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Proceedings, Ocean Biodiversity Informatics: International Conference on Marine Biodiversity Data Management, Hamburg, Germany, 29 November-1 December 2004 Proceedings, Ocean Biodiversity Informatics: International Conference on Marine Biodiversity Data Management, Hamburg, Germany, 29 November-1 December 2004. Item Type Report Publisher UNESCO Download date 07/10/2021 13:24:39 Item License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/5643 Proceedings idi i f i Ocean Biodiversity Informatics International Conference on Marine Biodiversity Data Management Hamburg, Germany 29 November - 1 December, 2004 Edited by Edward Vanden Berghe, Ward Appeltans, Mark J. Costello, and Peter Pissierssens IOC Workshop Report No. 202 VLIZ Special Publication No. 37 PROCEEDINGS OCEAN BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICS International Conference on Marine Biodiversity Data Management Hamburg, Germany 29 November to 1 December 2004 Edited by Edward Vanden Berghe1, Ward Appeltans1, Mark J. Costello2 and Peter Pissierssens3 1Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Wandelaarkaai 7, B-8400 Oostende, Belgium 2University of Auckland; Leigh Marine Laboratory, Box 349, Warkworth, New Zealand 3United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), 1 rue Miollis, F-75732 Paris Cedex 15, France This symposium was jointly organised by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO - International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IOC/IODE), the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), the Census of Marine Life - Ocean Biogeographic Information System (CoML/OBIS), the International Association for Biological Oceanography (IABO), the Taxonomic Database Working Group (TDWG), the Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning EU Network of Excellence (MarBEF) and was hosted by the Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH). IOC Workshop Report No. 202 VLIZ Special Publication No. 37 ii Disclaimer The designation employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the UNESCO, the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) or the Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The ideas and opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of UNESCO, VLIZ or BSH. The authors are fully responsible for their submitted material and should be addressed for further information as desired. Reproduction is authorized, provided that appropriate mention is made of the source, and copies sent to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, the Flanders Marine Institute and the Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie at the address below. This document should be cited as: Bibliographic reference Vanden Berghe, E., W. Appeltans, M.J. Costello, P. Pissierssens (Eds). Proceedings of 'Ocean Biodiversity Informatics': an international conference on marine biodiversity data management Hamburg, Germany, 29 November - 1 December, 2004. Paris, UNESCO/IOC, VLIZ, BSH, 2007. vi + 192 pp. (IOC Workshop Report, 202) (VLIZ Special Publication, 37) Picture cover F. Nuyttens Co-published in 2007 by United Nations Educational, Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt Scientific and Cultural vzw und Hydrographie Organization Flanders Marine Institute Bernard Nochtstrasse 78 Intergovernmental Wandelaarkaai, 7 Postfach 301220 Oceanographic Commission B-8400 Oostende D-20305 Hamburg 1 rue Miollis Belgium Germany F-75732 Paris Cedex 15 France Printed in UNESCO’s workshops © UNESCO, VLIZ and BSH 2007 Printed in France (SC-2007/WS/1) ISSN 1377-0950 Preface We know very little about the biodiversity in the world's oceans. But one thing is sure: the diversity of the type of data and information that is stored in data systems around the world is increasing dramatically. In two important meetings, the first in Hamburg in 1996, the second in Brussels in 2002, biologists have discussed how to take an example from the physical oceanographers, and to formulate plans on how to work together to integrate individual databases. Developments in technology have made possible new approaches to data sharing and dissemination. Distributed databases are becoming a reality, and the advantages of a distributed system now far outweigh the extra cost of technical complexities to create them. The International conference on Marine Biodiversity Data management ‘Ocean Biodiversity Informatics’ was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 29 November to 1 December 2004. Its objective was to offer a forum to marine biological data managers to discuss the state of the field, and to exchange ideas on how to further develop marine biological data systems. Many marine biologists are actively gathering knowledge, as they have been doing for a long time. What is new is that many of these scientists are willing to share their knowledge, including basic data, with others over the Internet. Our challenge now is to try and manage this trend, avoid confusing users with a multitude of contradicting sources of information, and make sure different data systems can be and are effectively integrated. Acknowledgements Our sincere thanks go to our sponsors, who made this conference possible, and to the scientific community that made organizing this symposium such a pleasure: the European Union, World Data Center for Oceanography A in Silver Spring, US, and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. To attend the conference MarBEF members received support from the MarBEF Network of Excellence 'Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning' which is funded by the Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems Programme of the European Community's Sixth Framework Programme (contract no. GOCE-CT-2003-505446). This publication is contribution number MPS-07005 of MarBEF. Thanks also to Daphne Cuvelier, Simon Claus and Leen Vandepitte for their comments and corrections on some of the papers and Maren Fabricius and Ward Appeltans for their help with the administrational and practical organization of the symposium itself. Table of contents Vanden Berghe E. and M.J. Costello Ocean Biodiversity Informatics – an emerging field of science ............................. 1 Conference statement...................................................................................................... 7 List of participants .......................................................................................................... 8 List of presentations...................................................................................................... 13 Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS) - Theme Section (Vol 316, 2006)................ 18 Branton R.M. and D. Ricard Developing OBIS into a Tool to Provide Reliable Estimates of Population Indices for Marine Species from Research Trawl Surveys.................. 19 Brenner J. and J.A. Jimémez Spatial database model of ichthyofauna bioindicators of coastal environmental quality ............................................................................................ 25 Dadic V. and D. Ivankovic MEDAS system for archiving, visualisation and validation of oceanographic data ............................................................................................ 37 Huettmann F. Constraints, Suggested Solutions and an Outlook towards a New Digital Culture for the Oceans and beyond: Experiences from five predictive GIS Models that contribute to Global Management, Conservation and Study of Marine Wildlife and Habitat....................................... 49 Hughes M. and R. Lowry The BODC Taxon Browser – A powerful search tool for the discovery of taxonomic information...................................................................... 63 Kędra M. and J. Urbański Linear referencing as a tool for analyses of organic material deposition along a sandy beach of Gdansk – Sopot - Gdynia (Polish coast of Baltic Sea).................................................................................... 75 Koukouras A., M.-S. Kitsos., I. Kirmitzoglou and N. Chartosia Development of an updating information system on Decapoda Crustacea museum collections, useful in research and education.......................... 81 vi Kraberg A., F. Buchholz and K.H. Wiltshire Dealing with the challenges of presenting taxonomic data online: An introduction to PLANKTON*NET@AWI ...................................................... 90 Lakkis S. Dataset and database biodiversity of plankton community in Lebanese seawater (Levantine Basin, East Mediterranean)................................... 90 Lelekov S. and A. Lyakh TAXEX: TAXonomic EXpert system. History of development and technology of identification ............................................................................ 90 Lowry R., L. Bird and P. Haaring A Semantic Modelling Approach to Biological Parameter Interoperability.......... 90 Mazlumyan S.A. and E.A. Kolesnikova Databases as a tool for studying the dynamics of macro- and meiobenthos on algal communities in the Black Sea............................................. 90 O’Brien, T.D. Building a Global Plankton Database: Eight years after Hamburg 1996............... 90 Palacios C., B. Olsson, P. Lebaron, M.L. Sogin New high-throughput biotechnologies for sampling the microbial ecological diversity of the oceans: the informatics challenge...............................
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