Data bases and metadata bases in ecology: sharing information to foster change global research
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Data bases and metadata bases in ecology: sharing information to foster change global research. A significant advance in ecology will be achieved only if scientists decide to adopt a system based on sharing data. This practice, supported by the development of
accurate metadata information enclosed with the data sets, will increase the temporal and spatial scale of a research topic. These are evident advantages in an area where global questions as the study of climate change effects are becoming more and more important. Nowadays, there are numerous groups of scientists who work as volunteers in the development of tools that facilitate the scientists the
documentation and storage of the data. Internet is also demonstrating to be a strong instrument to share data. Making a good use of these resources is our decision.