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Instructions for Participants



Step 1: Setting up a new family-level subproject
Step 2: Entering data into a newly generated subproject form
Step 3: Receiving back natural language descriptions
Step 4: Adding new characters to an existing subproject
Step 5: Revising existing data

For more general information see How to Participate.



Step 1: Setting up a new family-level subproject




Step 2: Entering data into a newly generated Subproject Form



Step 3: Receiving back natural language descriptions



Step 4: Adding new characters to an existing subproject

Step 5: Revising existing data
  • All data published in Taxa Revision Forms, are open for revision by members of the lichenological and mycological community. Before making additions and changes however, revisors should contact the editor or the authors of the original data.
  • To avoid misuse, revisors should enter their user password (being supplied by the editor) or email address in the text field above the send button.
  • Data set revision authorship is stored for every taxon under character # 6 by selecting the checkbox of the name (date of data entry must be entered via select box with state numbers and the note/comment field behind):

    6. Data record revision authors name     1. Aptroot A.     2. Carlin G.     3. Döbbeler P.     4. Döring H.     5. Elix J. A.    . . .        36. Tibell L.     37. Timdal E.     38. Triebel D.     39. Verdon D.
    (Select a character state: to add this note/comment: ()
  • Revisory additions and modifications are continuously logged in the LIAS database system.