AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Pola Expedition: Mollusks, in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea, 1890-1894

This historical dataset, available as "Pola" expedition: Mollusks - Biodiversity Heritage Library (biodiversitylibrary.org) pages 1-36, is related to the expeditions of the S. M. ship "Pola" in the eastern Mediterranean and the Adriatic. The great depths of the eastern Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea are considered very poor, even poorer than those of the western basin.
The whole report is separated into two parts. The first part deals with the threshing results in the eastern Mediterranean (Expeditions I-IV, 1890-1893), while the second those in the Adriatic (Expedition V, 1894). Each part is preceded by a list of the stations that have delivered molluscs, with a precise explanation of the geographical location, habitat, depth and date of the sampling event. This historical paper is digitised through a Citizen Science Workshop organised by the Hellenic Centre in Marine Research in Lecce, 15 November 2023, using the Zooniverse platform.
ICES Biodiversity - Cetaceans (JCDP)

Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) data to understand their abundance and distribution
​​​​This portal assembles at-sea effort-related data collected via ship-based or aerial methods, collated under the Joint Cetacean Database Programme (JCDP).

The JCDP aims to streamline the process of accessing and utilising these data by collating the existing and forthcoming cetacean evidence base into a single resource. These data have a wide range of applications and have the potential to support analyses at a range of spatial and temporal scales.
The JCDP database hosted by ICES stomach content database includes data from aerial and ship-based surveys from the Arctic waters, Greater North Sea, Northeast, Celtic seas and Bay of Biscay. Data from 74 distinct surveys are published here - Cornwall Wildlife Trust Marine Megafauna Ferry surveys~ 2010-2013,  SCANS (Small cetaceans in the European Atlantic and North Sea)-94, SCANS-II and SCANS-III- spanning over the years 1994, 2005, 2009-2013 and 2016. The data are organised at an effort level (effort is a specific time interval within a survey, dedicated to the sightings of marine mammals), and sightings of different taxonomic groups are reported as occurrences. 5411 occurrences of marine mammals and a few other species are reported.
PANGAEA - Data from Climate: Long-range investigation, mapping and prediction (CLIMAP)

Micropaleontology, stratigraphy and geochemistry data primarily from the period 18,000 years bp to the present.
The CLIMAP (Climate: Long-range Investigation, Mapping, and Prediction) Project was funded by the National Science Foundation as part of the International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE) Program. The CLIMAP 18k bp sediment data files were compiled by Oregon State University, and include the work of several major institutions. The files contain micropaleontology in the form of faunal counts of ... diatoms, planktonic foraminifera, coccoliths, and radiolaria, as well as stratigraphy (percent fine, coarse, total carbonate, oxygen 18 and carbon 13), and geochemistry (percent opal, quartz, and organic carbon), and inferred sea surface temperatures for 635 ocean sediment cores. 

Data are primarily from the period 18,000 years bp to the present. Time data give upper and lower sample depths, technique, and C14 dates (for total sample, coarse fraction, and fine fraction). Age estimates are given in thousands of years with upper and lower age error estimates. In addition, each data record contains station information.
PANGAEA - Data from Climatic variability of the Mediterranean Paleo-circulation (CLIVAMP)

A comprehensive database of proxy-data on climatic and hydrographic changes in the Mediterranean area/basin through geologic time.
A paleoceanographic database for the whole Mediterranean was developed. It consists of proxy-data for climatic and hydrographic changes taken from a wide range of disciplines including marine micropalaeontology, palynology, paleobotany, limnology, organic and inorganic geochemistry. The data will be used to portray changes in the Mediterranean region from the last glacial maximum to today, with particular emphasis on the climatic extremes of the last glacial maximum and early Holocene climatic optimum. The database includes relevant data from outside the Mediterranean, such as the drainage histories of major rivers that discharge into the basin, propagating variability from their catchment areas. 

