Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations

The Spatial Ecological Analysis of Marine Megavertebrate Populations (SEAMAP) initiative, a node of the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS), has developed a digital database of geo-referenced marine mammal, seabird and sea turtle distribution and abundance data.

Identification

Publication Date: 2021-12-02

Title: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations

Abstract: The Spatial Ecological Analysis of Marine Megavertebrate Populations (SEAMAP) initiative, a node of the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS), has developed a digital database of geo-referenced marine mammal, seabird and sea turtle distribution and abundance data.

Dataset Language: en

Dataset Creator: Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

BE

https://www.vliz.be

Metadata Provider: Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

BE

https://www.vliz.be

Associated Party: custodianSteward

Duke University - Patrick Halpin

Dataset Contact: Duke University - Patrick Halpin

Keywords (ASFA)

Marine birds
Marine mammals
Sea turtles

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description: PS, Southern Ocean

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate: 180

East Bounding Coordinate: 180

North Bounding Coordinate: 60

South Bounding Coordinate: 90

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage: urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1837

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name: class

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage: urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1836

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name: class

Taxonomic Rank Value: Aves

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage: urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1838

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name: superclass

Taxonomic Rank Value: Reptilia

License Information

Intellectual Rights: Restricted

Distribution

Online

URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/

Additional Metadata

describes: Extra metadata added by VLIZ to add parameter, platform info, as well as GBIF fields

Metadata

parameter: Abundance

parameter: Animal sightings

parameter: Presence of biota

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp: 2021-12-02T14:42:20+01:00

Hierarchy Level: dataset

Citation: Read, A.J., Halpin, P.N., Crowder, L.B., Best, B.D., Fujioka, E.(Editors). 2011. OBIS-SEAMAP: mapping marine mammals, birds and turtles. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://seamap.env.duke.edu, Accessed on [YYY-MM-DD].

Physical

Object Name: Metadata

Character Encoding: UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name: HTML

Distribution

Online

URL: http://www.eurobis.org//imis?dasid=1865