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OBIS: Ocean Biodiversity Information System
Citation
OBIS (YEAR) Ocean Biodiversity Information System. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. Www.iobis.org. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/68
Contact:
Appeltans, Ward Availability: Unrestricted
The data are freely available to anybody and may be used for any purpose. Usage acknowledgement may be required Description
The Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) is a web-based provider of global geo-referenced information on accurately identified marine species. more
We contain expert species level and habitat level databases and provide a variety of spatial query tools for visualizing relationships among species and their environment. OBIS strives to assess and integrate biological, physical, and chemical oceanographic data from multiple sources. Users of OBIS, including researchers, students, and environmental managers, will gain a dynamic view of the multi-dimensional oceanic world. Scope Themes: Biology > Benthos, Biology > Birds, Biology > Fish, Biology > Invertebrates, Biology > Macroalgae, Biology > Mammals, Biology > Nekton, Biology > Plankton > Phytoplankton, Biology > Plankton > Zooplankton, Biology > Plants, Biology > Reptiles Keywords: Marine/Coastal, Marine organisms, Oceanology (biological), World Waters, Animalia, Fungi, Monera, Plantae, Protozoa Geographical coverage World Waters [Marine Regions] Contributor
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Published datasets: AfrOBIS: African Ocean Biodiversity Information System AntOBIS: Antarctic Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more ArcOD/AOOS: Arctic Ocean Biodiversity Information System Arctic Ocean Biogeographic Information System ArOBIS: Argentinean Ocean Biodiversity Information System OBIS-Australia: Australian Ocean Biodiversity Information System OBIS-Canada: Canadian Ocean Biodiversity Information System CarOBIS: Caribbean Ocean Biodiversity Information System OBIS-China: Chinese Ocean Biodiversity Information System OBIS Deep Sea: Deep Sea Ocean Biodiversity Information System EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more FishBase OBIS HAB OBIS: Harmful Algal Bloom Ocean Biodiversity Information System IndOBIS: Indian Ocean Biodiversity Information System OBIS-Japan: Japanese Ocean Biodiversity Information System KOBIS: Korean Ocean Biodiversity Information System MicrOBIS: Microbial Ocean Biodiversity Information System OBIS Black Sea OPI: Oceans Past Initiative SEAOBIS: South-East Asian Ocean Biodiversity Information System NZOBIS: Southwestern Pacific Ocean Biodiversity Information System OBIS-SEAMAP: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations ESPOBIS: Tropical and Subtropical Eastern South Pacific Ocean Biodiversity Information System WSAOBIS: Tropical and Subtropical Western South Atlantic Ocean Biodiversity Information System OBIS-USA: US Ocean Biodiversity Informaton System Project
OBIS: Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Data collection
Metadatarecord created: 2004-05-10
Information last updated: 2020-05-26
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