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GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Title of Dataset: Ecological Indicators Spatial replication and habitat context matters for acoustic assessments of biodiversity - associated data

2. Author Information

Principal Investigator Contact Information
Name: Mitchell, Simon L
Institution: Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of         Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, 
Address: Canterbury CT2 7NR, UK
Email: s.mitchell@kent.ac.uk

Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information
Name: Bicknell, Jake E
Institution: Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of         Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, 
Address: Canterbury CT2 7NR, UK
Email:j.e.bicknell@kent.ac.uk

  Alternate Contact Information
  Name:
  Institution:
  Address:
  Email:

3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date) <suggested format YYYYMMDD> - 20200801

4. Geographic location of data collection (where was data collected?): Sabah, Malaysia

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: NERC NE/K016407/1

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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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1. File List
   A. Filename: SM_Ecological_indicators_datasets_edited_SM.xlsx       
Short description: Excel file containing data associated with the publication https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106717     

        
   B. Filename:        
      Short description:        

        
   C. Filename:        
      Short description:

2. Relationship between files:        

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

4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? yes/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>

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

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

4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate:

5. Environmental/experimental conditions:

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

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

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

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