Only biological data are available through EurOBIS/EMODnet.
Historical occurrence of whales in Scottish Waters inferredfrom whaling records

Archived logbooks detailing landings at Scottish shore-based whaling stations between 1903 and 1951 were used to map whale catch locations. Historical distribution and occurrence are inferred and summary statistics on total landings are updated for blue (Balaenoptera musculus), fin (Balaenoptera physalus), humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), North Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis), sei (Balaenoptera borealis) and sperm (Physeter macrocephalus) whales: a total of 9,996 whales were caught during this period, which is 3.7% higher than previously reported and 25% higher for blue whales.
Original provider: Conor Ryan Dataset credits: IWCSupplemental information: This dataset contains a subset of the data used in the citation. The data belong to IWC and the use of the data should be credited to the references.
PANGAEA - Data from Cape Roberts project (CRP)

Data of the international Cape Roberts Project (CRP) aimed to reconstruct the glaciation history of Antarctica.
Between 1997 and 1999 the international Cape Roberts Project (CRP) has recovered up to 1000 m long drill cores in the Ross Sea, Antarctica to reconstruct the glaciation history of Antarctica. Scientists from various institutes in seven countries have participated: Australia, Germany, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Italy, New Zealand, and USA. After a seismic pre-site survey the area off Cape Roberts in the Ross Sea at the margin of the Transantarctic Mountains (77°S 163°43'E) was found to be suitable.

The project obtained continuous core through 1500 m of strata, ranging in age from 34 to 17 million years old, and representing a period when the Victoria land coast of Antarctica changed from a cool temperate to a subpolar climate.

Research on the cores continued over three years with FRST post-doctoral fellowship support to Gavin Dunbar (to study ice margin and sea level changes) and Vanessa Thorn, who is now at the University of Leeds (to study plant microfossils as recorders of past climate).
PANGAEA - Data from Environmental control on carbonate mound formation along the European margin (ECOMOUND)

Different measurements taken during 5 cruises in Porcupine Basin, the Rockall Basin, and the Trøms District off Norway to assess the microbiological potential.
During 5 cruises to the Porcupine Basin, the Rockall Basin, and the Trøms District off Norway, mapping of the mound arrangements (towed cameras, side scan sonar and seismic equipment) and measurements of the physical, chemical and oceanographic parameters will be carried out (moored current meters, sediment traps, CTD, newly developed lender systems). We want to assess the microbiological potential of the seabed and sub-seabed biosphere on and in such mounds and to unravel the role of bacteria in carbonate mud generation and fixation by applying state of the art geomicrobiological methods new methods. The important role of carbonate producing benthic invertebrates as biogenic source for carbonate and as environment recorders will be studied. The quantitative measurement of the relationship of these biogenic mounds to the surrounding drift sedimentary settings will allow a description and quantification of the role of these carbonate mounds in terms of the CO2 budget: sinks versus source.
Northern Cyprus 2012 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

It is increasingly evident that small-scale fisheries of the Eastern Mediterranean likely pose the greatest threat to Mediterranean populations of green and loggerhead turtles. In these fisheries many small boats operate close to shore in areas where turtles aggregate both to forage and reproduce and are particularly active during the turtle nesting season. In 2009 we began to investigate these fisheries taking North Cyprus as a study unit. By tracking both fishing vessels and marine turtles simultaneously we hope to delimit boundaries within which bycatch is greatest and where mitigation options can subsequently be considered and trialled. The project forms part of an ongoing PhD undertaken by Robin Snape at University of Exeter UK and is implemented in collaboration with Eastern Mediterranean University’s Biological Sciences Department through Dr Burak Ali Çiçek.
Original provider: MTRG Dataset credits: Data provider Marine Turtle Research GroupOriginating data centerSatellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)Project sponsor or sponsor descriptionThis project is supported by Erwin Warth Foundation, Kuzey Kýbrýs Turkcell, Ektam Kýbrýs and Medialife Advertising and Organisation. Supplemental information: Visit STAT's project page for additional information. This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.
Northern Cyprus 2010 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

