LIFEWATCH COUNTRIES

 
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Life Watch is an initiative of eight cooperating European scientific networks in the realm of biodiversity research:

 

Alternet  

ALTER-Net

The EU Network of Excellence on Terrestrial Biodiversity aims at integrating capacity across Europe to assess and forecast changes in biodiversity, structure, functions and dynamics of ecosystems and their services. A main focus of efforts is to create a network of sites for European long-term terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem research, also with attention for socio-economic implications. 
 BioCase   BioCASE  

The Biological Collection Access Service for Europe, is a transnational network of biological collections of all kinds. BioCASE enables widespread unified access to distributed and heterogeneous European collection and observational databases using open-source, system-independent software and open data standards and protocols.
 EDIT   EDIT 
The European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy, EDIT, is the collective initiative of 27 leading European, North American and Russian institutions to reduce the fragmentation in taxonomic research through integration of capacities and activities in a joint Network of Excellence.
 ENBI   ENBI  

The European Network for Biodiversity Information (ENBI) is a network pooling the technical resources and human expertise in biodiversity informatics within Europe. ENBI enhances the communication and co-operation between GBIF-nodes, biodiversity institutes and relevant initiatives in Europe.
 Eur-Oceans    EUR-OCEANS  
The Network of Excellence for Ocean Ecosystems Analysis (EUR-OCEANS) aims at achieving lasting integration of European research organisations on global change and pelagic marine ecosystems and other relevant scientific disciplines by bringing together the three research communities of pelagic ecosystems, biogeochemistry and ecosystem approach to marine resources.
 Marbef    MARBEF 

MarBEF (Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning) is a EU Network of Excellence consisting of 83 European marine institutes The platform integrates and disseminates knowledge and expertise on marine biodiversity, with links to researchers, industry, stakeholders and the general public.
 Marine Genomics    Marine Genomics 

The EU Network of Excellence Marine Genomics was established for the implementation of high-throughput genomic approaches to support the biology of marine organisms. The network unites 44 institutions from 16 countries (within and outside Europe) with 450 participating scientists.
 SYNTHESIS  

SYNTHESYS

SYNTHESYS (Synthesis of systematic recources) is a EU- funded initiative comprising of 20 European natural history museums and botanic gardens, and aims to create an integrated infrastructure for researchers in the natural sciences.