Promoting FAIRness in marine data at Centro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía

The Spanish Institute of Oceanography is responsible, among other aspects, for scientifc and technical advice for the Government’s fsheries policy as well as for the protection and sustainability of the marine environment. In this task, it generates a large amount of oceanographic data characterized by its spatial dispersion during acquisition as well as by its diferent typology. The purpose of both the National Oceanographic Data Center and the GIS team is to safeguard data and to disclose what data exists and where, how and when it has been acquired and, in addition, to provide access to that data through the collaboration with diferent international data infrastructures like EMODnet or SeaDataNet. To this end, the data and metadata are subjected to quality control and formatted for integration into a national Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI). This SDI has a GeoNetwork catalogue with ~ 1750 oceanographic campaigns, together with (meta)data and services that are continuously being revised and incorporated. All this with the ultimate goal of making the data increasingly FAIR.Peer Reviewe

Promoting FAIRness in marine data at Centro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía

The Spanish Institute of Oceanography is responsible, among other aspects, for scienti c and technical advice for the Government's sheries policy as well as for the protection and sustainability of the marine environment. In this task, it generates a large amount of oceanographic data characterized by its spatial dispersion during acquisition as well as by its di erent typology. The purpose of both the National Oceanographic Data Center and the GIS team is to safeguard data and to disclose what data exists and where, how and when it has been acquired and, in addition, to provide access to that data through the collaboration with di erent international data infrastructures like EMODnet or SeaDataNet. To this end, the data and metadata are subjected to quality control and formatted for integration into a national Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI). This SDI has a GeoNetwork catalogue with ~ 1750 oceanographic campaigns, together with (meta)data and services that are continuously being revised and incorporated. All this with the ultimate goal of making the data increasingly FAIR

Database of spatial distribution of non indigenous species in Spanish marine waters

Research in marine Spanish waters are focused on several actions to achieve an effectively management on protected areas, with the active participation of the stakeholders and research as basic tools for decision-making. Among these actions, there is one about the knowledge and control on NIS. One of its objectives is the creation of NIS factsheets, which are going to be added to the National Marine Biodiversity Geographical System (GIS) providing complementary information about taxonomic classification, common names, taxonomic synonyms, species illustrations, identification morphological characters, habitat in the native and introduced regions, biological and ecological traits, GenBank DNA sequences, world distribution, first record and evolution in the introduced areas, likely pathways of introduction, effects in the habitats and interaction with native species, and potential management measures to apply. The database will also provide data for (1) the European online platforms, (2) the environmental assessment for the Descriptor 2 (D2-NIS) of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), as well as (3) supporting decisions made by stakeholders. It is the result of extensive collaboration among scientist, manager’s and citizen science in the Spanish North-Atlantic, South-Atlantic, Gibraltar Strait-Alboran, Levantine-Balearic and Canary Islands marine divisions, providing an updated overview of the spatial distribution of relevant extended and invasive NIS of recent and established NIS introduced by maritime transport and aquaculture pathways, as well as on cryptogenic or native species in expansion due to the climatic water warming trend

A New Species of the Pythonomorph <i>Carentonosaurus</i> from the Cenomanian of Algora (Guadalajara, Central Spain)

The Cenomanian (lowermost Upper Cretaceous) faunal assemblages are of high interest in understanding the turnovers that took place between the Early and the Late Cretaceous, resulting in significant differences. In this context, the analysis of the association of reptiles found in the Algora fossil site (Guadalajara Province, Central Spain) is of great interest since it represents the first European Cenomanian site with a high concentration of macrovertebrate remains. A new pythonomorph ‘lizard’ from Algora, Carentonosaurus algorensis sp. nov., is described here. It is the second representative of this European genus. Its microanatomical study reveals that an extreme pachyosteosclerosis affected at least its dorsal vertebrae, suggesting adaptations for slow-swimming habits in shallow-water environments. Consequently, this new taxon is interpreted as a slow swimmer, hovering near the bottom of near-shore marine environments of the Late Cretaceous European Archipelago and, more specifically, along the shores of the larger Iberian Island for that period. This is in concordance with the high diversification of ‘pachyostotic’ pythonomorphs recorded during the Cenomanian, allowing the subsequent adaptation of this lineage to open marine environments

Identification of a large anguimorph lizard (Reptilia, Squamata) by an articulated hindlimb from the upper Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) of Basturs-1 (Lleida, Spain)

Appendicular remains of squamate reptiles are barely described in the fossil record due to their low preservational potential and generally poor diagnostic information. Not many squamate fossil individuals preserve appendicular bony elements, these being mainly restricted to the rare articulated specimens found in a limited number of localities with specific conditions that favor exceptional preservation. Detailed descriptions of these bones, especially tarsals and metatarsals, are thus scarce in the literature due to the lesser relevance given to these elements in most anatomical descriptions. In this study we analyze an unpublished fossil specimen from the Maastrichtian of Basturs-1 (Lleida, Catalonia, Spain) corresponding to several articulated appendicular pes bones of a possible member of Varaniformes. We also provide detailed insights on the anatomy of the tarsalia and metatarsalia, particularly in anguimorphs. The fossil specimen here described, with an estimated snout-vent length (SVL) of ∼581 mm, reveals the putative varaniform from Basturs-1 as one of the largest Mesozoic terrestrial lizards, and possibly the largest from the European fossil record. Previous observations of an association between large lizards and dinosaur nesting sites are further supported by the find of this giant form in a locality known for the presence of numerous dinosaur eggs

