Fig. 2. Species summary page (an example is given using Fistularia commersonii)
The Geoportal also includes other pages such as: The Team page, presenting the
working group related to the geoportal; The Publications and Useful links pages:
containing information regarding publications and useful links on the topic; Your
records page, to allow users to check/add published records themselves, in order to
enrich and maintain the database updated; the About ORMEF page, synthetically
describing the scope of the project.
The ORMEF Geoportal is currently being enriched with the most recent information on
new arrivals, range expansions, changes in abundances, changes in
identification/nomenclature/taxonomy.
Usage Notes
The ORMEF Geoportal is presented here as the most accurate and interactive source of
information on the distribution of non-indigenous and neonative fishes in the
Mediterranean Sea. It represents an authoritative benchmark for visualizing the most
complete geo-referenced data on invasive species in the Mediterranean and for getting
updated on the progress of each invasion. It may serve various needs of bioinvasion
research and regional monitoring programs, mainly the Marine Strategy Framework
Directive of the European Union, and the Integrated Monitoring and Assessment
Programme of the Mediterranean Sea and Coast and related Assessment Criteria. Data
can be also used to highlight changes in the monitoring effort through time and among
the different Mediterranean countries. It should be noted that both the ORMEF database
and the ORMEF geoportal did not consider non-georeferenced checklists and thus it is
advisable to integrate such information, when compiling or updating inventories at the
level of countries or Mediterranean subregions.
In the future, the ORMEF geoportal will be subjected to periodical updates and
implemented with new fields of information, which may further expand the applications
of this dataset to predict and to map future species distribution according to climate
change scenarios.
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The Geoportal also includes other pages such as: The Team page, presenting the
working group related to the geoportal; The Publications and Useful links pages:
containing information regarding publications and useful links on the topic; Your
records page, to allow users to check/add published records themselves, in order to
enrich and maintain the database updated; the About ORMEF page, synthetically
describing the scope of the project.
The ORMEF Geoportal is currently being enriched with the most recent information on
new arrivals, range expansions, changes in abundances, changes in
identification/nomenclature/taxonomy.
Usage Notes
The ORMEF Geoportal is presented here as the most accurate and interactive source of
information on the distribution of non-indigenous and neonative fishes in the
Mediterranean Sea. It represents an authoritative benchmark for visualizing the most
complete geo-referenced data on invasive species in the Mediterranean and for getting
updated on the progress of each invasion. It may serve various needs of bioinvasion
research and regional monitoring programs, mainly the Marine Strategy Framework
Directive of the European Union, and the Integrated Monitoring and Assessment
Programme of the Mediterranean Sea and Coast and related Assessment Criteria. Data
can be also used to highlight changes in the monitoring effort through time and among
the different Mediterranean countries. It should be noted that both the ORMEF database
and the ORMEF geoportal did not consider non-georeferenced checklists and thus it is
advisable to integrate such information, when compiling or updating inventories at the
level of countries or Mediterranean subregions.
In the future, the ORMEF geoportal will be subjected to periodical updates and
implemented with new fields of information, which may further expand the applications
of this dataset to predict and to map future species distribution according to climate
change scenarios.
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