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There are three major phases involved in an ecogeographic survey or study which can be summarised as follows:

Phase 1:
Project Design
Project commissioning, selecting and delimiting the target taxonomy and area, identifying suitable taxonomists and taxonomic collections
Phase 2:
Data Collection and Analysis
Survey of geographical, ecological and taxonomic data, collection of specimen specific data, data verification and analysis
Phase 3:
Product Preparation
Production of the ecogeographic database, conspectus and report

The information gathered and generated as a result of the study are presented in three major outputs, namely:

The ecogeographic database containing the raw data for each taxon
The ecogeographic conspectus summarising the data for each taxon
The ecogeographic report discussing the contents of the database and proposing future conservation strategies and collecting missions as appropriate.



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