Update on the Cenomanian vertebrates from Algora (Guadalajara, Spain):new data on the faunal transition between the Early and the Late Cretaceous of Europe

International audienceThe largest concentration of vertebrate macroremains for the Cenomanian of south-westernEurope has been recognized at the palaeontological area of Algora (Guadalajara Province, centralSpain). The study of the taxa identified there provided new information about the palaeobiogeographyand temporal distributions of some lineages, and increased knowledge about the poorly-known transition between the Lower and the Upper Cretaceous faunas in Europe. The presenceof eight taxa was confirmed there: the lepisosteoid fish Obaichthys africanus; the helochelydridturtle aff. Plastremys lata; the bothremydid turtle Algorachelus peregrina; an indeterminate elasmosauridplesiosaur; a non-eusuchian neosuchian and a eusuchian crocodyliform; an indeterminatelithostrotian titanosaur; and an indeterminate theropod probably belonging to Abelisauridae.Recent fieldwork campaigns, performed in 2019 and 2021, provided more than 1,200 new vertebrateremains, including those of clades poorly represented so far, as well as others hithertounknown at this site. Therefore, the faunal list can be remarkably increased. In this sense, severaltaxa of Osteichthyes have been found, and chondrichthyan remains are also recognized there forthe first time. New remains of crocodyliforms, theropods and sauropods allow to analyze, in moredetail, the systematic attribution of the representatives of these lineages present in Algora. Notonly new relevant specimens of helochelydrids and bothremydids stand out among the numerousfinds of turtles (which allow a better understanding of the anatomy of the represented species),but especially the discovery of the partial skeleton of a relatively large cryptodiran sea turtle(including, among other elements, the carapace, with more than 1 meter in length, and the skull).In addition, other lineages hitherto unrecognized at this fossiliferous locality, such as a squamatewith aquatic affinities, are identified. The main novelties in knowledge about the Cenomanian vertebratefauna of Algora are presented here, and the palaeobiogeographical implications of severalof the new finds are discussed

Update on the Cenomanian vertebrates from Algora (Guadalajara, Spain):new data on the faunal transition between the Early and the Late Cretaceous of Europe

International audienceThe largest concentration of vertebrate macroremains for the Cenomanian of south-westernEurope has been recognized at the palaeontological area of Algora (Guadalajara Province, centralSpain). The study of the taxa identified there provided new information about the palaeobiogeographyand temporal distributions of some lineages, and increased knowledge about the poorly-known transition between the Lower and the Upper Cretaceous faunas in Europe. The presenceof eight taxa was confirmed there: the lepisosteoid fish Obaichthys africanus; the helochelydridturtle aff. Plastremys lata; the bothremydid turtle Algorachelus peregrina; an indeterminate elasmosauridplesiosaur; a non-eusuchian neosuchian and a eusuchian crocodyliform; an indeterminatelithostrotian titanosaur; and an indeterminate theropod probably belonging to Abelisauridae.Recent fieldwork campaigns, performed in 2019 and 2021, provided more than 1,200 new vertebrateremains, including those of clades poorly represented so far, as well as others hithertounknown at this site. Therefore, the faunal list can be remarkably increased. In this sense, severaltaxa of Osteichthyes have been found, and chondrichthyan remains are also recognized there forthe first time. New remains of crocodyliforms, theropods and sauropods allow to analyze, in moredetail, the systematic attribution of the representatives of these lineages present in Algora. Notonly new relevant specimens of helochelydrids and bothremydids stand out among the numerousfinds of turtles (which allow a better understanding of the anatomy of the represented species),but especially the discovery of the partial skeleton of a relatively large cryptodiran sea turtle(including, among other elements, the carapace, with more than 1 meter in length, and the skull).In addition, other lineages hitherto unrecognized at this fossiliferous locality, such as a squamatewith aquatic affinities, are identified. The main novelties in knowledge about the Cenomanian vertebratefauna of Algora are presented here, and the palaeobiogeographical implications of severalof the new finds are discussed

Servicio WMS Programas seguimiento EEMM Demarcación Noratlantica

A través de este servicio WMS se puede acceder a la visualización y consulta de los datos obtenidos en los programas de seguimiento del segundo ciclo de las Estrategias Marinas, llevados a cabo por el IEO en la demarcación marina del Atlántico Norte. Los datos se refieren fundamentalmente a basuras marinas, contaminación, eutrofización, especies alóctonas invasoras, peces y cefalópodos