How to contribute

You can contribute to the Information System on Plant-Pollinator Interactions (IS-PPI) by sharing your plant-pollinator interactions dataset.

Share data

Follow the steps below to prepare and share your data:

  1. Get a copy of the standardized template spreadsheet here .
  2. Fill in the spreadsheet with your data following the column definitions. You don't need to fill in all the columns. Fill in only those for which you have data.
  3. Fill in the metadata in the spreadsheet.
  4. Copy the URL (link) of your spreadsheet and send it for review to rebipp2016@gmail.com.
  5. If we find any issues with your data, we will contact you to make corrections.
  6. When the dataset is ready, it will be published to this data portal.
  7. You can set an embargo on your dataset. Simply make it explicit when submitting the spreadsheet URL, specifying the date the dataset should be made public.

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