Scientists and water managers have collected vast amounts of data on freshwater biodiversity. Nonetheless it is often impossible to be certain of the geographic range of a species. Why is this? The existing data from all of these studies are widely dispersed, gathered in locally-managed databases, many of which are not publicly available. In summary, the pieces of the global freshwater biodiversity puzzle are scattered, and it is difficult even to find them. What a story they could they tell if all of the pieces were combined and easily accessible to scientists, policy makers and planners? Such an integrated and accessible dataset will be used to improve and establish effective plans for conservation and for a better understanding of the services provided by aquatic ecosystems. BioFresh will improve the capacity to protect and manage freshwater biodiversity by building an information platform as a gateway for scientific research on freshwater biodiversity, by raising awareness of the importance of freshwater biodiversity and its role in providing ecosystem services, and by predicting the future responses of freshwater biodiversity to multiple stressors in the face of global change. ... [Information of the supplier]
Das Portal "Fischerei in Deutschland" ist ein Webangebot des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz unter Mitarbeit der Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung. Es bietet Informationen zu Fischereipolitik, Fischereiforschung und Fischwirtschaft, die in drei Hauptbereiche gegliedert werden: Bund, Bundesländer und Europa. Das Angebot wird ergänzt durch eine umfangreiche Link-Sammlung weiterer Ansprechpartner in Fischereifragen. Hier finden sich alle wesentlichen fischereirelevanten Institutionen, wie Behörden, Verbände und Forschungseinrichtungen. Schließlich werden noch eine Sammlung von Rechtsvorschriften sowie ein Veranstaltungskalender angeboten. ... [Redaktion vifabio]
Die Fischerei-Informationssseite des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) bietet Verbraucherinformationen zum Thema "Fischereipolitik und Meeresschutz". Folgende Themen werden behandelt: Fischerei in Deutschland und Europa, Fischereiforschung auf See, europäische und internationale Fischereipolitik. Der Webauftritt bietet außerdem Informationen zu staatlichen und internationalen Aktivitäten zum Meeresumweltschutz, insbesondere Walschutz. ... [Redaktion vifabio]
The Freshwater and Marine Image Bank is an ongoing digital collection of images related to freshwater and marine topics, in all their diversity. It includes images of fish, shellfish, and marine mammals, pictures of fish hatcheries and dams and vessels, materials related to polar exploration, regional and traditional fisheries, and limnological (freshwater) subjects. Its scope is global. People have always been fascinated by aquatic and marine stories and imagery. Many gorgeous 18th and 19th century books provide lovingly hand-colored images of curious fish and other living creatures. Narratives of exploration have included wonderful pictures of explorers crossing polar seas and icecaps. The publications of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries and related agencies have included copious illustrations, of living creatures, fishery products, etc. Today, unfortunately, most of those images lay buried in aging volumes on fragile paper in obscure corners of library stacks. We believe that there is still much interest and utility in these early illustrations, whether for those who are merely curious, or for students gathering illustrations for papers or for researchers. Many such images, all located in the “public domain,” are included here, and they are copiously indexed. For the most part, the images have been scanned from volumes to be found in the University of Washington Libraries. The more than 18,000 images were taken from a variety of publications issued between 1735 and 1924. ... [Information of the supplier]
The IAA was founded on September 11th, 1974 in the Hague, The Netherlands. At that time, aerobiology was not a new science as such, although its organization and international outlook was considered a really new phenomenon. As a matter of fact, aerobiology became a theme in 1964, when IBP (International Biological Program) was established. Subsequently, in 1968, an International Aerobiology Working Group was constituted to coordinate all the national aerobiological programs. Today the IAA has a membership of about 800 and is run by the Council, composed of members nominated by associated societies and organizations and by the Executive Committee comprising the President, Vice-President, Past-President, Secretary-General Treasurer, Webmaster and Newsletter Editor. They are elected by the Council taking office at the end of each Congress. Their term lasts 4 years, coinciding with the intervening period between two Congresses. The IAA organizes the Quadrennial Congress (International Congress on Aerobiology - ICA) which includes plenary sessions, symposia, scientific meetings, section meetings, commissions, committees, working groups, and exhibits on all aspects of aerobiology. Moreover, several International Courses and Meetings are being steadily held under the auspices of the IAA. The IAA publishes the International Aerobiology Newsletter twice a year and gathers all researchers interested in the study of atmospheric particles of biological origin. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Environmental Data Explorer is the authoritative source for data sets used by UNEP and its partners in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment assessments. Its online database holds more than 500 different variables, as national, subregional, regional and global statistics or as geospatial data sets (maps), covering themes like Freshwater, Population, Forests, Emissions, Climate, Disasters, Health and GDP. Display them on-the-fly as maps, graphs, data tables or download the data in different formats. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Centre for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (ZMAW) represents an institutionalised cooperation between the University of Hamburg and the Max Planck Society, which was created to combine and strengthen Hamburg's existing expertise in marine, climate and earth system research. [Information of the supplier]
