Taking the next step: In-situ imaging data through the Video Plankton Recorder
Zooplankton and phytoplankton are essential to coastal ecosystems, playing crucial roles in marine food webs. Environmental changes like climate change and pollution threaten these delicate communities, making monitoring crucial. The Video Plankton Recorder (VPR), integrated with LifeWatch...
Closing the WoRMS 15th anniversary celebrations with an opinion paper
In follow-up of the 10th anniversary paper on WoRMS, the Data Management Team is proud to present a paper celebrating the 15th anniversary of WoRMS: "The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) through the looking glass: insights from the Data Management Team in light of the crystal anniversary of WoRMS".
Ocean Census' search for 100,000 new species will boost WoRMS
A new Ocean Census plans major expeditions in all corners of the ocean over the next 10 years, aiming to discover 100,000 new species. In time, the new species will also boost the World Marine Species Register (WoRMS).
Global Cyperaceae Database now online
Through the iSedge project, the Cyperaceae now have their dedicated online portal on the Aphia platform.
Look, LifeWatch.be has a new look!
Yes, at this very moment, you are reading the first news item on the brand-new LifeWatch website! Take a moment and plunge into our fresh website full of useful functionalities and modalities.
LifeWatch and JERICO-NEXT join forces
Though plankton communities are omnipresent in our oceans, their wavering dynamics remain obscure. The international collaboration of the LifeWatch and JERICO-NEXT projects enabled to study plankton in the southern North Sea with state-of-the-art infrastructure at an optimal coverage.
New collaboration between WoRMS and Edaphobase
Edaphobase and WoRMS started a collaboration on the exchange of taxonomic information on soil biodiversity.
WoRMS and Marine Regions contribute to the OBIS-GBIF Action Plan for Marine Biodiversity Data
Two global data networks have agreed to a joint strategy and action plan that will deepen their collaboration, improve the flows and services of high-quality data about marine and coastal biodiversity, and support research and decision-making on the world's oceans.