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Marine biodiversity data collected in support of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) project from 2015 to 2020

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This dataset includes marine biodiversity data collected in support of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) project from 2015 to 2020. These data include fish, seabird and marine mammal survey data, biomass and abundance data, surface sediments data, as well as physical oceanographic and meteorological data, and other related data. These data were collected on AMBON research cruises and in other related efforts by various partner organizations.

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issued 2018-10-23T00:00:00.000+00:00
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license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
modified 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "https://ambon-us.org/",
  "https://www.uaf.edu/cfos/research/projects/arctic-marine-biodiversit/",
  "https://aoos.org/arctic-marine-biodiversity-observation-network-ambon/",
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rights otherRestrictions
spatial -154.021,64.459,-168.96,72.5
temporal 2015-08-08T00:00:00+00:00/2017-08-25T00:00:00+00:00
theme 
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  "geospatial"
]
title Marine biodiversity data collected in support of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) project from 2015 to 2020

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