The document presents the work of the Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility (Antabif) focused on promoting open access to Antarctic biodiversity data. It highlights various projects, including the Census of Antarctic Marine Life and the ANDREW3 expedition, which collected data on deep-sea starfish, revealing new insights about their distributions. The document emphasizes the importance of data sharing and collaboration for scientific research and conservation in Antarctica.

1. ANTABIF: Bruno Danis - SOA-BELSPO event
Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility

2. Antarctic Treaty
« In order to promote international
cooperation in scientific investigation in
Antarctica, […],
Scientific observations and results from
Antarctica shall be exchanged and made
freely available. »

3. Our vision:
Antarctic biodiversity data are
open, linked, useful, interoperable and safe.

4. Antarctic Information Networks - scope
David B, Danis B, Griffiths HJ

5. Antarctic Information Networks - scope
• Born as Census of Antarctic Marine Life
as the data, visualization and analysis
component
David B, Danis B, Griffiths HJ

6. Antarctic Information Networks - scope
• Born as Census of Antarctic Marine Life
as the data, visualization and analysis
component
• Free and open access to biodiversity data
David B, Danis B, Griffiths HJ

7. Antarctic Information Networks - scope
• Born as Census of Antarctic Marine Life
as the data, visualization and analysis
component
• Free and open access to biodiversity data
• SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF projects
David B, Danis B, Griffiths HJ

8. Antarctic Information Networks - scope
• Born as Census of Antarctic Marine Life
as the data, visualization and analysis
component
• Free and open access to biodiversity data
• SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF projects
• Science, conservation and management
David B, Danis B, Griffiths HJ

9. Antarctic Information Networks - scope
• Born as Census of Antarctic Marine Life
as the data, visualization and analysis
component
• Free and open access to biodiversity data
• SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF projects
• Science, conservation and management
• Networked community developments
David B, Danis B, Griffiths HJ

10. Antarctic Information Networks - scope
• Born as Census of Antarctic Marine Life
as the data, visualization and analysis
component
• Free and open access to biodiversity data
• SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF projects
• Science, conservation and management
• Networked community developments
• Scientific impact: Citations : 423,
Publications: 58, H-Index: 11
David B, Danis B, Griffiths HJ

11. Antarctic Information Networks - scope
• Born as Census of Antarctic Marine Life
as the data, visualization and analysis
component
• Free and open access to biodiversity data
• SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF projects
• Science, conservation and management
• Networked community developments
• Scientific impact: Citations : 423,
Publications: 58, H-Index: 11
David B, Danis B, Griffiths HJ

12. Collaboration cloud - who’s in?

13. Collaboration cloud - who’s in?

14. Collaboration cloud - who’s in?

15. Taxonomy
17,098 taxa
The first dynamic Register of Antarctic Marine Species
Taxonomic backbone
Board of 64 editors
Feeds World Register of Marine Species, Catalogue of Life and
Encyclopedia of Life

16. Taxonomy
17,098 taxa
The first dynamic Register of Antarctic Marine Species
Taxonomic backbone
Board of 64 editors
Feeds World Register of Marine Species, Catalogue of Life and
Encyclopedia of Life

17. Biogeography
• Single access to 900 datasets
• 2.5 million records
• Data back to 1900 (Pygoscelis
adeliae)
• Spatial data on over 5000 taxa
• Downloadable
• Interoperable
• Free and open

18. Biogeography
• Single access to 900 datasets
• 2.5 million records
• Data back to 1900 (Pygoscelis
adeliae)
• Spatial data on over 5000 taxa
• Downloadable
• Interoperable
• Free and open

19. Antarctic Information Networks - applications

20. Antarctic Information Networks - applications
• Data-driven Marine Protected Area designation

21. Antarctic Information Networks - applications
• Data-driven Marine Protected Area designation
• Expedition design

22. Antarctic Information Networks - applications
• Data-driven Marine Protected Area designation
• Expedition design
• Biogeographic patterns

23. Antarctic Information Networks - applications
• Data-driven Marine Protected Area designation
• Expedition design
• Biogeographic patterns
• Antarctic Field Guides

24. Antarctic Information Networks - applications
• Data-driven Marine Protected Area designation
• Expedition design
• Biogeographic patterns
• Antarctic Field Guides
• Biogeographic Atlas

25. Antarctic Information Networks - applications
• Data-driven Marine Protected Area designation
• Expedition design
• Biogeographic patterns
• Antarctic Field Guides
• Biogeographic Atlas
• Gap analysis

26. Antarctic Information Networks - applications
• Data-driven Marine Protected Area designation
• Expedition design
• Biogeographic patterns
• Antarctic Field Guides
• Biogeographic Atlas
• Gap analysis
• more...

