Eco-Indicators
Linking marine biodiversity observations to ecosystem service indicators for integrated ocean assessment.
Eco-Indicators focuses on the next step beyond species occurrence: translating biodiversity observations into ecosystem function and service metrics. This working group develops composite indices that integrate physical, chemical, and biological observations to characterize ecosystem state and resilience.
The group works closely with NOAA’s Integrated Ecosystem Assessment program and GOOS’s Biology and Ecosystems Panel (BioEco) to align MBON-derived metrics with international reporting frameworks.
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.
Learn moreCharacterizing a regional fishery ecosystem trajectory: the Humpty Dumpty fish tale of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico from 1986 to 2013
Joshua P. Kilborn · Frontiers in Marine Science
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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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OBIS hex
Biodiversity indicators from every OBIS record on H3 hexagons, from ES(50) to records per decade, computed from Parquet in your browser with no server. The URL is the view.
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erddap-places
Place statistics from ERDDAP gridded and tabular data for sanctuaries and other marine places, computed in your browser, plus a Then vs Now lens for sanctuary sea surface temperature. The URL is the view.
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