This PHEASEY_Quantifying_illegal_extraction_of_sea_turtles_in_Costa_Rica_readme.txt file was generated on [2021/06/21] by [HELEN PHEASEY]


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GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Title of Dataset QUANTIFYING POACHING RATES DATA


2. Author Information


  Principal Investigator Contact Information
        Name: HELEN PHEASEY
           Institution: DURRELL INSTITUTE OF CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY
           Address: MARLOW BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF KENT
           Email: HELENPHEASEY@GMAIL.COM


  Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information
        Name: ROLDÁN VALVERDE
           Institution: SEA TURTLE CONSERVANCY
           Address: Gainesville, FL 32609, USA
           Email: roldan@conserveturtles.org


  Alternate Contact Information
           Name:
           Institution:
           Address:
           Email:


3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date) <suggested format 2006-2019>


4. Geographic location of data collection (where was data collected?): COSTA RICA


5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: NA


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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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1. File List
   A. Filename:        CP_STC_Sp
      Short description:  CP AND STC SPATIAL DATA      


        
   B. Filename:        CP_STC_TEMP_CM
      Short description: CP AND STC GREEN SEASON TEMPORAL DATA       


        
   C. Filename:    CP_STC_TEMP_DC    
      Short description: CP AND STC LEATHERBACK SEASON TEMPORAL DATA


   D. Filename:    LAST_SP   
      Short description: LAST SPATIAL DATA

   E. Filename:    LAST_TEMP    
      Short description: LAST TEMPORAL DATA

2. Relationship between files:        

SPATIAL (SP) AND TEMPORAL (TEMP) DATA FOR THREE TURTLE NESTING BEACHES (CP, STC, LAST)


3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package:

NA


4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? no
   If yes, list versions:
           Name of file that was updated:
                     i. Why was the file updated? 
                ii. When was the file updated?
           Name of file that was updated:
                      i. Why was the file updated?
                    ii. When was the file updated?



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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
<Include links or references to publications or other documentation containing experimental design or protocols used in data collection>

SEA TURTLE PATROLS AND NEST EXCAVATIONS

2. Methods for processing the data: <describe how the submitted data were generated from the raw or collected data>

CREATED MATRIX FOR USE IN R

3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data:

R

4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate:
NA

5. Environmental/experimental conditions:
NA

6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data:
NA

7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission:

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS AND RESEARCH ASSISTANTS





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DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [FILENAME]
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<create sections for each dataset (or file if appropriate) included>
NA

1. Number of variables:


2. Number of cases/rows: 


3. Variable List
    A. Name: [variable name]
       Description: [description of the variable]
                    Value labels if appropriate



    B. Name: [variable name]
       Description: [description of the variable]
                    Value labels if appropriate



4. Missing data codes:
        Code/symbol        Definition
        Code/symbol        Definition


5. Specialized formats of other abbreviations used