27. Functionalities

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39. www.biodiversity.aq
• general website
• latest news
• contact
• sponsors
• governance
• resources
• projects

40. www.biodiversity.aq
-resources-
redo these slides with
new structure of
webportal (projects vs
resources)

41. www.biodiversity.aq
-mendeley-

42. www.biodiversity.aq
-pictures-

43. www.biodiversity.aq
-projects-

44. share.biodiversity.aq
-shared repository-

45. data.biodiversity.aq
• data discovery interface
• visualize occurrence data on map
• view taxonomic data
• download data
• view metrics
• send feedback
• access technical documentation

46. Under the hood
• Language: Ruby
• Framework: Rails(ActiveRecord) and YUI
• (smart) Search engine: Full text (ElasticSearch-Lucene)
• Database/GIS server/SpatialDB: PostGresql/
Geoserver/PostGIS
• Mapping client: OpenLayers
• Web services: RESTish (all resources)
• Protocols/Standards: DIF, DwC, DwC-A, Tapir…etc
• GBIF tools : HIT, IPT
• Hosting: BeBIF (ULB/VUB joint IT Center)
• Metadata systems: GCMD API (DIF), EML

47. Under the hood

48. Under the hood
SPATIALLY EXPLICIT

49. Under the hood
SPATIALLY EXPLICIT
OPEN SOURCE

50. Under the hood
SPATIALLY EXPLICIT
OPEN SOURCE
FLEXIBLE

51. Under the hood
SPATIALLY EXPLICIT
OPEN SOURCE
FLEXIBLE
INTEROPERABLE

52. Under the hood
SPATIALLY EXPLICIT
OPEN SOURCE
FLEXIBLE
INTEROPERABLE
EXPANDABLE

53. Under the hood
SPATIALLY EXPLICIT
OPEN SOURCE
FLEXIBLE
INTEROPERABLE
EXPANDABLE
MULTI-STANDARDS

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64. ipt.biodiversity.aq
• Integrated Publishing Toolkit
• standardize and clean your data
• manage primary biodiversity data
• manage associated metadata
• choose collaborators
• generate and submit a Data Paper
• push data and metadata to Information Systems

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70. Reward data publishing
Metadata document Data Paper

71. Proof of concept ZooKeys 185: 73–78 (2012)
Antarctic Starfish (Echinodermata: asteroidea) from the ANDEEP3 expedition
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.185.3078 DAtA PAPEr
A peer-reviewed open-access journal
73
www.zookeys.org Launched to accelerate biodiversity research
Antarctic Starfish (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) from
the ANDEEP3 expedition
Impact Factor: 0.514 Bruno Danis1, Michel Jangoux2, Jennifer Wilmes2
1 ANTABIF, 29, rue Vautier, 1000, Brussels, Belgium 2 Université Libre de Bruxelles, 50, av FD Roosevelt,
1050, Brussels, Belgium
Corresponding author: Bruno Danis (bruno.danis@gmail.com)
Academic editor: Vishwas Chavan | Received 13 March 2012 | Accepted 18 April 2012 | Published 23 April 2012
Citation: Danis B, Jangoux M, Wilmes J (2012) Antarctic Starfish (Echinodermata: asteroidea) from the ANDEEP3
expedition. ZooKeys 185: 73–78. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.185.3078
Abstract
This dataset includes information on sea stars collected during the ANDEEP3 expedition, which took
place in 2005. The expedition focused on deep-sea stations in the Powell Basin and Weddell Sea.
Sea stars were collected using an Agassiz trawl (3m, mesh-size 500µm), deployed in 16 stations
during the ANTXXII/3 (ANDEEP3, PS72) expedition of the RV Polarstern. Sampling depth ranged
from 1047 to 4931m. Trawling distance ranged from 731 to 3841m. The sampling area ranges from
-41°S to -71°S (latitude) and from 0 to -65°W (longitude). A complete list of stations is available from
the PANGAEA data system (http://www.pangaea.de/PHP/CruiseReports.php?b=Polarstern), including a
cruise report (http://epic-reports.awi.de/3694/1/PE_72.pdf ).
The dataset includes 50 records, with individual counts ranging from 1-10, reaching a total of 132
specimens.
The andeep3-Asteroidea is a unique dataset as it covers an under-explored region of the Southern
Ocean, and that very little information was available regarding Antarctic deep-sea starfish. Before this
study, most of the information available focused on starfish from shallower depths than 1000m. This
dataset allowed to make unique observations, such as the fact that some species were only present at
very high depths (Hymenaster crucifer, Hymenaster pellucidus, Hymenaster praecoquis, Psilaster charcoti,
Freyella attenuata, Freyastera tuberculata, Styrachaster chuni and Vemaster sudatlanticus were all found below
-3770m), while others displayed remarkable eurybathy, with very high depths amplitudes (Bathybiaster
loripes (4842m), Lysasterias adeliae (4832m), Lophaster stellans (4752m), Cheiraster planeta (4708m), Er-
emicaster crassus (4626m), Lophaster gaini (4560m) and Ctenodiscus australis (4489m)).
Even if the number of records is relatively small, the data bring many new insights on the taxonomic,
bathymetric and geographic distributions of Southern starfish, covering a very large sampling zone. The
dataset also brings to light six species, newly reported in the Southern Ocean.
The quality of the data was controlled very thoroughly, by means of on-board Polarstern GPS sys-
tems, checking of identification by a renowned specialist (Prof. Michel Jangoux, Université Libre de Brux-
Copyright Bruno Danis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 (CC-
BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

