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The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 100 years of citizen science involvement. It is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the US, Canada and many countries in the Western Hemisphere, go out over a 24 hour period...MORE
A global species-level data set of key life-history, ecological and geographical traits of all known extant and recently extinct mammals compiled from the literature. It also includes spatial databases of mammalian geographic ranges and global climatic and anthropogenic variables. Ecological Level: Species Biome: All Location: Global Observational/Experimental: Observational Dataset Location:...MORE
This dataset describes the biodiversity of fauna (including Arthropoda, Annelida, Mollusca, and Bryozoa) inhabiting kelp holdfasts in northeastern New Zealand at several spatial scales: from meters up to hundreds of kilometers. Dataset Location: Available from author upon request Site Location(s): Berghan Point (34°55.78′ S, 173°32.72′ E), Home Point (35°19.38′ S,...MORE
This dataset catalogs field estimates of net primary productivity for natural and agricultural ecosystems worldwide from approximately 1870-1980. Dataset Location: Ecological Archives Sites Georefferenced: Yes Timespan: 1869-1982 Methods: Field measurements off above-ground NPP were collected from the literature and complied in a standardized fashion. Methodology of field techniques are not...MORE
This web site hosts data from pollen grains which are accumulated in lakebed sediments and provide records of past vegetation. Data Location: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/gpd.html Datasets Available: Data is organized by collection location: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, North Atlantic Ocean, South America Comments: An additional search engine is provided [...MORE
This website hosts data containing information about land mammal taxa and locality from the Eurasian Miocene to the Pleistocene. Data Location: http://www.helsinki.fi/science/now/ Data Available: species; location (age, stratigraphy, lithology, taphonomy, environmental interpretation); anatomy; inferred diet; locomotion Comments: Instructions for acquiring the data can be found [ HERE ]. Citation: Fortelius,...MORE
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
This web site hosts information regarding the color signature (color and reflectance) of flowers. Data Location: http://reflectance.co.uk/ Data Available: species, location, reflectance (wavelengths 300-700nm) Comments: A search is available by term [ HERE ] or by color in hexagon units [ HERE ]. Citation: Arnold SEJ, Faruq S, Savolainen V,...MORE
This web site stores global data to track the movement of animals. Data Location: http://www.movebank.org/ Sites Georefferenced: Yes Data Available: species, location Citation: Wikelski, M., and Kays, R. 2010. Movebank: archive, analysis and sharing of animal movement data. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.movebank.org , Accessed on <date>.MORE
This data set describes taxonomic diversity and size distibution of benthic foraminifers from a carbonate platform in south China. Dataset Location: Dryad Site Location: Guizhou Province, China Sites Georefferenced: No Data Collected: genus, species, size, substage, age, environment Citation: Payne JL, Summers M, Rego BL, Altiner D, Wei J, Yu...MORE

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