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Working groups · 3
Working Group
Indicators

Indicators

Synthesizing raw observations into Essential Biodiversity Variables and Essential Ocean Variables for policy-relevant reporting.

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Working Group
Indicators

Eco-Indicators

Linking marine biodiversity observations to ecosystem service indicators for integrated ocean assessment.

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Indicators

Data Management

Ensuring MBON observational data are FAIR — Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable — from sensor to archive.

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Methods · 1
Indicators & Data Management
Method
Indicators Data Management EOV Ecosystem assessment

Indicators & Data Management

Raw observations become decision-relevant information through synthesis into Essential Ocean Variables, open data pipelines, and indicators that managers and policymakers can act on.

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Tools · 7
Reproducible Reporting with R (R3)
Tool
Training NOAA IEA Indicators Capacity development

Reproducible Reporting with R (R3)

Training materials for Reproducible Reporting with R (R3) — building reproducible marine ecosystem indicator reports.

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MBON Data Reports
Tool
Infographic Indicators

MBON Data Reports

Automated, reproducible data summary reports for MBON datasets.

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Global Marine Biodiversity Indicators
Tool
Package Indicators Ecosystem assessment

Global Marine Biodiversity Indicators

Prototype global marine biodiversity indicators derived from open occurrence data.

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py-dwc-viz
Tool
Package Indicators OBIS

py-dwc-viz

Python tool for visualizing Darwin Core biodiversity occurrence data.

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Sanctuary Eco-Indicators
Tool
Workflow Indicators Nat'l Marine Sanctuaries Ecosystem assessment

Sanctuary Eco-Indicators

Multivariate ordination workflows summarizing ecological indicators across the U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries (in development).

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obisindicators
Tool
Package Indicators OBIS Ecosystem assessment

obisindicators

R package for generating biodiversity indicators — including ES(50) estimated species richness — from OBIS occurrence data.

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ecoidx
Tool
Package Indicators NOAA IEA Ecosystem assessment

ecoidx

R package implementing NOAA Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) indicator standards — workflows and visualizations for marine ecological indicators.

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Papers · 3
2018
Paper

Advancing Marine Biological Observations and Data Requirements of the Complementary Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) and Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) Frameworks

Frank E. Muller-Karger et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science

Indicators 2018 EOV Ecosystem assessment
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2018
Paper

Satellite sensor requirements for monitoring essential biodiversity variables of coastal ecosystems

Frank E. Muller-Karger et al. · Ecological Applications

Remote Sensing Indicators 2018 EOV
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2016
Paper

Extreme warming challenges sentinel status of kelp forests as indicators of climate change

Daniel Reed et al. · Nature Communications

Indicators 2016 Kelp Climate change
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News · 1
Watching for Changes in Marine Biodiversity
Jan 2022
News
Biodiversity

Watching for Changes in Marine Biodiversity

Changes in marine biodiversity — the variety and variability of life in the ocean — can be an early indicator of change, provided it’s noticed. Read more …

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