We supported ten fellows who conducted data management and publishing work for specific research sites. The program was held entirely online. For a list of host research sites, on-site mentors and fellows, see here. Each fellow made a significant contribution to publishing the host site’s data, for long-term data preservation and making the data discoverable (in the EDI repository, DataONE and by internet searches). These testimonials by Ashley Whipple and Claire Pavelka express the benefits of the fellowship in learning about and receiving training in data publishing:
The training that I received during my EDI summer fellowship opened my eyes to the world of data management. Great care and thought are required for good data archiving and EDI provided great resources and training for doing so.
– Ashley Whipple | Fellow at Pepperwood Preserve – (Read Ashley’s full testimonial)
This experience improved my skills in data management and R, as I had to work with ‘real-life’ ecological data. The fellowship also provided an opportunity for me to make an impact on the future of conservation and restoration in the Sierra’s and opened my eyes to the world of data science.
– Claire Pavelka | Fellow at Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory – (Read Claires’s full testimonial)
Published data packages
- Breitmeyer B. W., M. K. Gooden, M. J. Appleby, R. Ash, J. Rahn. 2019. Continuous Forest Inventory (CFI), 1970-2017, Long-term Forest Property Monitoring by State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, New York, USA. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/5f2eb71d634b9ca1ec3c37effa557d33. Dataset accessed 9/09/2019.
- O’Gorman, C.J., L.P. Bentley, K.M. Everly, and A.L. Whipple. 2020. Specimen Quercus kelloggii survey at Pepperwood Preserve summer 2019 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6ae5b7174cafbdc95a5b0478081fa11e.
- Oviedo-Vargas, D. 2020. High-frequency sensor data collected by Stroud Water Research Center in a meadow reach of White Clay Creek from Janurary 2017 through December 2017 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/b93d82fc592edd9add9a34d2adf5437a .
- Oviedo-Vargas, D. 2020. High-frequency sensor data collected by Stroud Water Research Center in a meadow reach of White Clay Creek from February 2016 through December 2016 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/b1a8c851a2340d3395bee11b361e59f9.
- Bartosh, H., B. Peterson, M.M. Halbur, T.L. Comendant, A.L. Whipple, and E. Micheli. 2020. Post-Tubbs Fire Chaparral Floristic Survey at Pepperwood Preserve in the California Coast Ranges 2018-2019 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/958a452d488a54100965e99ecda28fd8.
- Slater, S.B., C.E. Burdi, J.W. Gaeta, and M.A. Frick. 2020. Delta Smelt Formalin Fixation and Preservation Effects on Fish Weight and Length ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/d4c7a43ba17b2ed1885d42cf0380c1dd.
- Jekielek, P.E. and M. Maier. 2020. Spat bag deployment location and spat abundance, size class distribution, and associated fauna for a closed area in coastal Maine, USA, from 2013 to 2018. ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/777b2914bdf6a76510029c0f54e4b58e.
- Halbur, M.M., T.L. Comendant, N. Barden, A.L. Whipple, and E. Micheli. 2020. Annual Point Count Breeding Bird Survey at Pepperwood Preserve in the California Coast Ranges 2007-2019 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/65b2df11b736c5b51d5fad90dc4a08e9.
- R. Vande Kopple. 2020. University of Michigan Biological Station Weather Observations 1980 to Present ver 4. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/ef591b27f6336849868626e48ef588ee.
- Nadelhoffer, K., C. Gough, and L. Nave. 2020. Forest tree, woody debris, and soil inventory data from long-term research plots for LTREB at the University of Michigan Biological Station ver 4. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/e43651bde3564e402cd0595e3ef26994.
Featured data packages from our fellows
Halbur, M.M., T.L. Comendant, N. Barden, A.L. Whipple, and E. Micheli. 2020. Annual Point Count Breeding Bird Survey at Pepperwood Preserve in the California Coast Ranges 2007-2019 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/65b2df11b736c5b51d5fad90dc4a08e9.
