Polar science: bid for freely accessible biodiversity archive

The Southern Ocean is of unique ecological, biogeographic and political interest, as noted by your Editorial 'The way ahead for polar science' (Nature 457, 1057; 2009). Given the rate and potential catastrophic impact of global change on the Antarctic marine ecosystem, we agree that it is...

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Published in:Nature
Main Authors: Danis, Bruno, Griffiths, Huw J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2009
Subjects:
Marine Sciences
Ecology and Environment
Data and Information
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Polar Science
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10742/
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v458/n7240/full/458830b.html
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Summary:The Southern Ocean is of unique ecological, biogeographic and political interest, as noted by your Editorial 'The way ahead for polar science' (Nature 457, 1057; 2009). Given the rate and potential catastrophic impact of global change on the Antarctic marine ecosystem, we agree that it is vital to have a mechanism for the exchange of relevant scientific information. Information about Antarctic marine biodiversity has to be widely published, instantly accessible and thoroughly checked, in order to enable timely, science-based management.

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