Compiled by a discussion group, on improving the use of existing data sets, led by Cathy Tate (KNZ) and John Magnuson (Nm), Third Cary Conference, May 1-3, 1989. Printed by permission of Springer-Verlag, New York, Inc.
- Thou shalt honor the advancement of ecology
- Thou shalt seek great patterns wnong divergent ecosystems
- Thou shalt not kill creativity
- Thou shalt not commit adulteration of data
- Thou shalt not steal
- Thou shalt make thy data available even unto thine enemies
- Thou shalt not assume all ecosystems are different until you do the residual analysis
- Thou shalt honor probability theory whenever possible
- Thou shalt release thy data from bondage
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors’ data until they’ve had a crack at them
Tate, C.M., and C. Jones. Improving use of existing data. In comparative analyses of ecosystems: patterns, mechanism, and theories. J.J. Cole, S.E.G. Findlay and G.M. Lovett, editors. Springer-Verlag, NY. 1990.