Second, the present edition contains sufficient information to make a computerized database having a structure and data fields that are compatible with the current ETE Database. This 1997 edition replaces the 1993 version. A more limited version of this volume has been in use within the ETE Consortium since 1988.
First, it will function as a practical manual for those researchers actively compiling data for entry into the ETE Database. Its publication is meant to serve three purposes. This volume describes in detail the structure of the Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems (ETE) computerized database. The Mollusc and Other Invertebrate Species Data Fields.The Terrestrial Arthropod Species Data Fields.Tables and Fields of the ETE Database (Summary).
