Ocean Biogeographic Information System

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Ocean Biogeographic Information System

Also known as: OBIS

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Census of Marine Life
Origins and oversight
…were the formation of the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), a system of databases in which extant knowledge was collected, and the History of Marine Animal Populations (HMAP) project, which endeavoured to survey historical data for indications of human impact on the oceans. A further 14 field projects were established…
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…were the formation of the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), a system of databases in which extant knowledge was collected, and the History of Marine Animal Populations (HMAP) project, which endeavoured to survey historical data for indications of human impact on the oceans. A further 14 field projects were established…
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