TITLE:     Development of Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research Information
           Management
AUTHOR:    KS Baker
DATE:      4-7 November 1996
PLACE:     Presented at Eco-Informa '96, Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
   Proceedings

ABSTRACT:  
The Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) project, established
in the fall of 1990, is the seventeenth site in a network of research
sites studying ecological processes over seasonal and decadal time
scales.  Research focuses on the pelagic marine ecosystem in the area
West of the Antarctic Peninsula.  Such long-term studies require site
information to be recorded consistently, archived digitally, and 
accessed electronically.  The Palmer LTER data management model 
includes a centralized archive and an emphasis on connectivity among 
participants who are widely distributed geographically.
The model promotes a standard vocabulary and structure while
accepting a variety of platforms and software.