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| ĦĦAbout CoML |
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The Census of Marine Life is a growing global network of researchers in more than 70 nations engaged in a ten-year initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine life in the oceans -- past, present, and future. |
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ChEss |
GoMA |
MAR-ECO |
NaGISA |
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TOPP |
ArcOD |
ICOMM |
CMarZ |
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(Map as of november 2004) |
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ĦĦThe five elements that structure the Census of Marine Life program are: |
- KUU (Known, Unknown and Unknowable) workshops that explore the structure of marine ecosystems at a regional scale.
- OBIS (Ocean Biogeographic Information System) that links marine databases worldwide thru Internet.
- HMAP (History of Marine Animal Populations) that documents global marine biodiversity in the past back to 500 years.
- Ocean Realm Field Projects that carry out global biodiversity research with calibrated technologies and protocols.
- FMAP (Future of marine Animal Populations) that predicts changes in global biodiversity in response to fishing, pollution, and climate change.
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More information about the Census International can be found at http://www.coml.org |
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