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Increasingly ecologists are asked to contribute to decision-making processes in resource management and development by giving their assessment of the impact of natural and artificial environmental changes. In many cases time or resource constraints make detailed ecological studies impossible and so ecologists must make educated guesses based on available data. The accuracy of these assessments can be improved by making data more accessible to ecologists, and increasing their ability to analyse data rapidly and efficiently. User-friendly database systems are hence a vital ecological tool.
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Haggith, M., Sterwart-Zerba, L., Douglas, P. (1991). BIRDZ: Making Ecological Data Digestible. In: Hälker, M., Jaeschke, A. (eds) Informatik für den Umweltschutz / Computer Science for Environmental Protection. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 296. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77164-4_21
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