NutNet data update15 Aug 2011

•Data management update•Taxonomic resolution update

Normalized data

Edgar Frank "Ted" CoddIBM ScientistInventor of the Relational Model

From Wikipedia:

“Codd's twelve rules” are a set of thirteen rules (numbered 0-12) proposed by Edgar F. Codd, a pioneer of the relational model for databases…

* data are stored, inserted,

changed, and deleted in ONLY ONE PLACE.

* New data adds rows, not columns.

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Site Site_Name

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2 PDQ

Borer, Seabloom et al. 2009 Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 90:205–214

NutNet relational databaseSupported by U of M MSI

Places & people

Units of Observation

Observed Data

Observed plant taxa

Taxon observations

Connect to site

~1860 plant names

~1739unique taxon identifiers

The next target:

Further resolving NutNet phylogeny

NutNet Results are based on your data – QC is critical

* Note any data issues as you work

* Changes to data should be made in one place. Any changes, updates or deletions necessary to the raw NutNet data should be given in writing (preferably by email) to Eric Lind elind@umn.edu.

* Examine species list in your folder; add or correct for completeness