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- Name: Marine
Species Database for Eastern Africa (MASDEA)
- Description: MASDEA is a biogeographic/taxonomic database of marine
species (including invertebrates) in the Western Indian Ocean/East Africa. The database
was originally developed by Edward Vanden Berghe while working as project manager of the
RECOSCIX-WIO project in Mombasa, and now maintained as a collaborative venture between the
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) and VLIZ.
- Source: Vlaams Instituut
Voor de Zee
- Data: MASDEA
database (zipped shapefile)
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In addition to MASDEA, the African Marine Atlas project is developing
partnerships with other providers of invertebrate data. OBIS (link provided below) should
be investigated independently for distribution records and additional information. For
further comprehensive data and metadata lists and links, please visit the African Ocean Portal and NASA's Global Change Master Directory.
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- Title: Ocean Biogeographic Information
System (OBIS)
- Author: Census of Marine Life (CoML)
- Data type: GIS global information on marine species
- Description: "OBIS is a web-based provider of global geo-referenced
information on marine species. We contain expert species level and habitat level databases
and provide a variety of spatial query tools for visualizing relationships among species
and their environment. OBIS strives to assess and integrate biological, physical, and
chemical oceanographic data from multiple sources. Users of OBIS, including researchers,
students, and environmental managers, will gain a dynamic view of the multi-dimensional
oceanic world."
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