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Participate in a large data network Participate in a large data network Seamless integration with Freshwater and Terrestrial ETNs Seamless integration with Freshwater and Terrestrial ETNs Umbrella classification that incorporates or translates all member datasets Umbrella classification that incorporates or translates all member datasets Advantages of the Marine Standard Format
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Coastal Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS) and the Ecosystem
Thematic Network (ETN)
Christopher J. Madden
NatureServe
March 2008
Applications of the Marine Applications of the Marine Standard FormatStandard Format
• Identification of areas of Critical Identification of areas of Critical Habitat and BiodiversityHabitat and Biodiversity
• Endemic speciesEndemic species• Threatened speciesThreatened species• Hot spotsHot spots• Delineate MPAsDelineate MPAs• Locate Essential Fish HabitatLocate Essential Fish Habitat• Ecosystem Based ManagementEcosystem Based Management
• Participate in a large data Participate in a large data networknetwork
• Seamless integration with Seamless integration with Freshwater and Terrestrial ETNsFreshwater and Terrestrial ETNs
• Umbrella classification that Umbrella classification that incorporates or translates all incorporates or translates all member datasetsmember datasets
Advantages of the Marine Advantages of the Marine Standard FormatStandard Format
CMECS Suite of Classification CMECS Suite of Classification ToolsTools
Benthic Cover Classification
Water Column
Classification
Geoform Classification
Biophysical Biophysical ClassificatiClassificati
onon
CMECS-GEOSS IntegrationCMECS-GEOSS Integration
• Hierarchical within Biogeographic Hierarchical within Biogeographic regionsregions
• NestedNested• Similar to a species taxonomySimilar to a species taxonomy• Bio-physicalBio-physical• Spatial from a meters to contintental Spatial from a meters to contintental
scalescale• Inclusive of and translates with other Inclusive of and translates with other
classificationsclassifications
Large Marine Ecosystems 0-Large Marine Ecosystems 0-200m200m
Biogeochemical Ecoregions Biogeochemical Ecoregions > 200m> 200m
CMECS III Hierarchy w/in CMECS III Hierarchy w/in EcoregionEcoregion
Biotope
Marine
Ecological Region L1
L2
L5
L7
L8
L9BiotopeBiotopeBiotope
Estuary
Bare/Colonized/Vegetated
NearshoreMarine L3
Biotope
Estuarine-Influenced
Fresh Water Influenced
Neritic Oceanic
Ecological Region
Biotope
Biotope Complex
Cover
System
Regime
Subclass
ClassVagile Species & Biological Associations
L6
L4Intertidal/Benthic Subsystem
Bare/Colonized/Vegetated
Bare/Colonized/Vegetated
Bare/Colonized/Vegetated
Bare/Colonized/Vegetated
Intertidal/Benthic Intertidal/Benthic Intertidal/Benthic Intertidal/Benthic
Subclass
Biotope
Regime/System
Cover
Biotope Complex
Class
Salinity/Enclosure/Total Depth
Biological Cover/Bare
Biophysical Structure
Biophysical Fine Structure, Substrate
Dominant Biology Type/Association
Specific Biology
Level ThemesLevel Themes
Spatial Scale is an implicit classifier at each level
Modifiers for Form, Energy, Light, Physico-Chemistry, Anthropogenics
Ecoregion Climate Regime, Biogeography
Subsystem Intertidal/Benthic (Depth)
Census of Marine Life and OBIS Census of Marine Life and OBIS Data Model LinkagesData Model Linkages
• OBIS will add CMECS habitat designation OBIS will add CMECS habitat designation for each for each data set.data set. (short term) (short term)
• OBIS incorporating CMECS into its data OBIS incorporating CMECS into its data model to allow habitat designations for all model to allow habitat designations for all data recordsdata records. (long term). (long term)
• The OBIS portal will have a direct link to The OBIS portal will have a direct link to CMECS website.CMECS website.
• OBIS-NatureServe working to unify OBIS-NatureServe working to unify terminology across IMCRA, EUNIS and terminology across IMCRA, EUNIS and CMECSCMECS
San Diego Supercomputer San Diego Supercomputer CenterCenter• OBIS Ontology Mapping ProjectOBIS Ontology Mapping Project• Translation and crosswalk via the Translation and crosswalk via the
“Wrapper”“Wrapper”Ecological
species & biology
ClassificationHierarchy
Physicalmulti-dimensional
environment
classificationunits
A useful tool for comparing classifications
NatureServe CMECS websiteNatureServe CMECS website
http://www.natureserve.org/getData/CMECS/index.htm
NatureServe CMECS websiteNatureServe CMECS website
http://www.natureserve.org/getData/CMECS/index.htm
ConclusionConclusion• Marine ETN Website will go live with the Marine ETN Website will go live with the
draft Standard Format late March 2008draft Standard Format late March 2008• IABIN is conducting a training workshop IABIN is conducting a training workshop
April 2008April 2008• Several LatAm countries are Several LatAm countries are
contributing data to the networkcontributing data to the network• We invite additional projects from the We invite additional projects from the
Caribbean BasinCaribbean Basin
http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinformatics/IABIN/FormatoEstandar/formatomarino.php
