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Bibliographic resource
Type of document
Journal article
BibLvlCode
AS
Title
SOMBASE – Southern Ocean Mollusc Database: a tool for biogeographic analysis in diversity and ecology
Abstract
Databases and Geographical Information Systems are becoming increasingly popular tools for biogeographic analysis. The reliability of the analysis depends on the accuracy of the entered data and the ability to add changes in systematics and taxonomy. The main aim of the Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE) project is to set up a database linked with a GIS and user-friendly front end. This system allows for the inclusion of other taxa in the future. Currently the database consists of records for 950 shelled gastropod and 136 bivalve species and 2800 sites from the Southern Ocean.The database contains fields including: 1) Taxonomic authorship, synonyms, higher level classifications, diagnostic morphological characters, and ecological features; 2) Distributional information including substrate and depth; 3) Bibliographic information.The maps can display selected sites based on any query of any field or combination of fields in the database. An online version of the database is available with distribution maps for all taxonomic levels (www.antarctica.ac.uk/SOMBASE).
WebOfScience code
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000186417800005
Bibliographic citation
Griffiths, H.J.; Linse, K.; Crame, J.A. (2003). SOMBASE – Southern Ocean Mollusc Database: a tool for biogeographic analysis in diversity and ecology. Org. Divers. Evol. 3(3): 207–213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1078/1439-6092-00079
Topic
Marine
Is peer reviewed
true
Access rights
open access
Is accessible for free
true

Authors

author
Name
Huw Griffiths
Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1764-223X
author
Name
Katrin Linse
author
Name
J. Alistair Crame

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DOI
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1078/1439-6092-00079

taxonomic terms

taxonomic terms associated with this publication
Mollusca [Molluscs]

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2015-07-03
date modified
2015-07-03