Transcript SCARMarBIN in progress

The Admiralty Bay Benthos
Biodiversity Database - ABBED
Background and Framework
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Data back to 1906
ASMA
Reference site under EASIZ
Investigated by POL, BRA, USA, PER,
ECU, D, NL, B
 Linking to SCAR-MarBIN & CAML
A case-study for SCAR-MarBIN
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Test strategic options
Large quantities of high-quality data
Truly international project
Various formats
Objectives
 Develop an interactive DB on AB benthic
biodiversity
 Scientific, monitoring, conservation and
management purposes
 Optimize current research through extensive
data analysis
 Promote further research in the region
through international collaboration
 Contribute in establishing AB as legacy site
Available Data
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Benthos sampling operations
Environmental data (sediments, hydrology)
Zoobenthos taxa inventory (species checklists)
Composition and distribution of benthic microalgae and macroalgae
Benthos abundance and biomass data (scaled for the Bay)
Ecological data (species level: e.g. habitat, trophic relations; community
level)
Other benthos-related data (primary productivity, phyto- and
zooplankton compositon, density and biomass, distribution of mammals
and bird colonies)
Bibliographical references (translation of Polish titles)
Pictures of species and communities
Experts directory
Cooperation and Networking
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Open B-PL initiative
SCAR-MarBIN
CAML
International partnership: PL, B, BRA,
PER, ECU, USA, D
 AB Workshop held in Curitiba SCARBIOL IX, July 2005 (16 participants)
 Planned workshop in May 2006
Expected Outcomes
 Enhance availability and exploitability of
integrated and extensive datasets
 Designing AB as legacy site
 Tool for addressing
 Benthic ecology issues
 Monitoring (global change)
 Conservation (ASMA context)