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Open-access data sets on tropical marine ecosystems available at Global Reef

Global Reef offers open-access data sets to those who conduct tropical marine research but may not be able to access a reef. Get in touch!

Nov 25, 2024

Flavia Manieri

Interdisciplinary Researcher|WildHub Community Advocate & Conservation Catalyst , Uppsala University

Open-access data sets on tropical marine ecosystems available at Global Reef

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Global Reef is a marine conservation and research centre based in Thailand. Among other things, they offer access to a large set of data collected in coral reef habitats.

As coral reefs only take up 1% of the sea floor, access to these ecosystems can be difficult and costly, as specialised equipment and skills may be needed to find and explore them.

If you are a MA student, PhD or Post-Doc researcher and you are conducting research on marine life in the tropics, you can ask your university to collaborate with the team at Global Reef and have access to empirical data sets, 3D models, and imagery gathered in-situ.

Further information can be found here: https://global-reef.com/pages/scientific-research-support

Flavia Manieri

Interdisciplinary Researcher|WildHub Community Advocate & Conservation Catalyst , Uppsala University

I am an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in environmental social sciences and humanities, interested in sustainability and environmental protection. My areas of expertise range from environmental history to human geography, from environmental law & policies to environmental management. In recent years, my work has focused on human-nature relationships in water environments and water management (more specifically related to flood risk). Currently, I am wrapping up my PhD while working as visiting researcher in Sweden.

I am also passionate about animal welfare and ethology and over the years I have had the opportunity to support projects studying wild horses, salmon, beavers and orcas for a number of environmental organisations.