Public Data Archiving in Ecology and Evolution: How Well Are We Doing? (original) (raw)
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How complete and reusable are publicly archived data in ecology and evolution?
The expectation of PDA that exists in genetics and molecular biology is rapidly permeating throughout ecology and evolution. With the advent of data archiving policies and integrated data repositories, journals and funders now have effective means of mandating PDA. However, the quality of publicly archived data associated with experimental and observational (nonmolecular) studies in ecology and evolution is highly variable. Illustration by Ainsley Seago.