Marine Biodiversity and Biogeography – Regional Comparisons of Global Issues, an Introduction

摘要: The Census of Marine Life grew out a series global concept meetings, following 1995 U.S. National Research Council report indicating that no nation in the world could list species live its offshore exclusive economic zone, as required under Convention on Biological Diversity. A “Known, Unknown, Unknowable” meetings convened every ocean region enabled Scientific Steering Committee to compile information and enlist people from around form network Regional Implementation Committees support effort resolve this knowledge void. This collection represents assembled results their activities. As these data are incorporated into Census' Ocean Biogeographic Information System made available through new home at UN's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, they will be best records most countries' marine biodiversity. people, technologies, associations play key role UN General Assembly's future Regular Assessments. is major legacy US$650 million “Decade Discovery” released London October 2010.