Take a look at John Turner's Antarctic Data Atlas! The Antarctic Data Atlas is an initiative of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) that aims to present various key fields concerning the past, present and possible future evolution of the Antarctic environment. It is complementary to the SCAR READER database that contains mean climate data for … Continue reading The Antarctic data atlas
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Hedgepeth 1969 Antartic Map Folio 11 is online
A pdf version of the "classic" Hedgepeth Antarctic Map Folio 11 is available on our web repository. This is an inspiring resource upon which a major project (the Antarctic Biogeographic Atlas) is relying.
Penguinessbook is online
This superb website gives you access to a scientific database where you will find official records of dive depth and duration for most diving species of vertebrates. This project was initiated to answer the questions regularly asked by school teachers, educators, journalists, scientists: "How deep can animals dive?". Such information is compiled here, using references … Continue reading Penguinessbook is online
New paper on CEAMARC surveys
The pelagic fish community of the Dumont d'Urville Sea (East Antarctica) was investigated during the 2008 austral summer using IYGPT (International Young Gadoid Pelagic Trawl) samples taken in different depth layers from the surface to 1000 metres. The aim of this paper is to describe the mesopelagic fish community and its size distribution. The family … Continue reading New paper on CEAMARC surveys
ANTABIF mashup report available
This is the first issue of the new tri-monthly “mashup” reports, intended to give access to the latest news about ANTABIF, including the latest datasets published, advancements of the websites, community activities, communication, and ongoing developments. These reports will be sent in priority to the members of the ANTABIF ISC, and will be posted in … Continue reading ANTABIF mashup report available
Job offer: ANTABIF is seeking a Science Officer
To assist us in the implementation of the project, AntaBIF seeks an enthusiastic scientist to coordinate the construction of a web-based Antarctic biodiversity data portal. The science officer will be offered a one-year, full time position starting July 1st, 2011 or earlier, and will be based at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. The … Continue reading Job offer: ANTABIF is seeking a Science Officer
50 Million Records downloaded
We've just reached another milestone, with 50 million records downloaded from the SCAR-MarBIN webportal since 2007. The most downloaded dataset for each year: 2007: Southern Ocean Continuous Plankton Recorder (SO-CPR) Survey and SCAR Action Group on CPR Research (3,317,154 downloads) 2008: Southern Ocean Continuous Plankton Recorder (SO-CPR) Survey and SCAR Action Group on CPR Research … Continue reading 50 Million Records downloaded
