Marine Biodiversity Observation Network for Europe (MBON Europe) dashboard for monitoring sites

The dashboard is available at https://mbon-europe.lifewatch.eu/ and shows data in both map and tabular form.<div>It allows researchers and users to discover where the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network for Europe (MBON Europe) active monitoring sites are located across Europe and to filter, export and access associated metadata such as monitoring info, geographic coverage, habitat, ecological guild, and taxonomic classification.

Each monitoring site has an associated record in the LifeWatch ERIC Metadata Catalogue, where all properties of the research site are listed.</div><div><br></div><div>Data come from a survey having the purpose of collating information on what monitoring of marine biodiversity has and/or is occurring in European seas through the members of the EuroMarine MBON Europe Long Term Scientific Working Group. </div><div>The final objective is to be able to synthesise the findings to identify opportunities for collaboration, filling gaps and recommendations about improving the timely reporting of trends in marine biodiversity data in Europe.</div><div><br></div><div>Long term time series are essential to recognise and understand trends that may be due to natural or human activities, especially climate change. MBON Europe will formalise coordination between organisations through Memoranda of Understanding (MoU), collate information on what monitoring is being done and how, discuss how to harmonise methods, facilitate data publication, synthesise the current situation, and develop a strategy for improved coordination.</div><div><br></div><div>It is developed, powered, and supported by LifeWatch ERIC, and is continuously updated according to the needs of the MBON-Europe community.</div>

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Date ( Creation)
2024-11-04
Date ( Revision)
2025-09-11
Status
Completed
Point of contact
  NORD university - Mark John Costello

Version

1.0
Keywords

MBON-Europe
Keywords

marine
Keywords

biodiversity
Keywords

environmental monitoring
Keywords

habitat
Keywords

ecological guild
Keywords

taxonomy
Keywords

habitat mapping
Access constraints
License
Use limitation

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

OnLine resource
Link to the service (

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

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OnLine resource
Info page (

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

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OnLine resource
List of research sites (

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

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Topic Category
Species distribution
Service Category

data access
Service Language
eng
Service TRL
TRL 9 – Actual system proven in operational environment
Service Helpdesk

https://helpdesk.lifewatch.eu

metadataMetadata

File identifier
87ff15ba-38cb-4a74-ae73-351f280fe29b XML
Metadata language
en
Hierarchy level
Service
Metadata Schema Version

1.0
 
 

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