Metadata Catalogue Metadata Catalogue https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.eu/ https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.eu//srv/eng/portal.opensearch https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.eu//srv/eng/rdf.search?any= eng Continents, countries, sea regions of the world. https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.eu//srv/eng/thesaurus.download?ref=external.place.regions ecoportal.fos_1.rdf https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.eu//srv/eng/thesaurus.download?ref=external.ecoportal.fos application/xml XML text/html HTML 8ef7b8b6-77c0-42c2-bb2c-5db39bb89faf Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS) The objective of RAMS is to compile and manage an authoritative taxonomic list of species occurring in the Antarctic marine environment, for establishing a standard reference for marine biodiversity research, conservation and sustainable management. The taxonomic scope of RAMS covers Antarctic species from the three realms of the Southern Ocean: the sea floor (meio-, macro- and megazoobenthos; micro- and macrophytobenthos), the water column (phytoplankton, zooplankton, nekton) and the sea-ice. A series of preliminary species lists of Antarctic marine invertebrates, mostly for macrobenthic groups, were compiled by Andrew Clarke and Nadine Johnston of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), with funding from the UK Foreign amp; Commonwealth Office and British Antarctic Survey. These lists have been or are being checked and updated by taxonomic experts. RAMS is managed by an Editorial Board comprising an Executive Committee and associate Taxonomic Editors. The RAMS Executive Committee plays an advising role in the development of RAMS and proposes Taxonomic Editors. It links with the SCAR-MarBIN International Steering Committee. marine taxonomy regional data Antartica WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://marinespecies.org/rams 2022-01-05 license Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) Peter Desmet