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Marine biodiversity data collection of Indo Pacific

  • Project
    • ContactClaude Payri
    • UnitU227 - CoRéUs (Biocomplexité des Ecosystèmes Coralliens de l'Indo-Pacifique)
    • OtherSEOH IRD NOUMEA
  • Description
    Created in 1975 by the diving office of the ORSTOM in Noumea (New Caledonia), Lagplon is an information system for marine biodiversity of New Caledonia and other regions of Indo Pacific coral reefs and lagoons. Data collections and marine observations are related to benthic fauna and flora inventories from coastal waters. Lagplon contributes to overseas taxonomic reference update and is supplying national and international portals. In 2013, the database has more than 15.000 specimens referenced of which 8.000 have been identified at the species level and are providing to the INPN (National Inventory of Natural Patrimoine of the National Museum of Natural History of Paris) and then to the GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) and supported by the IFRECOR initiative and the national strategy for biodiversity.
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