating System (e.g., Windows, Mac):
Data Collection Site (location name):

Bounding box for data collection area.
If you have a point location, then north and south boundaries will be the same, likewise for east / west.
( NB You must enter BOTH latitudes and/or BOTH longitudes )

North Boundary Latitude:
(decimal degrees)

Which hemisphere is the boundary?

N S

South Boundary Latitude:
(decimal degrees)

Which hemisphere is the boundary?

N S

East Boundary Longitude:
(decimal degrees)

Which hemisphere is the boundary?

W E

West Boundary Longitude:
(decimal degrees)

Which hemisphere is the boundary?

W E

Datum Used (if known):

Altitude (m):

Maximum

Minimum

Depth (m):

Shallowest

Deepest

Is the project a continuing project
Approval given for metadata storage
Approval given for internet perusal of metadata
The dataset is available without charge

If you want to update your metadata in the future (important for continuing projects), please enter a password.

Enter password:

Re-enter password:

Enter question to remind you of your password:

Data access conditions (describe any conditions for data access):
List articles using the dataset (or describing your dataset):
Enter abstracts for articles referring to your dataset:
General comments (brief description about your dataset):
If you have comments for the NEMD development team, enter them here:

You must also complete at least one metadata section (click on the links below).

Specific Metadata Entry

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Amphibian Metadata
Coral Core Metadata
Ice Sheet and Glacier Metadata
Plankton Metadata
Reptile Metadata
Other Metadata

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Bird Metadata
Fish Metadata
Invertebrate Metadata
Plant Metadata
Sediment Code Metadata

Cave Metadata
Fungi Metadata
Lichen Metadata
Plant Pathogen Metadata
Snow Metadata

Coral Metadata
Ice Core Metadata
Mammal Metadata
Pollen Metadata
Tree Ring Metadata

Amphibian Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Frequency of monitoring:

Number of active sites:

Number of sites no longer used:

Number of species surveyed:

Total number of records:

Survey start-year (yyyy):

Survey finish-year (yyyy):
(NOTE: Leave blank if this is a continuing project.)

Data type (tick all applicable):

Count (including presence/absence) data

Survival data

Fecundity data (e.g. breeding success)

Timing-events data (e.g. spawning)

Range (location) change data

Other data (please specify):

Sampling-survey method used:

'Standard-method' used

Data comparable over life of survey

Native species studied

Introduced species studied

Other comments about your amphibian data:
(NOTE: You can also list groups or species here)

Bird Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Frequency of monitoring:

Number of active sites:

Number of sites no longer used:

Number of species surveyed:

Total number of records:

Survey start-year (yyyy):

Survey finish-year (yyyy):
(NOTE: Leave blank if this is a continuing project.)

Data type (tick all applicable):

Count (including presence/absence) data

Survival data

Fecundity data (e.g. breeding success)

Timing-events data (e.g. egg-laying)

Range (location) change data

Other data (please specify):

Sampling-survey method used:

'Standard-method' used

Data comparable over life of survey

Native species studied

Introduced species studied

Other comments about your bird data:
(NOTE: You can also list groups or species here)

Cave Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Frequency of monitoring:

Number of active sites:

Number of sites no longer used:

Total number of records:

Survey start-year (yyyy):

Survey finish-year (yyyy):
(NOTE: Leave blank if this is a continuing project.)

Speleothem layer start-year:
BC/AD:

Speleothem layer finish-year:
BC/AD:

Data type (specify):

Sampling-survey method used:

'Standard-method' used

Data comparable over life of survey

Stalactite growth data

Stalagmite growth data

Growth data for other forms

Other comments about your cave data:

Coral Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Frequency of monitoring:

Number of active sites:

Number of sites no longer used:

Number of species surveyed:

Total number of records:

Survey start-year (yyyy):

Survey finish-year (yyyy):
(NOTE: Leave blank if this is a continuing project.)

Species and range (tick all applicable):

Tropical species

Subtropical species

Tropical habitat region

Subtropical habitat region

Temperate habitat region

Data type (tick all applicable):

Timing-events data (e.g. spore release)

Range (location) change data

Death/Bleaching data

Predation data (e.g. Starfish)

Other data (please specify):

Sampling-survey method used:

'Standard-method' used

Data comparable over life of survey

Other comments about your coral data:
(NOTE: You can also list groups or species here)

Coral Core Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Frequency of monitoring:

Number of active sites:

Number of sites no longer used:

Total number of records:

Core layer start-year (yyyy):
BC/AD:

Core layer finish-year (yyyy):
BC/AD:

Data type (tick if applicable):

Coral growth-rate data (palaeo growth data)

Other data (please specify):

Sampling-survey method used:

'Standard-method' used

Data comparable over life of survey

Other comments about your coral core data:
(NOTE: You can also list groups or species here)

Fish Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Frequency of monitoring:

Number of active sites:

Number of sites no longer used:

Number of species surveyed:

Total number of records:

Survey start-year (yyyy):

Survey finish-year (yyyy):
(NOTE: Leave blank if this is a continuing project.)

