WoRMS: now truly marine and extant!
WoRMS: now truly marine and extant!

WoRMS: now truly marine and extant!

A new functionality on the World Register of Marine Species now easily allows the search and display options to be limited to only marine and extant species.
The Lifewatch Wallonia-Brussels portal has been updated !
The Lifewatch Wallonia-Brussels portal has been updated !

The Lifewatch Wallonia-Brussels portal has been updated !

In addition to the land surface dynamics (weekly unusual snow cover and vegetation greenness; annual summary of fire events) and the ecotope database (integrated quantitative database of the abiotic and environmental variables based on large scale polygons), new data and tools are now available for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
New Bulletin of Land Surface Dynamics out!
New Bulletin of Land Surface Dynamics out!

New Bulletin of Land Surface Dynamics out!

The second half of 2018 was mostly marked by severe droughts in Europe, lasting until October in some areas and having significant impacts on agriculture and biodiversity.
LifeWatch ERIC is hiring
LifeWatch ERIC is hiring

LifeWatch ERIC is hiring

LifeWatch ERIC has opened 4 vacancies for positions at its Service Centre, Lecce, Italy.
New LifeWatch data loggers for eels are easily retrieved
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New LifeWatch data loggers for eels are easily retrieved

The new, orange coloured data loggers that are used within the LifeWatch program to gain more insight into the migratory routes of the European eels Anguilla Anguilla are easily found by beachcombers and tourists. By putting all captured temperature and depth data together, we will learn more about the behavior of this critically endangered species during its migration through the English Channel.
WoRMS and Alive Fundació sign an MoU
WoRMS and Alive Fundació sign an MoU

WoRMS and Alive Fundació sign an MoU

Recently, WoRMS and the Alive Fundació signed a collaboration agreement. The Alive Fundació will use the WoRMS taxonomy for its SeaLife Collection, and WoRMS will be given access to their enormous media database, supporting WoRMS in achieving its goal to have an image available for each marine species.