Thematic Network:

Ecosystems

Country:

Argentina

        Summary

We propose to integrate in an open access platform geo-referenced oceanographic data, to describe the seasonal variations of the ecosystem of San José and San Matías Gulf belongs to the biogeographic province of the North Patagonian Gulfs. The topographical characteristics of these gulfs are different. San José Gulf communicates with the ocean through a mouth 6,8 km wide, with a depth up to the 80 m. San Matías Gulf, is practically a bay with a mouth of 100 km and depths of 200 m. The proposal is to digitize information gathered during oceanographic campaigns (1984-1994) carried out for technicians of the Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT), which is available in reports of difficult access. The initiative is synergic to successfully activities developed with GBIF and OBIS as providers of biological data. They integrate geo-referenced records of resident specie and seasonal migrants but the description of the ecosystem that holds them is pending. To integrate the network of ecosystems accomplishes institutional objectives to increase the scientific cooperation with a differential benefit at educational level. We showed experience in digitalized data, training of human resources in geo-referended records and GIS as centralized service (SECECOM). They contributed with time and expertise to create database. The available information has scientific quality and it has been collected by standardized methods of sampling in charge of researchers and qualified technical personnel. The Institute depending of National Research Council of Argentina has scientific recognition at national and international level.

        Period

July 22, 2009 - March 22, 2010

        Contribution (GS/OAS)

$ 10.000

        State:

In process

Principal researcher

Mirtha Lewis

        Deliverable

Progress report

Final Report: