Want to become a partner for the Antarctic biodiversity information networks? Thanks to the help from the International Polar Foundation, a sponsorship brochure is now ready for download and distribution. The brochure includes background information on the achievements of SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF and give details about the different levels at which your organization can get … Continue reading ANTABIF and SCAR-MarBIN sponsorship brochure available
Making Data Maximally Available
Science is driven by data. New technologies have vastly increased the ease of data collection and consequently the amount of data collected, while also enabling data to be independently mined and reanalyzed by others. Society now relies on scientific data of diverse kinds; for example, in responding to disease outbreaks, managing resources, responding to climate … Continue reading Making Data Maximally Available
Interview on the IPF website
In this interview, the ANTABIF project manager talks about SCAR-MarBIN, a new related project called ANTABIF (Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility), and the importance of keeping these networks running. Thanks to the International Polar Foundation!
Dataset update: Bioconstructors, British Antarctic Survey
Yet another version of BAS bioconstructors dataset: porting the data mass to ca 30k records. View and download here...
New dataset: SOMBASE – Pycnogonids
This dataset was compiled by Huw Griffiths, from the British Antarctic Survey. It includes data on Pycnogonids of the Southern Ocean and other Southern Hemisphere regions. View and download the data here
New dataset: British Antarctic Survey Argos satellite tracking data
Location information derived from ARGOS PTT tracking devices deployed on higher predators since 1990. These have been deployed on wandering albatrosses, grey headed albatrosses, black browed albatrosses, light-mantled sooty albatrosses, southern giant petrels, northern giant petrels, white-chinned petrels, chinstrap penguins, adelie penguins, macaroni penguins, gentoo penguins and Antarctic Fur seals. The majority of deployments have … Continue reading New dataset: British Antarctic Survey Argos satellite tracking data
Dataset update: Bioconstructors, British Antarctic Survey
Huw Griffiths, from the British Antarctic Survey has just released a new version of the Total Bioconstructors dataset, making it up to 13060 records. This great dataset includes data on large sessile habitat-forming organisms such as sponges, corals, bryozoans and hydroids, which play a crucial role in the structure of Antarctic marine communities and enhance … Continue reading Dataset update: Bioconstructors, British Antarctic Survey
