Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) - USA Dataset Collection

• Main Author: OBIS-USA
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: USGS Science Data Catalog 2015
• Subjects: benthic ecosystems; aquatic ecosystems; aquatic biology; fishery resources; marine ecosystems; reef ecosystems; marine biology; estuarine ecosystems; plankton; migratory species; biodiversity; ecosystem diversity; species diversity; biogeography; native species; nonindigenous species; invasive species; endemic species; biological productivity; ecosystem functions; plants (organisms); zooplankton; vertebrates; algae; phytoplankton; biology; animal and plant census; benthos; biota; consumers (organisms); decomposers; macroinvertebrates; microbes; nekton; producers (organisms); shellfish; vegetation; wildlife; marine animals; marine mammals; plants; sea birds; sea turtles; benthic habitat; coastal habitat; reef habitat; coral reefs; pelagic habitat; fisheries management; protected species; abundance; Census of Marine Life; Ocean Biogeographic Information System; OBIS; Biodiversity; Biological Production; Fishes; Invertebrates; Flora; Mammals; Birds; Reptiles; Invasive Species; Habitat; Harvesting Living Resources; Cruise Ships; Marine Protected Areas (MPAs); Commericial Leases; Wind Energy Production; Offshore Oil and Gas Production; Distributions; oceans; Arctic Ocean; Atlantic Ocean; Pacific Ocean; Caribbean Sea; Gulf of Mexico; South Atlantic Bight; Gulf of Maine; Puget Sound; North America; United States; Canada; Great Lakes; Bering Sea; Gulf of Alaska; Chukchi Sea; Beaufort Sea; Sargasso Sea; Gulf of California; Bay of Fundy; Straits of Florida; Yucatan Channel; Cook Inlet; Shelikof Strait; Bristol Bay; Kuskokwim Bay; Norton Sound; Bering Strait; Kotzebue Sound; Southern Ocean; Arctic; Pacific; Chukchi; Kuskokwim; Phytoplankton; Zooplankton; Alaska
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/369e0129-1d51-400e-8641-9fd392915ad5

OBIS-USA provides aggregated, interoperable biogeographic data collected primarily from U.S. waters and oceanic regions--the Arctic, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes. It provides access to datasets from state and federal agencies as well as educa...