Thank you for contributing to Funfun (a fungal functional trait database). Below you will find a simple set of instructions to contribute to this DB. For assistance or enquiries please contact funtothefun@gmail.com. Before submitting keep in mind that this a living, open access DB, which we think is pretty cool (i.e. it will update as taxonomy changes, more data get added, and errors are corrected, all this while preserving previous versions; free on all restrictions on access).
It is essential that in your submission at least include the information below (if you prefer to fill-in some templates follow this link):
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Submission: Once that you have fill in the essential information detailed below submit your data to funtothefun@gmail.com
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Data file: It must include a column with a scientific name (genus, genus and species epithet) for each entry (row), and a column for each other variable included. See an example here.
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Units for each variable included in your data file: International system units are preferred. (i.e. g, kg, bp, etc) OR you can fill in the dataMatchColumns.csv file, see here .
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Essential metadata: Provide here a descriptor of your study, to whatever detail you are willing, that will help end users when examining your data in the future. This often includes such information as “experiment_type” whether the data was collected in the lab, field, data compilation; “tissue_type” (did you measure sporocarps, mycelium, fruiting bodies?). Don’t really know what to include? See this file for some inspiration.
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Reference for your study OR .bib file: Not published yet? Not a problem! Grab this template and fill in as much information as you can! We will update this information as studies get published. Just let us know.
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Contact information: Please give us a name, email address and physical address for the main contact person in your study.
Note that comma-separated files (.csv) are the preferred format for these files.