SCAR related research data is highly multidisciplinary and disparate. This policy aims to provide a framework for these data to be handled in a consistent manner, and to strike a balance between the rights of investigators and the need for widespread access through the free and unrestricted sharing and exchange of both data and metadata. … Continue reading SCAR data policy available for download
Welcome Anton!
ANTABIF crew welcomes a new Science Officer, Dr Anton Van de Putte. Anton is a specialist in fish ecology, and has a PhD from the University of Leuven. Anton will be in charge of certain networking and data and metadata management aspects of the project, helping us to gear up and bring up data awaiting … Continue reading Welcome Anton!
The Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean
The scope of the ATLAS is to assemble in one publication (large format atlas + digital dynamic version on SCAR-MarBIN) a selection of representative maps and syntheses on the distribution of the Southern Ocean organisms, to provide a general overview of the biogeography of the Southern Ocean (s.l.) and a benchmark of current biogeographic knowledge … Continue reading The Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean
ANTABIF mid-term report available
You can now download the ANTABIF mid-term report from our shared webspace. The report includes information on the progress on various aspects or the project, including websites, networking, science, side projects and technical developments. ANTABIF is making steady progress towards a first version of the new data portal, as we are now focusing on the … Continue reading ANTABIF mid-term report available
The Antarctic data atlas
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
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