The turtle project at Alagadi houses around 20 volunteers at any one time over the summer months. This year we have successfully attached seven satellite transmitters to green turtles nesting at Alagadi.The Marine Turtle Research Group has been conducting conservation research and protecting turtle nests in Northern Cyprus since 1992. Alagadi Beach is the eighth largest rookery for green turtles in the Mediterranean, where they are highly endangered, and is also a major nesting beach for loggerhead turtles. An intensive nocturnal monitoring programme allows us to identify each female that lays here and track her breeding success. Wire screens are used to prevent predation of nests by feral dogs at Alagadi and at several other beaches on the North and West Coasts of Northern Cyprus. Satellite tracking continues to be integral to our research, and helps to identify other areas of importance to these species.
Original provider: Marine Turtle Research Group Dataset credits: Data provider Marine Turtle Research Group Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)Project partner The Marine Turtle Conservation Project is part of the Marine Turtle Research Group based at the University of Exeter's Cornwall Campus, and works in partnership with the local Department of Environmental Protection and the Society for the Protection of Turtles of Northern Cyprus (SPoT). Project sponsor or sponsor description This project is sponsored by the British Chelonia Group, Darwin Initiative, Erwin Warth Foundation, European Social Fund and NERC. Supplemental information: Visit STAT's project page for additional information. This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.
Nematodes from Kongsfjord, Svalbard

Kongsfjord, Svalbard, 1997 Nematodes, transect from sea to glacier. UNIS cruise AB301, subsamples from Reineck boxcorer except inner station (773), Day grab.
This dataset describes the spatial patterns in nematode communities collected with box-corers and van Veen grabs on five different locations in a high-latitude glacial fjord.
PANGAEA - Data from European iron fertilization experiment (EIFEX)

Phytoplankton en microzooplankton measurements during a European iron fertilization experiment.
The large-scale experiment EIFEX (European Iron Fertilisation Experiment) was conducted in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to find out whether organic matter produced by algae is converted back into the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the surface layer or whether a substantial portion sinks out to the deep ocean which would mean long-term removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

The nine-week experiment was organised and led by the AWI. On board were 53 scientists from 14 institutions and three companies from seven European countries and South Africa. The fertilisation was carried out 2200 km southwest of Cape Town. The team released a solution of iron sulphate in the propeller wash while Polarstern drew ever wider circles around a reference buoy. Seven tonnes of iron sulphate were necessary to fertilise an area of 150 km2 with a diameter of 14 kms. The resulting chemical and biological processes were measured round the clock by the team of experts.
PANGAEA - Data from European iron enrichment experiment in the Southern Ocean (EISENEX)

Large protozoa and phytoplankton abundance measured on concentrated water bottle samples.
The responses of larger (>50 µm in diameter) protozooplankton groups to a phytoplankton bloom induced by in situ iron fertilization (EisenEx) in the Polar Frontal Zone (PFZ) of the Southern Ocean in austral spring are presented. During the 21 days of the experiment, samples were collected from seven discrete depths in the upper 150 m inside and outside the fertilized patch for the enumeration of acantharia, foraminifera, radiolaria, heliozoa, tintinnid ciliates and aplastidic thecate dinoflagellates.

Additionally, the dynamics of phytoplankton species populations recorded during the 3-week, iron-fertilization experiment EisenEx carried out in spring in the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone are presented and discussed as the difference between growth and mortality rates
Nematodes of Solbergstrand, Norway (in presence and absence of Brissopsis)

