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| MASDEA: Marine species database for Eastern Africa |  |
| Vanden Berghe, E. (2005). MASDEA: Marine species database for Eastern Africa Indian J. Mar. Sci. 34(1): 128-135 |
| In: Indian Journal of Marine Sciences. National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, CSIR: New Delhi. ISSN 0379-5136, meer |
| Ook gepubliceerd als |
- Vanden Berghe, E. (2005). MASDEA: Marine species database for Eastern Africa, in: (2005). Coastal and marine biodiversity of Indian Ocean. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 34(1): pp. 128-135, meer
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Biodiversiteit; Informatiesystemen; ISW, West Indian Ocean [gazetteer]; Marien |
| Author keywords |
biodiversity; information systems; western Indian Ocean |
| Abstract |
The Marine Species Database for Eastern Africa (MASDEA) was started in 1996, in the framework of a collaborative project between the Regional Cooperation in Scientific Information Exchange - Western Indian Ocean (RECOSCIX-WIO) and the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI). Since then, it has grown to a substantial database, with over 20,000 taxonomic and 50,000 distribution records. Since 1999, the database has been online, through the web server of the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), and has attracted a reasonable amount of hits, some resulting in comments, and corrections and additions to the content. Some of the decisions taken at the design stage of the database are discussed. A preliminary analysis of the data in the database is presented. This clearly shows a marked ‘observer’ bias, and demonstrates the need to continue the efforts of collecting information. |
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- MASDEA: Marine Species Database for Eastern Africa, meer
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