Mavraki, D; Fanini, L; Tsompanou, M; Gerovasileiou, V; Nikolopoulou, S; Chatzinikolaou, E; Plaitis, W; Faulwetter, S Rescuing biogeographic legacy data: The "Thor" Expedition, a historical oceanographic expedition to the Mediterranean Sea Journal Article Biodiversity Data Journal, 4 (1), 2016, ISSN: 13142828, (Publisher: Pensoft Publishers). Abstract | Links | BibTeX @article{mavraki_rescuing_2016,
title = {Rescuing biogeographic legacy data: The "Thor" Expedition, a historical oceanographic expedition to the Mediterranean Sea},
author = {D Mavraki and L Fanini and M Tsompanou and V Gerovasileiou and S Nikolopoulou and E Chatzinikolaou and W Plaitis and S Faulwetter},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85018653928&doi=10.3897%2fBDJ.4.e11054&partnerID=40&md5=d548ea13a533ece32aee66df08954a37},
doi = {10.3897/BDJ.4.e11054},
issn = {13142828},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-01-01},
journal = {Biodiversity Data Journal},
volume = {4},
number = {1},
abstract = {Background This article describes the digitization of a series of historical datasets based ?n the reports of the 1908-1910 Danish Oceanographical Expeditions to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas. All station and sampling metadata as well as biodiversity data regarding calcareous rhodophytes, pelagic polychaetes, and fish (families Engraulidae and Clupeidae) obtained during these expeditions were digitized within the activities of the LifeWatchGreece Research ?nfrastructure project and presented in the present paper. The aim was to safeguard public data availability by using an open access infrastructure, and to prevent potential loss of valuable historical data on the Mediterranean marine biodiversity. New information The datasets digitized here cover 2,043 samples taken at 567 stations during a time period from 1904 to 1930 in the Mediterranean and adjacent seas. The samples resulted in 1,588 occurrence records of pelagic polychaetes, fish (Clupeiformes) and calcareous algae (Rhodophyta). In addition, basic environmental data (e.g. sea surface temperature, salinity) as well as meterological conditions are included for most sampling events. In addition to the description of the digitized datasets, a detailed description of the problems encountered during the digitization of this historical dataset and a discussion on the value of such data are provided. © Mavraki D et al.},
note = {Publisher: Pensoft Publishers},
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Background This article describes the digitization of a series of historical datasets based ?n the reports of the 1908-1910 Danish Oceanographical Expeditions to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas. All station and sampling metadata as well as biodiversity data regarding calcareous rhodophytes, pelagic polychaetes, and fish (families Engraulidae and Clupeidae) obtained during these expeditions were digitized within the activities of the LifeWatchGreece Research ?nfrastructure project and presented in the present paper. The aim was to safeguard public data availability by using an open access infrastructure, and to prevent potential loss of valuable historical data on the Mediterranean marine biodiversity. New information The datasets digitized here cover 2,043 samples taken at 567 stations during a time period from 1904 to 1930 in the Mediterranean and adjacent seas. The samples resulted in 1,588 occurrence records of pelagic polychaetes, fish (Clupeiformes) and calcareous algae (Rhodophyta). In addition, basic environmental data (e.g. sea surface temperature, salinity) as well as meterological conditions are included for most sampling events. In addition to the description of the digitized datasets, a detailed description of the problems encountered during the digitization of this historical dataset and a discussion on the value of such data are provided. © Mavraki D et al. |