Experimental data using benthic mesocosm facility at Solbergstrand, Norway. - 4 box cores containing four cages. Cages= two replicates of two densities of Brissopsis. Samples taken inside cages. Samples taken outside cages = controls
This data represent the results of an enclosure experiment in a benthic mesocosm. This dataset wanted to determine the effects of the predatory and disturbance activities of the heart urchin on natural meiobenthic nematode communities.
Cyprus 2018 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Kaplumbağaları Koruma Cemiyeti, ilk defa 2018 yılında Karpaz bölgesinde yuvalayan kaplumbağaları uydu vericisi ile takip etmeye başladı. Çalışmalar özellikle yeşil kaplumbağalar (Chelonia mydas) üzerinde gerçekleştirilmekte. Bu çalışma sayesinde Akdeniz'in en önemli yeşil kaplumbağa yuvalama sahillerini barındıran Karpaz bölgesindeki yeşil kaplumbağaların öncelikli denizsel yaşam alanlarını belirlemeyi ve türün korunmasına yönelik değerli bilgiler edinmeyi amaçlıyoruz.Ayni zamanda Alagadi'de yumurtlayan iri başlı deniz kaplumbağaları (Caretta caretta) da uydu vericileri ile takip ederek bu tür için önemli beslenme alanlarını belirlemeye çalışıyoruz.
Küçük ölçekli balıkçılar ile işbirliğinde gerçekleştirdiğimiz çalışmalar kapsamında Mağusa körfezinde beslenen yeşil kaplumbağa ve iri başlı deniz kaplumbağalarını da uydu vericileri ile takip ediyoruz. Bu çalışma sayesinde deniz kaplumbağaları ve balıkçılık çatışmasının boyutunu daha iyi anlamayı ve kaplumbağa ölüm oranlarını azaltacak çözümler üretmeyi umuyoruz. Bu proje kapsamında balıkçılardan ağlarına takılan kaplumbağaları uydu vericisi takılıp yakalanma bölgelerine yeniden salınmak üzere limana getirmelerini rica ediyoruz. Bu çalışma özellikle birçok genç kaplumbağayı kapsadığı için heyecan vericidir. Ayrıca aynı proje kapsamında adada ilk kez erkek iri başlı deniz kaplumbağaları uydu vericisi ile takip edilmeye başlanacaktır.Bu proje MAVA Vakfı'nın Akdeniz Havzası Programı kapsamında desteklenmekte; Exeter Üniversitesi, Birdlife International ile Enali Physis, Birdlife Cyprus işbirliği içerisinde gerçekleştirilmekte ve Kaplumbağaları Koruma Cemiyeti (SPOT) tarafından uygulanmaktadır.
Nematoda and Copepoda from the Fal estuary

Fal nematode and copepode abundance and environmental data; samples from November and March, from 5 creeks (Restronguet, Mylor, Pill, St Just, Percuil)
The Fal estuary system presented an ideal site for a natural experiment on the effects of long-term contamination by heavy metals on the meiofaunal communities of an intertidal mudflat, and the short-term effects of a spill of minewaters.
PANGAEA - data from Netherlands Indian Ocean Programme (NIOP)

The Netherlands Indian Ocean Programme (NIOP) studied the effect of the monsoon on the climate system in the northern Indian Ocean. Information on the research themes, scientists involved and instruments used together with most of the basic scientific data gathered from May 1992 until February 1993 is available on a CDRom. It was developed in cooperation with the Netherlands Geosci. Foundation (GOA) and ETI Biodiversity Centre in the Netherlands.

Through PANGAEA, data on the abundance of dinoflagellate cysts have been made available.
Stellwagen Shearwater Tagging 2018 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

This project investigates the movements of Great Shearwaters in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and the Gulf of Maine relative to prey abundance/distribution and environmental variables. Funding provided by the Volgenau Foundation, Davis Foundation and Mudge Foundation. Birds were named for the funding foundations (Volgenau, Davis and Mudge) or for National Parks in honor of the National Parks Service's 100 year anniversary as follows: Acadia, Denali, Everglades, Glacier, Mount Rainier, Yellowstone, and Yosemite.
Original provider: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Dataset credits: Data provider Stellwagen Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner Dr. David Wiley, PI, Research Coordinator, NOAA, Stellwagen Bank National Marine SanctuaryLinda Welch and Christa DeRaspe US Fish and Wildlife Service Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife RefugeAndrew Allyn, a PhD candidate,University of Massachusetts in Amherst-lt;br-gt;Dr. Robert Ronconi, Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Biology, Acadia University,Dr. Les Kaufman, Dept. of Biology, Boston University.Dr. Kent Hatch, Long Island UniversityKevin Powers, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Project sponsor or sponsor descriptionThe Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary stretches between Cape Ann and Cape Cod at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay in the southwestern corner of the Gulf of Maine (GoM). Nearly the size of the state of Rhode Island and located wholly within federal waters, sanctuary boundaries include the submerged lands of Stellwagen Bank, all of Tillies Bank and Basin, and the southern portions of Jeffreyâ€™s Ledge. The sanctuary protects 842 square miles (638 square nautical miles) of open ocean, overlaying a diverse seafloor topography and array of benthic and pelagic habitats that support biological communities broadly representative of the GoM. The sanctuaryâ€™s mission is to conserve, protect and enhance the biological diversity, ecological integrity and cultural legacy of the sanctuary while facilitating uses that are compatible with the primary goal of resource protection. When Congress designated the sanctuary in 1992, it did so to recognize the nationally significant conservation and aesthetic qualities of the site. Congress directed that the sanctuary be managed to maintain the habitats and ecological services of the natural assemblage of living resources of the area, as well as its maritime heritage resources. The Stellwagen Bank sanctuary is the only federal entity to conserve biological diversity and protect maritime heritage resources in the offshore waters of the GoM.Supplemental information: Visit STAT's project page for additional information. This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.
Loggerheads in the Tyrrhenian Sea (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Virtually nothing is known of the movements made by the many loggerhead juveniles that spend long periods of the year in the sea in front of the Tuscany coast, Northern Tyrrhenian Sea (central Mediterranean Sea). While it has been supposed that loggerheads frequent this area only during the warmest months and then undertake seasonal migrations towards southern (warmer) waters, the occurrence of such migrations have never been demonstrated. On the other hand, the fact that loggerheads are found in Tuscany waters throughout the year (winter months included) can indicate that the picture is more complex and variable than previously supposed. The aim is to localize the areas frequented by loggerheads in the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, to document the occurrence of seasonal migrations and/or to investigate the turtles' fidelity to specific feeding areas.
Original provider: Paolo Luschi Dataset credits: Data provider Islameta Group, Dept. of Biology - University of Pisa Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)Project partner Centro Recupero Tartarughe Marine, Acquario di Grosseto (Italy)Supplemental information: Visit STAT's project page for additional information. This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.
PANGAEA - Data from South Atlantic in the late Quaternary: reconstruction of budget and currents

