Distribution Liability Statement

   The datasets are only as good as the quality assurance and quality control procedures outlined in the Metadata which is available for each database. The user bears all responsibility for its subsequent use in any further analyses or comparisons. No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research system for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data be directly acquired from the Belle Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. Neither the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research, the National Science Foundation (for LTER data), nor the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, Sanctuaries and Reserves Division (for NERR data) shall be held liable for use of the data described and/or contained herein.

Attention Macintosh Users!

  All Data, Metadata, and Graphics have been zipped in a Windows environment for downloading purposes.  Macintosh users will need to use PKWARE at http://www.pkware.com/products/free_eval.html to unzip the files before they will be able to utilize them.  Download the "Bin Hex Utility" and the "PKZIP Macintosh" software at the bottom of the PKWARE webpage to your computer.  See PKWARE Technical Support Section for more information. See Software Use Disclaimer Below.

Software Use Disclaimer

   Any software that is linked for download from http://www.cas.sc.edu/baruch// and its sub-directories is the copyrighted work of their respective companies and/or its suppliers. Use of the Software is governed by the terms of the end-user license agreement, if any, which accompanies or is included with the Software ("License Agreement"). By downloading these programs you agree that the University of South Carolina and the Baruch Institute are not responsible for any damages that may occur during the installation or downloading of these programs.