Volume 13 | Number 3

Special Issue: Ocean Biogeographic Information System

SPECIAL ISSUE FEATURES

The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS): An On-line, Worldwide Atlas for Accessing, Modeling and Mapping Marine Biological Data in a Multidimensional Geographic Context
J.F. Grassle. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):5–7, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.01.

Glossary of Terms (164 KB pdf)
2000. Oceanography 13(3):8–9.

Harnessing Museum Resources for the Census of Marine Life: The FISHNET Project
D. Vieglais, E.O. Wiley, C.R. Robins, and A.T. Peterson. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):10–13, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.02.

CephBase: Testing Ideas for Cephalopod and Other Species-Level Databases
J.W. Wood, C.L. Day, P. Lee, and R.K. O'Dor. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):14–20, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.03.

Where Are All the Data?
G. Paterson, G. Boxshall, N. Thomson, and C. Hussey. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):21–24, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.04.

Development of a Dynamic Biogeographic Information System for the Gulf of Maine
V.M. Tsontos and D.A. Kiefer. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):25–30, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.05.

Planning for OBIS: Examining Relationships with Existing National and International Biodiversity Information Systems
M. Fornwall. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):31–38, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.06.

H-OBIS: A Historical Dimension to the Ocean Biogeographical Information System
D.J. Starkey, P. Holm, T. Smith, R. Francis, and H. Rozwadowski. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):39–40, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.07.

The Pacific Ocean and Global OBIS: A New Zealand Perspective
D.P. Gordon. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):41–47, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.08.

Developing Species Information Systems: The European Register of Marine Species (ERMS)
M.J. Costello. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):48–55, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.09.

The Synthesis of Dynamic and Historical Data on Marine Populations and Communities: Putting Dynamics Into the Ocean Biogeographical Information System (OBIS)
R.A. Myers. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):56–59, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.10.

Biological Data and Metadata Initiatives at CSIRO Marine Research, Australia, With Implications for the Design of OBIS
T. Rees and K. Finney. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):60–65, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.11.

Electronic Atlas of Sea Anemones: An OBIS Pilot Project
D.G. Fautin. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):66–69, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.12.

World-wide Ocean Optics Database (WOOD)
J.H. Smart. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):70–74, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.13.

MARBID: NOAA/NMSF's (US) Marine Biodiversity Database
M.F. Mickevich and B.B. Collette. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):75–78, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.14.

REGULAR ISSUE FEATURES

Opportunities and Challenges for Mexico-U.S. Cooperation in Ocean Sciences
A. Ayala-Castañares and R.A. Knox. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):79–82, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.15.

Geological Perturbations and Consequences of Extreme and Unexpected Phenomena in the Ocean
J.P.M. Syvitski. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):83–84, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.16.

Impact of Extreme River Events on the Coastal Ocean
J. Imran and J.P.M. Syvitski. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):85–92, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.17.

A Perfect Storm: Formation and Potential for Preservation of Storm Beds on the Continental Shelf
P. Wiberg. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):93–99, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.18.

Icebergs and Iceberg Rafted Detritus (IRD) in the North Atlantic: Facts and Assumptions
J.T. Andrews. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):100–108, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.19.

On the Dynamics of Subaqueous Debris Flows
A. Elverhøi, C.B. Harbitz, P. Dimakis, D. Mohrig, J. Marr, and G. Parker. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):109–117, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.20.

DEPARTMENTS

QUARTERDECK
R.W. Spinrad. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):2, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.21.

PRESIDENT'S COLUMN | A New Term Starts
J. Yoder. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):3, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.22.

IN THE OCEANOGRAPHY CLASSROOM | Let's Begin With Some Questions
D.A. McManus. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):118–119, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.23.

BOOK REVIEW | The Restless Sea: Exploring the World Beneath the Waves
D.A. McManus. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):120–121, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.24.

BOOK REVIEW | The History of American Deep Submersible Operations
H. Palmer. 2000. Oceanography 13(3):122, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.25.