This dataset contains data from the DFG Research Project SFB261 "South Atlantic in the late Quaternary: reconstruction of budget and currents". These data are derived from PANGAEA.
This dataset contains data from the DFG Research Project SFB261 "South Atlantic in the late Quaternary: reconstruction of budget and currents". These data are derived from PANGAEA.
Seguimiento de 10 crías de tortuga boba nacidas en 2016 en el litoral valenciano, en el marco del Proyecto LIFE 15 IPE ES 012 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

En los últimos años se vienen detectando eventos de nidificación de tortuga boba en las costas del litoral español, en lo que puede ser un mecanismo de colonización de nuevas áreas de cría. Al tratarse de una especie protegida y en un estado de conservación deficiente son necesarias actuaciones por parte de la administración para favorecer el éxito de estos eventos de nidificación. Estas medidas de gestión se contemplan en las acciones previstas en el marco del proyecto LIFE IP INTEMARES coordinado por el Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente a través de la Fundación Biodiversidad.
LIBERACIÓN DE EJEMPLARESPara conocer la supervivencia y desplazamientos en el mar de tortugas nacidas en las playas valencianas, se va a proceder al marcaje y liberación de 10 crías de tortuga boba procedente de un nido encontrado en la playa de las Palmeras en Sueca (Valencia) en el año 2016. Estos ejemplares fueron trasladados por personal de la Unidad de Zoología Marina (UV) a la playa protegida de la Punta (P.N. de l’Albufera) y una parte a incubadora en el Oceanogràfic. En la playa el nido fue custodiado en el marco de un voluntariado (Campamento Tortuga) de la ONG Xaloc. Tras su eclosión el pasado año, una parte de los neonatos se liberaron en Sueca y 16 ejemplares se trasladaron al Oceanogràfic donde han sido criados durante este año. Para el marcaje de las tortugas se usarán pequeños emisores satelitales de tan solo 17-18 g de peso que se adhieren al caparazón y permiten la localización en el mar de estas crías. El marcaje será realizado por investigadores del Campus de Gandia de la Universitat Politècnica de València. El proyecto fue financiado durante cinco meses (septiembre 2018 a febrero 2019) por el Life IP Intemares y desde febrero hasta su finalización ha sido financiado por la UPV
Meiofauna from the Firth of Clyde (Scotland)

Clyde meiofauna - transect through Garroch Head disposal site (at Station P), Craib cores: Response of the meiofaunal community to sewage sludge disposal in the Firth of Clyde
The meiofauna of the Firth of Clyde was sampled to examine changes in community structure along a classical gradient of organic enrichment and to compare the responses of the different meiofaunal groups. Additionally, the data were used to investigate the response patterns as revealed by various community measurements (e.g. abundance and diversity).