AquaMaps

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AquaMaps

• Rainer Froese
• GBIF-Copenhagen 30 January 2008

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Three Tables Only

• HSPEN
• Species environmental tolerance envelopes
• HCAF
• Half-degree cell authority file
• Temp., PP, depth, salinity, EEZ, LME,
• HSPEC
• SpeciesCode, CellCode, Probability, Remark

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Why Not GARP?

• Yes, AquaMaps are computer-generated, but
• Points alone are insufficient
• Known range, depth range, pelagic/benthic
• Transparency, reproducibility
• Editing by experts
• Formal comparison (submitted) shows AquaMaps to
  be as good or better than other algorithms in
  reproducing known ranges

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10,000 Species in 2008

• Half of all marine fishes (7,000)
• All marine mammals
• All marine reptiles (turtles, snakes)
• Many seabirds (those that are predicted by the
  properties of the water)
• Several thousand invertebrates
• Important invasive species

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Highlights 2008

• Points, suitable habitat and native range on
  mouse-over
• Environmental envelopes for 10,000 species
• Biodiversity maps (species richness, phylogeny,
  traits, importance, habitats, )
• Prediction of invasive species
• MPA planning
• Transects

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To Do

• Publish high impact paper on highlights
• Firmly integrate climate change (mouse-over)
• Partner with biodiversity initiatives, projects
  proposals (Bio-mapping WP)
• Map freshwater and terrestrial species

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Usage by Others

• For selected species, code for thumbnails and
  link to full maps can be included in other web
  pages (download code from AquaMaps page)
• For heavy users lists of available maps will be
  provided on request

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No Vaporware Species Maps www.aquamaps.org

• Whale shark (cosmopolitan)
• Blackfin spiderfish (continental shelves)
• Porbeagle (Lamna nasus, anti-tropical)
• Tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon, Florida)
• Lion fish (Pterois volitans, Florida)
• Mnemiopsis leidyi (invasive Black Sea)

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No Vaporware Thematic Mapswww.aquamaps.org

• What lives in my Bay?
• What species may invade my coast?
• Where shall I put an MPA?
• No sharks in Antarctica
• Deep-water biodiversity Cold Spots
• Checklists by Ecosystem and Country

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No Vaporware Toolswww.aquamaps.org

• Known invasive species
• Invertebrates
• Freshwater maps
• Transects

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Equatorial Species Richness Transect across the
Indo-Pacific
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No Vaporware Web Serviceswww.aquamaps.org

• How to include AquaMaps in your own web site

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Scope for Partnership

• All AquaMaps are available to GBIF
• Homework
• Have more good species with more than 10 good
  points
• Show depth ranges (adopt from OBIS schema)
• Support mass-production of marine AquaMaps

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Scope for Partnership

• Assist GBIF Sweden to lead the effort for
  mass-production of AquaMaps for freshwater
  terrestrial species