Amphibian Disease Portal
A repository for aggregating information on Bd and Bsal
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Important Annoucement
Changes are coming!
Summary of what’s new: AmphibianDisease portal is partnering with Geome-db to deliver improved services. In Phase One, behind the scenes we’ve improved the validation process to ensure data meet the proper data standards. Phase Two will upgrade the website and streamline its interface, including...
Can We Prevent a Second Amphibian Pandemic?
Photo of a juvenile Ensatina salamander. Photo credit: Tiffany Yap
When the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) was first described in 1999, action was not taken rapidly, and a global amphibian pandemic ensued. We have since found that Bd has...
Creating Projects, Uploading Data
Preparing to Upload Data
Creating Projects
The first step to uploading data is creating Projects. We describe the Project creation process in the documentation and once created, actual tested samples (the “data”) may be added later or by a collaborator.
Preparing the data
To facilitate organizing...
Data Use Policy and information
Data Use Policy and Information
A necessary part of a project that solicits, stores and shares data is a clear understanding of the data sharing and use policy.
Goals
The aim of the Amphibian Disease portal is to facilitate data sharing of chytrid disease presence and absence from...
Progress report on portal development
Spring update on the Amphibian Disease portal: We are in alpha release with core features working! The beta version is in progress now. Most importantly we have outlined the framework for the portal, which is sketched out in a user’s workflow diagram.
Here are...