Global Marine biodiversity data from Seawatchers Marine Citizen Science Platform 1980-2020

Joaquim Garrabou; Oscar Chic

doi:10.14284/519

Global Marine biodiversity data from Seawatchers Marine Citizen Science Platform 1980-2020

Citation

Chic, Oscar; Garrabou, Joaquim. (2020) Global Marine biodiversity data from Seawatchers Marine Citizen Science Platform between 1980 and 2020 https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/519 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

Observadores del Mar is a marine citizen science platform launched in 2012 devoted to enhancing the understanding of the conservation status of marine ecosystems. The platform hosts 13 projects covering 8 main taxa: corals, jellyfishes, decapod crustaceans, fishes, seaweeds, seagrasses, seabirds and molluscs, in addition to two projects focused on marine litter and reporting information on two main topics: i) biodiversity data focusing mainly on species distribution and abundance, and ii) the impacts of anthropogenic activities (e.g. jellyfish blooms) and associated mid- to long-term changes (e.g. colonization of invasive species). Almost 5500 observations validated by scientists have been already collected resulting in more than 20 scientific papers and communications. The major findings have been new records of introduced and invasive species, tracking the spread of novel pen shell mortality outbreak in the Mediterranean Sea and monitoring microplastic concentration on beaches.

Taxonomic Coverages

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1065

Arthropoda
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:801

Chlorophyta
rank: phylum (division)

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1821

Chordata
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1267

Cnidaria
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1248

Ctenophora
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:51

Mollusca
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:345465

Ochrophyta
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558

Porifera
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:852

Rhodophyta
rank: phylum (division)

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596326

Tracheophyta
rank: phylum (division)

Geographic Coverages

Spanish part of the North Atlantic (Andalusia)

Spanish part of the North Atlantic (Galicia)

ANE, Biscay Bay

ASE, Canary I.

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

MED

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Joaquim Garrabou
originator
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Institute of Marine Sciences

Oscar Chic
originator
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Institute of Marine Sciences

metadata author
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
BE
email: info@vliz.be
homepage: https://www.vliz.be

Joaquim Garrabou
administrative point of contact
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Institute of Marine Sciences