# FLELMR Authoring Notes

## Summary Field

The legacy outline reserves header slot `1.4` for `Summary/Abstract` or `Executive Summary`, but the historical corpus in this repository does not contain populated examples. Future FLELMR-compatible records should treat this as a short abstract for the full species life history.

## Recommended Format

Place the summary in the `HEADER` section immediately after the FLELMR code block:

```text
Summary/Abstract:
Short paragraph here.
```

Accepted marker variants:

- `Summary/Abstract`
- `Summary/Abstract:`
- `Summary`
- `Summary:`
- `Abstract`
- `Abstract:`
- `Executive Summary`
- `Executive Summary:`

## Intended Meaning

The field should be a concise executive overview of the record, not metadata and not a section outline. It should help a reader understand the species before they read the detailed habitat, trophic, reproductive, and citation sections.

## Suggested Content

Write 3 to 6 sentences that cover:

- species identity and ecological or management importance
- general geographic range
- major habitat use or life-stage pattern
- notable trophic or reproductive traits
- major conservation, fishery, or data-status note if relevant

## Publishing Rule

- During ingestion or editorial review, a missing summary should be treated as a warning.
- In accepted datasets, the summary may remain empty if no editor-authored abstract is available.