Sampling-survey method used:

'Standard-method' used

Data comparable over life of survey

Native species studied

Introduced species studied

Freshwater species studied

Marine species studied

Estuarine species studied

Gender-ratios studied

Other comments about your fish data:
(NOTE: You can also list groups or species here)

Fungi Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Frequency of monitoring:

Number of active sites:

Number of sites no longer used:

Number of species surveyed:

Total number of records:

Survey start-year (yyyy):

Survey finish-year (yyyy):
(NOTE: Leave blank if this is a continuing project.)

Data type (tick all applicable):

Count (including presence/absence) data

Timing-events data (e.g. emergence)

Range (location) change data

Other data (please specify):

Sampling-survey method used:

'Standard-method' used

Data comparable over life of survey

Other comments about your fungi data:
(NOTE: You can also list groups or species here)

Ice Core Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Frequency of monitoring:

Number of active sites:

Number of sites no longer used:

Total number of records:

Core layer start-year:
BC/AD:

Core layer finish-year:
BC/AD:

Gasses analysed (tick all applicable):

CO₂ (Carbon dioxide)

CF₄ (Carbon tetrafluoride)

CFC's

Chlorides

Fluorides

C₂F₆ (Hexafluoroethane)

CH₄ (Methane)

NO_x (Nitrous oxides)

O₂ (Oxygen)

O₃ (Ozone)

SO₂ (Sulphur dioxide)

SO₄ (Sulphates)

Other data (please specify):

Sampling-survey method used:

'Standard-method' used

Data comparable over life of survey

Other comments about your ice core data:

Ice Sheet and Glacier Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Frequency of monitoring:

Number of active sites:

Number of sites no longer used:

Total number of records:

Survey start-year (yyyy):

Survey finish-year (yyyy):
(NOTE: Leave blank if this is a continuing project.)

Data type (tick all applicable):

Timing-events data (e.g. ice breakup)

Range (location) change data

Other data (please specify):

Sampling-survey method used:

'Standard-method' used

Data comparable over life of survey

Other comments about your ice sheet/glacier data:

Invertebrate Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Frequency of monitoring:

Number of active sites:

Number of sites no longer used:

Number of species surveyed:

Total number of records:

Survey start-year (yyyy):

Survey finish-year (yyyy):
(NOTE: Leave blank if this is a continuing project.)

Data type (tick all applicable):

Count (including presence/absence) data

Survival data

Fecundity data (e.g. breeding success)

Timing-events data (e.g. emergence)

Range (location) change data

Other data (please specify):

Sampling-survey method used:

'Standard-method' used

Data comparable over life of survey

Terrestrial species studied

Aquatic species studied

Aquatic larval-stage species studied

Aphids studied

Beetles studied

Butterflies / moths studied

Flies studied

Plague locusts studied

Mosquitoes studied

Non-plague pest species studied

Other invertebrate group studied (specify):

Other comments about your invertebrate data:
(NOTE: You can also list groups or species here)

Lichen Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Frequency of monitoring:

Number of active sites:

Number of sites no longer used:

Number of species surveyed:

Total number of records:

Survey start-year (yyyy):

Survey finish-year (yyyy):
(NOTE: Leave blank if this is a continuing project.)

Data type (tick all applicable):

Count (including presence/absence) data

Timing-events data (e.g. spore release)

Range (location) change data

Other data (please specify):

Sampling-survey method used:

'Standard-method' used

Data comparable over life of survey

Other comments about your lichen data:
(NOTE: You can also list groups or species here)

Mammal Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Frequency of monitoring:

Number of active sites:

Number of sites no longer used:

Number of species surveyed:

Total number of records:

Survey start-year (yyyy):

Survey finish-year (yyyy):
(NOTE: Leave blank if this is a continuing project.)

Data type (tick all applicable):

Count (including presence/absence) data

Survival data

Fecundity data (e.g. breeding success)

Timing-events data (e.g. courtship)

Range (location) change data

Other data (please specify):

Sampling-survey method used:

'Standard-method' used

Data comparable over life of survey

Native species studied

Introduced species studied

Terrestrial species studied

Freshwater species studied

Marine species studied

Other comments about your mammal data:
(NOTE: You can also list groups or species here)

Plankton Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Frequency of monitoring:

Number of active sites:

Number of sites no longer used:

Number of species surveyed:

Total number of records:

Surv

Contribute to the National Ecological Meta Database

If you have trouble entering your metadata, please let us know. Contact the NEMD team

Instructions to using the National Ecological Meta Database

It is essential that you complete both the Personal Details and the Dataset Details sections (click on the links below).

Personal Details

Primary Contact

Secondary Contact

Dataset Details

This section provides overall information about your dataset. Please complete all applicable fields.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

You must also complete at least one metadata section (click on the links below).

Specific Metadata Entry

Amphibian Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Bird Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Cave Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Coral Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Coral Core Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Fish Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Fungi Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Ice Core Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Ice Sheet and Glacier Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Invertebrate Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Lichen Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Mammal Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Plankton Metadata

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Contribute to the National Ecological Meta Database

If you have trouble entering your metadata, please let us know. Contact the NEMD team

Instructions to using the National Ecological Meta Database

It is essential that you complete both the Personal Details and the Dataset Details sections (click on the links below).

This section provides overall information about your dataset. Please complete all applicable fields. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

You must also complete at least one metadata section (click on the links below).

Specific Metadata Entry

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset. Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

This section provides overall information about your dataset. Please complete all applicable fields.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).

Please complete all fields that apply to your dataset.
Once you have finished this section left-click the close-button (above).