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{{Infobox project
| name = Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning<br>(MarBEF)
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| type = Academic project
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| founder = Network of Excellence
| key_people =Dutch Institute for Ecology
| established = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| disestablished = 2009<!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| funding = €8,782,025<ref name="EC"/>
| current_status =Inactive
| website = [http://www.marbef.org/ MarBEF home page]
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'''MarBEF Data System''' (Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning) was a project of the [[Social:European Union|European Union]]'s Network of Excellence<ref>''[http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/instr_noe.htm Network of Excellence]''</ref> which served as a platform to integrate and disseminate knowledge and expertise on marine [[Biology:Biodiversity|biodiversity]], with informative links to researchers, industry, stakeholders and the general public. The program was funded by the EU and formally ended in 2009.<ref name="marbeone"/> The data system's online '''Register of Resources''' (RoR) includes the details of over 1,000 European [[Biology:Marine biology|marine biology]] experts and their affiliated institutions and publications.<ref name="EuroMarine"/>

MarBEF consisted of 94 [[Earth:Europe|Europe]]an marine institutes and the work done was published in 415 scientific articles.<ref name="clamereu"/> While the initial MarBEF project has ended, work continues through numerous projects within the MarBEF "umbrella" including, the '''European Ocean Biogeographic Information System''', the '''European Register of Marine Species''', the '''''European Marine Gazetteer''''', and includes a related '''Marine Biodiversity''' Wiki and '''MarBEF Open Archive'''.<ref name="EuroMarine"/>

==Organization history==
===Founding===
The program was funded by the [[Social:European Union|European Union]] (EU), with [[Finance:Euro|€]]8,707,000 coming from the European Commission and having a total cost of €8,782,025.<ref name="EC">{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/pdf/project_summaries/fp6/marine_environment/marbef.pdf|title=MarBEF|publisher=European Commission: Marine & Coastal Research|accessdate=August 24, 2013}}</ref> The program was a framework for marine entities, intended to integrate and disseminate the knowledge on marine biodiversity.<ref>[http://www.marbef.org/modules.php?name=Description Overview of MarBEF goals]</ref> It was funded by the Sixth Framework Programme of the EU.<ref>[http://www.marbef.org MarBEF website]</ref> MarBEF consisted of 94 [[Earth:Europe|Europe]]an marine institutes from 24 countries and was coordinated by the Dutch Institute for Ecology (NIOO).<ref name="EC"/> 

To accomplish its goals MarBEF participated in and/or supported multiple conferences and workshops to educate and strengthen collaboration between members of the scientific community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurocoml.org/news/archive-news/coml-marbef-eurocoml-modelling-workshop|title=CoML-MarBEF-EuroCoML modelling workshop|publisher=European Census of Marine Life|accessdate=August 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425154055/http://www.eurocoml.org/news/archive-news/coml-marbef-eurocoml-modelling-workshop|archive-date=April 25, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marine-biodiversity.org/endorsing/|title=Endorsing Organisations|publisher=World Conference on Marine Biodiversity|accessdate=August 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012015520/http://www.marine-biodiversity.org/endorsing/|archive-date=October 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Recent years and end===
The program formally ended in 2009.<ref name="marbeone"/>
While the initial MarBEF project has ended, work continues through numerous projects within the MarBEF "umbrella" including, the European Ocean Biogeographic Information System, the European Register of Marine Species, the ''European Marine Gazetteer'', and includes a related Marine Biodiversity [[Wiki]] and MarBEF Open Archive.<ref name="EuroMarine"/>

==Related projects==
===European Ocean Biogeographic Information System===
This project continued after the end of MarBEF in 2009.<ref name="EuroMarine"/>

===''European Marine Gazetteer''===
''European Marine Gazetteer'' was the MarBEF database of geographic locations (names, information, maps), made available for download by the public.<ref>[http://www.marbef.org/data/gazetteer.php?p=browser European Marine Gazetteer webpage]</ref>

===European Register of Marine Species (ERMS)===
The European Register of Marine Species (commonly known by the acronym ERMS) is an authoritative [[Biology:Taxonomy|taxonomic]] list of species occurring in the European marine environment. The ERMS was founded in 1998 by grant from the EU's ''[http://cordis.europa.eu/mast/ Marine Science and Technology Programme]'' and the project covers species of the [[Biology:Kingdom|kingdoms]] Animalia, Plantae, [[Biology:Fungi|Fungi]] and Protoctista occurring in the marine environment over a wide geographic range. The marine area within the scope of the ERMS includes the [[Earth:Continental shelf|continental shelf]] seas of Europe as well as the [[Place:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shelf, [[Place:Baltic Sea|Baltic Sea]]s and deep-sea areas.<ref name="ERMS">{{cite web|url=http://www.marbef.org/data/erms.php|title=The European Register of Marine Species|publisher=MarBEF|accessdate=August 24, 2013}}</ref> The database contains the records of tens of thousands of marine species.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=stats|title=Statistics|publisher=MarBEF|accessdate=August 24, 2013}}</ref>

;ERMS executive committee
The executive committee of the project includes: Dr. Mark Costello (Chief editor) of the [[Organization:University of Auckland|University of Auckland]], Prof. Philippe Bouchet of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Prof. Geoff Boxshall of the {{wipe|United Kingdom}}'s [[Biology:Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum]], and Mr. Ward Appeltans from [[Organization:UNESCO|UNESCO]]'s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.<ref name="ERMS"/>

====World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)====
{{Main|Organization:World Register of Marine Species}}
The [[Organization:World Register of Marine Species|World Register of Marine Species]] grew out of the ERMS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/about.php|title=About|publisher=World Register of Marine Species|accessdate=August 24, 2013}}</ref> It is primarily funded by the [[Social:European Union|European Union]] and hosted by the [[Organization:Flanders Marine Institute|Flanders Marine Institute]] in Ostend, Belgium.  WoRMS has established formal agreements with several other biodiversity projects, including the [[Organization:Global Biodiversity Information Facility|Global Biodiversity Information Facility]] and the [[Biology:Encyclopedia of Life|Encyclopedia of Life]]. In 2008, WoRMS stated that it hoped to have an up-to-date record of all marine species completed by 2010, the year in which the [[Organization:Census of Marine Life|Census of Marine Life]] was completed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14206-how-many-species-live-in-the-sea.html|title=How many species live in the sea? |date=2008-06-25 |author=Catherine Brahic|publisher=New Scientist}}</ref>

==See also==
*Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
*[[Ocean Biogeographic Information System]]

==References==
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<ref name="marbeone">{{cite web|url=http://www.marbef.org/|title=MarBEF home page|publisher=MarBEF|accessdate=August 24, 2013}}</ref> MarBEF consisted of 94 [[Earth:Europe|Europe]]an marine institutes and the work done was published in 415 scientific articles.

<ref name="clamereu">{{cite web|url=http://www.clamer.eu/index.php?option=com_clamerprojects&ProjectId=61|title=Inventory of EU Marine Climate Change Research: Project Output|publisher=Climate Change and European Marine Ecosystem Research|accessdate=August 24, 2013}}</ref> 

<ref name="EuroMarine">{{cite web|url=http://www.euromarineconsortium.eu/fp6networks/marbef|title=Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - MarBEF|publisher=EuroMarine|accessdate=August 24, 2013}}</ref>

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==External links==
*[http://www.marbef.org/ MarBEF home page]
*[http://www.marbef.org/data/erms.php ERMS main page]
*[http://www.marbef.org/wiki MarBEF Marine Biodiversity Wiki Wiki]
[[Category:Animal taxonomy]]
[[Category:Marine biology]]

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