Colour of Ocean Data
The Palais des Congrès, Brussels, Belgium
25-27 November 2002
Biodiversity data
Biodiversity has received much attention after the Rio Conference now nearly 10 years ago. Where do we stand? Which databases have been developed for taxonomy and biogeography, and which are specific for marine organisms? What tools do we have for the analysis of biodiversity data? Which tools and formats for sharing data? Is it possible, at this point, to develop standard species lists and gazetteers to facilitate information exchange? How is biodiversity data being used in decision making? Do we have the necessary institutional capacity to deal with these data types?
Chairman: Mark Costello, Director, Ecoserve, Ireland
- presentation by the chair. Why marine species play a central role in biological oceanography data management
invited presentations:
- Robert Branton (Bedford Institute for Oceanography, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada), J. Black, J. McRuer and M. Fogarty. Using US and Canadian Atlantic research trawl surveys to lead development of a standards based ocean observing system (presentation)
- Janet Gomon (deputy Director, Integrated Taxonomic Information System, USA). Integrated Taxonomic Information System (presentation)
contributed presentations
- F. Bisby: Species 2000 Europa: the Catalogue of Life
- V.M. Tsontos and D.A. Kiefer: The Gulf of Maine Biogeographical Information System Project: developing a spatial data management framework in support of OBIS (presentation)
- Ph. Zhang and F. Grassle: Integrating heterogeneous databases in Ocean Biogeographic Information System (presentation)
- J. Burgess: Development of a national aquatic biodiversity information system for New Zealand (presentation)
- A. Martin, L. Van Guelpen and G. Pohle: Development of a biodiversity information system: a case study (presentation)
- D. Fautin and W. Buddemeier: Corals and sea anemones on line: a functioning biodiversity database (presentation)
- G. Boden and G.G. Teugels: Twelve years of FishBase: lessons learned (presentation)
- P. Schalk The colour of biodiversity data (presentation)
- R. Jonker, G. Wolters, E. ten Winkel and C. Dijkers Encyclopaedia Taxonomica: a taxonomic tool for marine biological monitoring (presentation)
- Deprez T., J. Wittoeck, G. De Smet and M. Vincx NemasLan, MysidLan, TaxonLan: a story of database development. Archiving marine species data for biodiversity, morphology and taxonomy research in a digital way (presentation)
- E. Nic Dhonncha and M.D. Guiry Servicing the end user – AlgaeBase and the Internet (presentation)
- S. Piontovski and R. Williams Biodiversity databases and database management systems for the world’s ocean: experience and outputs from five international projects (presentation)
poster presentations/demonstrations
- De Broyer, Cl.; Meerhaeghe, A.; Duchesne, P.-A.; Grabowski, M.; Jazdzewski, K.; Dauby, P. Biodiversity data of the Southern Ocean: The "ANT'PHIPODA" project"
- Hummel, H.; Heip, C.; van Avesaath, P. BIOMARE - Implementation and networking of large-scale long-term MARine BIOdiversity research in Europe - a framework for future biodiversity research
- Loneux, M. The old marine fauna through the old samples: the data base and the collections of the Liege Zoological Museum
- Lyakh, A.M.; Agarkova, I.V. To the question of biological databases designing
- Myroshnychenko, V.; Lyubartsev, V.; Vladymyrov, V.. Special Database Management System for storing, processing, and analyzing of marine biological data at the species level
- Ramirez-Llodra, E.; Tyler, P.A.; German, C.R. ChEssBase: a database for deep-water hydrothermal vent and cold seep species
- Stocks, K. SeamountsOnline, a biogeographic information system for seamount biology
- Tack, J. Marine Biodiversity Data: regional and national efforts in Belgium
- Vanden Berghe, E. The North Sea Benthos Project: integrating biogeographical data from various sources
- Vanden Berghe, E.; Deneudt, K.; Mees, J. TISBE: Taxonomic Information system for the Belgian coastal area
- Vanhove, S.; Deprez, T.; De Smet, G.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M. Biodiversity of Antarctic nematodes: the 'NEMASLAN' project
- Wittoeck, J.; Degraer, S.; Hillewaert, H.; Declerck, R.; Vincx, M. Long-term trends of the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS)