Document of dataset 68

Dataset record

Type
Dataset
title in English
Ocean Biodiversity Information System
Acronym
OBIS
Description in English
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.
Abstract in English
The Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) is a web-based provider of global geo-referenced information on accurately identified marine species.
Rights
Unrestricted
bibliographicCitation
OBIS (YEAR) Ocean Biodiversity Information System. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. Www.iobis.org.
Comment
name change of OBIS on may 19th 2020. From Biogeographic to Biodiversity See: https://www.obis.org/2020/05/19/obis20/
Version
1

Geographical coverage

Spatial
World Waters

Thesaurus terms

Keyword
Marine organisms
Oceanology (biological)

Themes

theme
Biology > Benthos
Biology > Birds
Biology > Fish
Biology > Invertebrates
Biology > Macroalgae
Biology > Mammals
Biology > Nekton
Biology > Plankton > Phytoplankton
Biology > Plankton > Zooplankton
Biology > Plants
Biology > Reptiles

Taxonomic terms

Taxon keywords
Animalia
Fungi
Monera
Plantae
Protozoa

Ownerships

contactPoint
Ward Appeltans

Dataset references

record
African Ocean Biodiversity Information System
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Antarctic Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Arctic Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Arctic Ocean Biogeographic Information System
record
Argentinean Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Australian Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Canadian Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Caribbean Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Chinese Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Deep Sea Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
European Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
FishBase OBIS
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Harmful Algal Bloom Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Indian Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Japanese Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Korean Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Microbial Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
OBIS Black Sea
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Oceans Past Initiative
record
South-East Asian Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Southwestern Pacific Ocean Biodiversity Information System
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Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations
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Tropical and Subtropical Eastern South Pacific Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Tropical and Subtropical Western South Atlantic Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
US Ocean Biodiversity Informaton System

Projects

was generated by
OBIS - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Special collections

part of special collection
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

Document metadata

date created
2004-05-10
date modified
2020-05-26