Global Marine Biodiversity Indicators

An early prototype deriving global marine biodiversity indicators from open occurrence data.

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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ecoidx
R package implementing NOAA Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) indicator standards — workflows and visualizations for marine ecological indicators.
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obisindicators
R package for generating biodiversity indicators — including ES(50) estimated species richness — from OBIS occurrence data.
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Sanctuary Eco-Indicators
Multivariate ordination workflows summarizing ecological indicators across the U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries (in development).
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Reproducible Reporting with R (R3)
Training materials for Reproducible Reporting with R (R3) — building reproducible marine ecosystem indicator reports.
Learn moreAdvancing 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
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