72. Proof of concept ZooKeys 185: 73–78 (2012)
Antarctic Starfish (Echinodermata: asteroidea) from the ANDEEP3 expedition
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.185.3078 DAtA PAPEr
A peer-reviewed open-access journal
73
www.zookeys.org Launched to accelerate biodiversity research
Antarctic Starfish (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) from
the ANDEEP3 expedition
Impact Factor: 0.514 Bruno Danis1, Michel Jangoux2, Jennifer Wilmes2
1 ANTABIF, 29, rue Vautier, 1000, Brussels, Belgium 2 Université Libre de Bruxelles, 50, av FD Roosevelt,
1050, Brussels, Belgium
Corresponding author: Bruno Danis (bruno.danis@gmail.com)
Academic editor: Vishwas Chavan | Received 13 March 2012 | Accepted 18 April 2012 | Published 23 April 2012
Citation: Danis B, Jangoux M, Wilmes J (2012) Antarctic Starfish (Echinodermata: asteroidea) from the ANDEEP3
expedition. ZooKeys 185: 73–78. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.185.3078
Abstract
This dataset includes information on sea stars collected during the ANDEEP3 expedition, which took
place in 2005. The expedition focused on deep-sea stations in the Powell Basin and Weddell Sea.
Sea stars were collected using an Agassiz trawl (3m, mesh-size 500µm), deployed in 16 stations
during the ANTXXII/3 (ANDEEP3, PS72) expedition of the RV Polarstern. Sampling depth ranged
from 1047 to 4931m. Trawling distance ranged from 731 to 3841m. The sampling area ranges from
-41°S to -71°S (latitude) and from 0 to -65°W (longitude). A complete list of stations is available from
the PANGAEA data system (http://www.pangaea.de/PHP/CruiseReports.php?b=Polarstern), including a
cruise report (http://epic-reports.awi.de/3694/1/PE_72.pdf ).
The dataset includes 50 records, with individual counts ranging from 1-10, reaching a total of 132
specimens.
The andeep3-Asteroidea is a unique dataset as it covers an under-explored region of the Southern
Ocean, and that very little information was available regarding Antarctic deep-sea starfish. Before this
study, most of the information available focused on starfish from shallower depths than 1000m. This
dataset allowed to make unique observations, such as the fact that some species were only present at
very high depths (Hymenaster crucifer, Hymenaster pellucidus, Hymenaster praecoquis, Psilaster charcoti,
Freyella attenuata, Freyastera tuberculata, Styrachaster chuni and Vemaster sudatlanticus were all found below
-3770m), while others displayed remarkable eurybathy, with very high depths amplitudes (Bathybiaster
loripes (4842m), Lysasterias adeliae (4832m), Lophaster stellans (4752m), Cheiraster planeta (4708m), Er-
emicaster crassus (4626m), Lophaster gaini (4560m) and Ctenodiscus australis (4489m)).
Even if the number of records is relatively small, the data bring many new insights on the taxonomic,
bathymetric and geographic distributions of Southern starfish, covering a very large sampling zone. The
dataset also brings to light six species, newly reported in the Southern Ocean.
The quality of the data was controlled very thoroughly, by means of on-board Polarstern GPS sys-
tems, checking of identification by a renowned specialist (Prof. Michel Jangoux, Université Libre de Brux-
Copyright Bruno Danis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 (CC-
BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

