Table of Contents
Collaborative Ecological Research Role of the Internet for Canopy Science Databases Web-support for Scientists is Data-Centric so, Database-Centric?
Collaborative Ecological Research Databases and the Internet
Historically….
How Scientists (now) use the web
Progression of Scientific Fields
Scientific Collaboratories
NSF Long Term Ecological Research Sites*
Long Term Ecological Research Sites
Database Support for Shared Research Sites (LTERs, WRCCRF)
What is Canopy Science?
The Forest Canopy
Canopy Science – General Issues
Database Support for Canopy Structure (Our Approach)
Forest Canopy Research Questions
Database Support – Forest Canopy Research The Problem
The Architecture (A domain-specific database as Middleware Provides interoperability of data and programs. Integrates Data and Metadata)
Database Structure and Visualization
Domain Specific Data Structures Forest Graph Paper
Canopy Science Web-Accessible Databases
DB & Internet – for Scientists
Recap
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