Text on the OBIS website has been developed over several years by several people, and continues to be edited with updates and to answer questions we receive. It may be cited as:
For general citation of the OBIS website:
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System. Web. http://www.iobis.org. (Consulted on dd/mm/yy)
For webpage citations:
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. “Title”. OBIS. Date of publication or recent update : dd/mm/yy . Web. (Consulted on dd/mm/yy)
When the author is well identified:
Family name, first name. “Title”. UNESCO/IOC/OBIS. Date of publication or recent update: dd/mm/yy. Web. (Consulted on dd/mm/yy)
When using OBIS data, please cite the relevant data sources. A suggested citation is included in the metadata for most datasets. We are working with the OBIS data providers to make sure these suggested citations are available for each and every dataset.
