The FRED database is accompanied by a User Guidance Document available for download at the Environmental System Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem (ESS-DIVE).
The User Guidance Document includes the following topical areas, and much of this content is also available under the 'Resources' menu.
- Data Acquisition
- Data Use Guidelines
- Privacy Statement
- Tips for Using FRED 4.0
- Data File Description for FRED 4.0
- References
- Data Sources for FRED 4.0
- Data Access
- Contact Us
- Acknowledgements
- Data Dictionary for FRED 4.0
- Changes from FRED 3.0 to 4.0
- FRED 4.0 Bibliography