Global Marine biodiversity data from Seawatchers Marine Citizen Science Platform 1980-2020
Observadores del Mar is a marine citizen science platform launched in 2012 devoted to enhancing the understanding of the conservation status of marine ecosystems. The platform hosts 13 projects covering 8 main taxa: corals, jellyfishes, decapod crustaceans, fishes, seaweeds, seagrasses, seabirds and molluscs, in addition to two projects focused on marine litter and reporting information on two main topics: i) biodiversity data focusing mainly on species distribution and abundance, and ii) the impacts of anthropogenic activities (e.g. jellyfish blooms) and associated mid- to long-term changes (e.g. colonization of invasive species). Almost 5500 observations validated by scientists have been already collected resulting in more than 20 scientific papers and communications. The major findings have been new records of introduced and invasive species, tracking the spread of novel pen shell mortality outbreak in the Mediterranean Sea and monitoring microplastic concentration on beaches.
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Global Marine biodiversity data from Seawatchers Marine Citizen Science Platform 1980-2020
- Abstract
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Observadores del Mar is a marine citizen science platform launched in 2012 devoted to enhancing the understanding of the conservation status of marine ecosystems. The platform hosts 13 projects covering 8 main taxa: corals, jellyfishes, decapod crustaceans, fishes, seaweeds, seagrasses, seabirds and molluscs, in addition to two projects focused on marine litter and reporting information on two main topics: i) biodiversity data focusing mainly on species distribution and abundance, and ii) the impacts of anthropogenic activities (e.g. jellyfish blooms) and associated mid- to long-term changes (e.g. colonization of invasive species). Almost 5500 observations validated by scientists have been already collected resulting in more than 20 scientific papers and communications. The major findings have been new records of introduced and invasive species, tracking the spread of novel pen shell mortality outbreak in the Mediterranean Sea and monitoring microplastic concentration on beaches.
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en
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Citizen participation
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Climate change
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Nature conservation
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Geographic Coverage
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Spanish part of the North Atlantic (Andalusia)
Bounding Box
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-7.54861
- East Bounding Coordinate
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-5.96755
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37.22184
- South Bounding Coordinate
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35.75741
Geographic Coverage
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Spanish part of the North Atlantic (Galicia)
Bounding Box
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-13.852087
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-6.421072
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46.251188
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41.36899
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ANE, Biscay Bay
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ASE, Canary I.
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EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box
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-28.6258
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35.9064
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45.7626
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27.6384
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MED
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1980-01-01
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2020-04-30
Taxonomic Coverage
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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1065
Taxonomic Classification
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phylum
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Arthropoda
Taxonomic Coverage
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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:801
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phylum (division)
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Chlorophyta
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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1821
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phylum
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Chordata
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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1267
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phylum
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Cnidaria
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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1248
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phylum
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Ctenophora
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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:51
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phylum
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Mollusca
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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:345465
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phylum
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Ochrophyta
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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558
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phylum
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Porifera
Taxonomic Coverage
- General Taxonomic Coverage
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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:852
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phylum (division)
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Rhodophyta
Taxonomic Coverage
- General Taxonomic Coverage
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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596326
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phylum (division)
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Tracheophyta
License Information
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This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License
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2021-12-02T14:59:37+01:00
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Chic, Oscar; Garrabou, Joaquim. (2020) Global Marine biodiversity data from Seawatchers Marine Citizen Science Platform between 1980 and 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.14284/519
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