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Paleobiology Database

This web site hosts information about the entire fossil record, including information about fossil collections, individual plants and animals, taxonomic groups, references to publications, stratigraphic units, time scales, and time intervals. Data Location: paleobiodb.org Data Available: collection, occurrence, specimen records, taxonomic names/opinion, measurements of specimens Comments: Tools are available on...MORE

Boreal Forest

Desert

Mediterranean / Chaparral

Amphibians / Reptiles

NatureServe

This web site hosts information about species and ecosystems of the Western Hemisphere, including several types of biodiversity data. Data Location: http://www.natureserve.org/getData/index.jsp Data Available: species, location, conservation status, commonness/rareness, spatial data Comments: This web site compiles data from a number of different programs, including: NatureServe Explorer; InfoNatura; Web Services for...MORE

Amphibians / Reptiles

Vertebrate Biodiversity Data Networks

VertNet consists of four global diversity databases housed on independent web sites: Mammal Natworked Information System, Ornithological Information System, HerpNET, and FishNet 2. Data Location: VertNet Comments: This large-scale data repository organizes extensive publically available data and diversity information from primary data contributors acting to construct their datasets in a...MORE

Amphibians / Reptiles

FishNet

This web site hosts data compiled from natural history museums and other biodiversity institutions to establish a global network of fish records. Data Location: FishNet 2 Sites Georefferenced: Yes Comments: Data is searchable by taxon and location [ HERE ]. FishNet is part of the VertNet cooperative data network. Example...MORE

Andrews LTER

This web site hosts data collected at the Andrews Long Term Eological Research Station in the western Casade Range of Oregon. Data Location: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu Site Location: Andrews Forest (44.212 o N, 122.256 o W); western Cascade Range of Oregon in the drainage basin of Lookout Creek, a tributary of Blue...MORE

Florida Coastal Everglades LTER

This web site hosts data from the Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecoogical Research Station in Everglades National Park. Data Location: http://fce.lternet.edu/ Site Location: Florida Everglades Datasets Available: WORKGROUPS - biogeochemical cycling; climate and disturbance; human dimansions; hydrology; modeling and synthesis; organic matter dynamics; primary production; trophic dynamics and community...MORE

AnAge: The Animal Ageing & Longevity Database

This dataset has compiled life history parameters, with a focus on senesence, for a wide variety of taxa, mostly animals, but also including a few plants and fungi. Dataset Location: http://genomics.senescence.info/species/ Data collection summary/Methods: This dataset is a compilation of life history traits from the literature, and other databases, with...MORE

Amphibians / Reptiles

WoRMS- World Register of Marine Species

A species list of marine organisms, with current taxonomic information, including any synonomies that might exist. Can search by geographic region. Dataset available here: http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php Available with CC-BY license, cite individual pages as listed on those pages. Suggested citation for entire database: Boxshall, G.; Mees, J.; Costello, M. J.; Hernandez,...MORE

Australian Institute of Marine Science – Long-term monitoring Program: Visual Census Fish Data (Great Barrier Reef)

Data description: http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=4035 (See also Sweatman et al. 2008 Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef status report No. 8) Dataset link: http://www.iobis.org/mapper/?dataset=233 Direct download: OBIS Web Service Initial issues Scale. Data downloaded from IOBIS has unique lat-longs which are presumably reef-level data. In theory, there are 5 transects within...MORE

Ocean Biogeographical Information System

The Ocean Biogeographical Information System is a catalog of global marine species inventory. The data is reported through interactive mapping software from which you can extract summary and point data. Dataset Location: OBIS ; OBIS-Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations Site Location: Global Site(s) Georeferenced: Yes Timespan: 1800s - Present;...MORE

Marine

Amphibians / Reptiles