73. Proof of concept ZooKeys 185: 73–78 (2012)
Antarctic Starfish (Echinodermata: asteroidea) from the ANDEEP3 expedition
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.185.3078 DAtA PAPEr
A peer-reviewed open-access journal
73
www.zookeys.org Launched to accelerate biodiversity research
Antarctic Starfish (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) from
the ANDEEP3 expedition
Impact Factor: 0.514 Bruno Danis1, Michel Jangoux2, Jennifer Wilmes2
1 ANTABIF, 29, rue Vautier, 1000, Brussels, Belgium 2 Université Libre de Bruxelles, 50, av FD Roosevelt,
1050, Brussels, Belgium
Corresponding author: Bruno Danis (bruno.danis@gmail.com)
Academic editor: Vishwas Chavan | Received 13 March 2012 | Accepted 18 April 2012 | Published 23 April 2012
Citation: Danis B, Jangoux M, Wilmes J (2012) Antarctic Starfish (Echinodermata: asteroidea) from the ANDEEP3
expedition. ZooKeys 185: 73–78. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.185.3078
Abstract
This dataset includes information on sea stars collected during the ANDEEP3 expedition, which took
place in 2005. The expedition focused on deep-sea stations in the Powell Basin and Weddell Sea.
Sea stars were collected using an Agassiz trawl (3m, mesh-size 500µm), deployed in 16 stations
during the ANTXXII/3 (ANDEEP3, PS72) expedition of the RV Polarstern. Sampling depth ranged
from 1047 to 4931m. Trawling distance ranged from 731 to 3841m. The sampling area ranges from
-41°S to -71°S (latitude) and from 0 to -65°W (longitude). A complete list of stations is available from
the PANGAEA data system (http://www.pangaea.de/PHP/CruiseReports.php?b=Polarstern), including a
cruise report (http://epic-reports.awi.de/3694/1/PE_72.pdf ).
The dataset includes 50 records, with individual counts ranging from 1-10, reaching a total of 132
specimens.
The andeep3-Asteroidea is a unique dataset as it covers an under-explored region of the Southern
Ocean, and that very little information was available regarding Antarctic deep-sea starfish. Before this
study, most of the information available focused on starfish from shallower depths than 1000m. This
dataset allowed to make unique observations, such as the fact that some species were only present at
very high depths (Hymenaster crucifer, Hymenaster pellucidus, Hymenaster praecoquis, Psilaster charcoti,
Freyella attenuata, Freyastera tuberculata, Styrachaster chuni and Vemaster sudatlanticus were all found below
-3770m), while others displayed remarkable eurybathy, with very high depths amplitudes (Bathybiaster
loripes (4842m), Lysasterias adeliae (4832m), Lophaster stellans (4752m), Cheiraster planeta (4708m), Er-
emicaster crassus (4626m), Lophaster gaini (4560m) and Ctenodiscus australis (4489m)).
Even if the number of records is relatively small, the data bring many new insights on the taxonomic,
bathymetric and geographic distributions of Southern starfish, covering a very large sampling zone. The
dataset also brings to light six species, newly reported in the Southern Ocean.
The quality of the data was controlled very thoroughly, by means of on-board Polarstern GPS sys-
tems, checking of identification by a renowned specialist (Prof. Michel Jangoux, Université Libre de Brux-
Copyright Bruno Danis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 (CC-
BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

74. afg. biodiversity.aq
• Identification aid
• High quality (useful) pictures
• Expert Descriptions
• Built on-the-fly from various sources
• Generates a pdf for taxa/area of interest

