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title: 'ESIP Biological Data Standards (BDS) Cluster: Primer Guidelines'
abstract: An introductory guide to biological data standards, developed as a companion
  to the ESIP Biological Data Standards Primer. This resource helps researchers organize
  and share biological data using community standards.
authors:
- family-names: Cluster
  given-names: ESIP Biological Data Standards
  affiliation: Earth Science Information Partners
  orcid: ''
- family-names: Formel
  given-names: Stephen
  affiliation: The Data Patch
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7418-1244
- family-names: Huelsman
  given-names: Kelsey
  affiliation: NASA
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6696-6295
- family-names: Brenskelle
  given-names: Laura
  affiliation: NOAA
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9284-8871
- family-names: Stap
  given-names: Tim van der
  affiliation: Hakai Institute
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0053-0795
keywords:
- biological data
- standards
- data management
- FAIR
license: CC-BY-4.0
repository-code: https://github.com/ESIPFed/bds-primer-best-practices
type: software
date-released: '2025-11-04'