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Ocean Biogeographic Information System - Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations (OBIS-SEAMAP)

Entry ID: OBIS-SEAMAP

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Summary

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

SEAMAP seeks to augment the public understanding of the ecology of marine megavertebrates by: (1) facilitating study of ...

Description: OBIS-SEAMAP Map Service

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Read, A.J., Halpin, P.N., Crowder, L.B., Hyrenbach, K.D., Best, B.D., Fujioka, E., Coyne, M.S.

Dataset Title: OBIS-SEAMAP: mapping marine mammals, birds and turtles. World Wide Web electronic publication.

Dataset Series Name: OBIS-SEAMAP

Dataset Release Date: 2003

Dataset Release Place: Durham, NC USA

Dataset Publisher: Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

Data Presentation Form: online

Online Resource: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1935-01-01

Stop Date: 2006-10-27

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN

Science Keywords

OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > BEACHES

OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > CORAL REEFS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

BOUNDARIES

Project

OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

Quality The data is available from the WWLLN.

WWLLN Monthly CDs containing all stroke locations over the whole world for 1 month. These are mailed to subscribers each month, or they may opt to download the data weekly. Archival data are available for sale from January 2004 to the present. Our site hosts receive a free monthly subscription.

WWLLN Data are available via internet with cadence every 10 minutes for research purposes from the University of Washington, or with a cadence of as fast as every minute (i.e. in realtime) from our commercial reseller. Contact Prof. Holzworth for more info.

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Antarctica New Zealand, New Zealand Antarctic Institute, New Zealand

Data Center URL: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/

Data Center Personnel
Name: SHULAMIT GORDON Phone: +64 3 358 0200 Fax: +64 3 358 0211 Email: s.gordon at antarcticanz.govt.nz Contact Address: Antarctica New Zealand Private Bag 4745 City: Christchurch Country: New Zealand