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 Biological Development in the Oceans Biological Development in the Oceans
 Census of Marine Life 2000-2010 Census of Marine Life 2000-2010
 Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020 Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020
 Fishes, Mollusks and Crustaceans Fishes, Mollusks and Crustaceans
 International Year of Biodiversity 2010 International Year of Biodiversity 2010
 Marine Genetics Marine Genetics
 Marine Insects Marine Insects
 Marine Mammals Marine Mammals
 Marine Microbes Marine Microbes
 Marine Reptiles Marine Reptiles
 Mollusks Mollusks
 OBIS - Marine Biodiversity Database OBIS - Marine Biodiversity Database
 Science for the Management of Living Marine Resources Science for the Management of Living Marine Resources
 Seabirds Seabirds
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 Ecology Ecology
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 Added: 01-Jan-2000
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 Census of Marine Life
 Edward Vanden Berghe
 John Everett
 Frances B. Michaelis
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 Added: 26-Feb-2007
 Updated: 26-Feb-2007
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Fabio Carocci

 
 
 
 
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The oceans contain the origins of biodiversity on Earth, with 75% of the major taxa (kinds) being exclusively or primarily marine. The physical and chemical properties of our oceans make them excellent hosts for an abundance and diversity of marine life. We must understand the biological and ecological factors controlling the marine environment before we can successfully develop global strategies for sustainable use. As ocean policy-makers satisfy the socioeconomic aspirations of expanding human populations, they must also ensure the long-term viability of marine species, resources and habitats. Partnerships among the Census of Marine Life, the Encyclopaedia of Life and the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) have gone far towards documenting all 230,000 known marine species in time for the first Census of Marine Life - past, present and future completed in October 2010. The report on First Census of Marine Life 2010 Highlights of a Decade of Discovery is in English with a summary also in Italian, Korean, Chinese, German, French, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish, Russian and Portuguese.
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In the ocean, a certain interdependency exists between its living things. Ocean inhabitants enjoy a deep and intricate relationship between each other, as well as with their marine environment. To explore the relationship between Biology and Ecology in more depth, please visit the Ecology section of the UN Atlas!   See More...
 
 
 
 
 
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TitleAfrican Marine Atlas  ( WEBSITE )
DescriptionAt the present time, the majority of the data layers in the African Marine Atlas are continental-scale, but the structure of this interface already allows for the inclusions of national- and local-scale layers. All the African Marine Atlas datasets, images and grids use the standard GIS mapping convention of signed decimal degrees, with longitudes ranging from -180 to +180 (i.e. not 0 to 360). No data are projected, and as far as can be determined all data products are provided in "geographic coordinates" using the WGS84 Datum, in absence of other information. Seasonal references in the datasets refer to the northern (boreal) seasons (i.e. winter ranges from January to March), unless otherwise stated.
Keywords AFRICA; ATLAS; IOC; GIS; MARINE
Geography Keywords AFRICA
Content Language(s)English
Web Address (URL)http://iodeweb2.vliz.be/omap/OMAP/index.htm
Type of Website Online atlas
Related to TopicsMaps, Statistics and Databases (1889); Maritime boundaries and claims (15084); Oceanic Resources (15081); Marine environment (15096); Bathymetry, Topography and Relief (15082); GEBCO - IOC's Ocean Mapping programme (15163); Africa (457)
  
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