OBIS
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| Acronym | Definition |
|---|
| OBIS | Ocean Biogeographic Information System |
| OBIS | Oracle Business Intelligence Systems |
| OBIS | Online Business Information Service |
| OBIS | Oracle Business Intelligence Suite (software) |
| OBIS | Oxoid Biochemical Identification System |
| OBIS | Observation Island |
| OBIS | Optimal Buffer Insertion and Sizing |
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According to Edward Vanden Berghe of the
Ocean Biogeographic Information System, the database has 5,722 species that are found deeper than 1,000 metres and 17,650 species for which all recorded observations are deeper than 200 metres -- the depth where darkness stops photosynthesis.
Dr Tom Webb, a Royal Society Research Fellow and marine ecologist used data from
Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) to plot the position in the water of seven million records of marine species.
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