75. afg. biodiversity.aq

76. afg. biodiversity.aq

77. afg. biodiversity.aq

78. atlas.biodiversity.aq

79. atlas.biodiversity.aq
• Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean

80. atlas.biodiversity.aq
• Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean
• Redo of Hedgepeth 1969 Folio

81. atlas.biodiversity.aq
• Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean
• Redo of Hedgepeth 1969 Folio
• Predictive approach

82. atlas.biodiversity.aq
• Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean
• Redo of Hedgepeth 1969 Folio
• Predictive approach
• Static and dynamic versions

83. atlas.biodiversity.aq
• Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean
• Redo of Hedgepeth 1969 Folio
• Predictive approach
• Static and dynamic versions
• Modelization loops are ready

84. Slope
94 Interpolated data layers Bathymetry
Chlorophyll
Distance to the continent
Distance to bird colonies
Distance to ice
Distance to shelf
Distance to canyon
Floor temperature
...
+
ANTABIF Occurrence
records

85. Slope
94 Interpolated data layers Bathymetry
Chlorophyll
Distance to the continent
Distance to bird colonies
Distance to ice
Distance to shelf
Distance to canyon
Floor temperature
...
+
ANTABIF Occurrence
records

86. Slope
94 Interpolated data layers Bathymetry
Chlorophyll
Distance to the continent
Distance to bird colonies
Distance to ice
Distance to shelf
Distance to canyon
Floor temperature
...
+
ANTABIF Occurrence
records

87. R-functions GUI for BRT

88. R-functions GUI for BRT

90. mars.biodiversity.aq

91. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Microbial Antarctic Resource System

92. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Microbial Antarctic Resource System
• The organisms are small… but their environmental
impacts are critical to many Antarctic ecosystems

93. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Microbial Antarctic Resource System
• The organisms are small… but their environmental
impacts are critical to many Antarctic ecosystems
• They are the dominant and most diverse form of life in the
oceans and in the various microbial habitats on the
continent

94. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Microbial Antarctic Resource System
• The organisms are small… but their environmental
impacts are critical to many Antarctic ecosystems
• They are the dominant and most diverse form of life in the
oceans and in the various microbial habitats on the
continent
• Access to their diversity is becoming cost-effective and
increasing exponentially

95. mars.biodiversity.aq

96. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Integrate Antarctic microbial DNA sequence data in ANTABIF

97. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Integrate Antarctic microbial DNA sequence data in ANTABIF
• Phased approach:

98. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Integrate Antarctic microbial DNA sequence data in ANTABIF
• Phased approach:
Step 0: data description and discovery

99. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Integrate Antarctic microbial DNA sequence data in ANTABIF
• Phased approach:
Step 0: data description and discovery
Step 1: microbial sequence and habitat metadata

100. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Integrate Antarctic microbial DNA sequence data in ANTABIF
• Phased approach:
Step 0: data description and discovery
Step 1: microbial sequence and habitat metadata
Step 2: sequence data

101. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Integrate Antarctic microbial DNA sequence data in ANTABIF
• Phased approach:
Step 0: data description and discovery
Step 1: microbial sequence and habitat metadata
Step 2: sequence data
Step 3: batch sequence data processing

102. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Integrate Antarctic microbial DNA sequence data in ANTABIF
• Phased approach:
Step 0: data description and discovery
Step 1: microbial sequence and habitat metadata
Step 2: sequence data
Step 3: batch sequence data processing
Step 4: customized sequence data processing

103. mars.biodiversity.aq

104. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Potential applications:

105. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Potential applications:
Is there a biogeography of Antarctic microbes?

106. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Potential applications:
Is there a biogeography of Antarctic microbes?
Document Antarctic bioprospecting activities

107. mars.biodiversity.aq
• Potential applications:
Is there a biogeography of Antarctic microbes?
Document Antarctic bioprospecting activities
Assess bioindicating value of microbial diversity as
early warning system of ecosystems shifts

108. Challenges

109. Challenges

110. Challenges
• Data deluge

111. Challenges
• Data deluge
• Huge gaps in the data

112. Challenges
• Data deluge
• Huge gaps in the data
• Missing data types

113. Challenges
• Data deluge
• Huge gaps in the data
• Missing data types
• Orphan datasets

114. Challenges
• Data deluge
• Huge gaps in the data
• Missing data types
• Orphan datasets
• True integration of complex data

115. Thanks and questions?
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