AquaMaps

AquaMaps
Website type
Species distribution modelling system for (mostly) marine species
Area servedWorldwide
Websitewww.aquamaps.org
CommercialNo
Launched2006 (2006)
Current statusActive
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AquaMaps is a collaborative project with the aim of producing computer-generated (and ultimately, expert reviewed) predicted global distribution maps for marine species on a 0.5 × 0.5 degree grid of the oceans based on data available through online species databases such as FishBase and SeaLifeBase and species occurrence records from OBIS or GBIF and using an environmental envelope model (see niche modelling) in conjunction with expert input. The underlying model represents a modified version of the relative environmental suitability (RES) model developed by Kristin Kaschner to generate global predictions of marine mammal occurrences.

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