Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE)

SOMBASE is a tool for looking at marine molluscs in the seas around Antarctica. Using a database and the latest mapping technology it is possible to display all the places where a family, genus or species has been found on an electronic map. These maps show us how widely spread different organisms are and if they prefer a particular area or type of habitat. The database can also be used to address questions about biodiversity in the seas around Antarctica and how it's unique environment affects which animals are found there.





SOMBASE contains comprehensive distribution records of Antarctic, Magellanic, and Sub-Antarctic Gastropods and Bivalves as well as records for many other species from the Southern Hemisphere. Based upon published records and British Antarctic Survey data these distribution maps form part of a biogeographic database, which also includes taxonomic, ecological and habitat data. The database contains information on over 3,250 species from more than 3,800 locations.

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Date (Creation)
2005-01-27
Date (Revision)
2005-01-27
Date (Publication)
2005-01-27
Date (released)
2005-01-27
Edition

1
Unique resource identifier
3dae6779-4344-4bc3-9447-626e81f23c7f
Codespace

uuid
Unique resource identifier
GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00068
Codespace

https://data.bas.ac.uk/

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Credit

No credit.
Status
Completed
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role
British Antarctic Survey

Griffiths, Huw

 		Author
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre

PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk

Point of contact
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Maintenance note
Completed
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Theme

  • Species distribution

  • Antarctic

  • Biogeography

  • Bivalvia

  • Database

  • Ecology

  • Gastropoda

  • Mollusc

  • distribution

  • taxonomy
Place

  • Antarctica

  • Southern Ocean

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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no limitations to public access
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no limitations
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Open Government Licence v3.0
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If data are used from the SOMBASE database, the investigator must be informed, and the dataset must be cited as shown in the citation field. Please contact the investigator for more information.

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url
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url
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url
Codespace

url
Association Type
Cross reference
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Language
English
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Location
  • Oceans
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Begin date
2000-06-01
End date
2000-06-01
Supplemental Information

It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk.

Title

European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
Date (Publication)
2008-11-12
Cited responsible party
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

European Petroleum Survey Group

EPSGadministrator@iogp.org

Publisher
Unique resource identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031
Version

6.18.3

Distributor

Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre

PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk

Distributor
Units of distribution

bytes
Transfer size
1
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

 		http://www.scarmarbin.be/

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File identifier
3dae6779-4344-4bc3-9447-626e81f23c7f XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Hierarchy level name

dataset
Date stamp
2005-01-27
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata
Metadata standard version

ISO 19115:2003(E)
Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre

polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk

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Keywords

Antarctic Biogeography Bivalvia Database Ecology Gastropoda Mollusc Species distribution distribution taxonomy
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Oceanographic geographical features
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates


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