EDI — Environmental Data Initiative
The Environmental Data Initiative (EDI) is an NSF-funded repository that preserves and publishes environmental and ecological data, notably from the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) network. Several MBON programs — such as the Santa Barbara Channel MBON — archive their nearshore kelp-forest and biodiversity monitoring datasets in EDI with detailed Ecological Metadata Language (EML) and citable DOIs.
Search the EDI Data Portal or query the PASTA+ API to discover and download packages. The MBON Data catalog harvests EDI via the same PASTA search interface used by the EDIutils R package.
10 datasets available via EDI
Santa Barbara Channel Marine BON: Nearshore kelp forest integrated benthic cover, 1980-ongoing
The Santa Barbara Channel Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (SBCMBON) tracks long-term patterns in species abundance and diversity.
View datasetSanta Barbara Channel Marine BON: Nearshore kelp forest integrated fish, 1981-ongoing
The Santa Barbara Channel Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (SBCMBON) tracks long-term patterns in species abundance and diversity.
View datasetSanta Barbara Channel Marine BON: Nearshore kelp forest integrated quad and swath survey, 1980-ongoing
The Santa Barbara Channel Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (SBCMBON) tracks long-term patterns in species abundance and diversity.
View datasetSanta Barbara Channel Marine BON: Nearshore kelp forest integrated taxa, 1980-ongoing
The Santa Barbara Channel Marine Biodiversity Network (SBC MBON) tracks long-term patterns in species abundance and diversity.
View datasetMBON: Benthic percent cover in the Santa Barbara Channel
This study aims to quantify the percent cover of sessile species from shallow rocky reefs along the coast of Santa Barbara Channel, including the Channel Island National Park monitoring sites.
View datasetSBC LTER and MBON: Sea urchin microbiomes in Southern California
Sea urchins are key grazers in coastal seas, where they can survive a variety of conditions and diets, enhancing their ecological impact on coral reefs, kelp forests, and other ecosystems.
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MBON Data Portal
Search, download, visualize, and analyze real-time, delayed-mode, and historical MBON biological observations alongside physical and chemical data.
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Sanctuary Watch
Web-based interactive tools for tracking ecosystem conditions, human connections, and management impacts across U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries.
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OBIS — Ocean Biodiversity Information System
The global open-access database for marine biodiversity — search, map, and download tens of millions of species occurrence records standardized to Darwin Core.
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GBIF — Global Biodiversity Information Facility
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility — an international network aggregating open species occurrence data across all of life, including the full OBIS marine network.
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MBON Pole to Pole Data Atlas
Harmonized rocky-shore and sandy-beach biodiversity observations from Canada to Patagonia, standardized for cross-regional comparison and open access via OBIS.
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CINMS Infographics
Interactive ecosystem infographics for Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
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