Zooplankton collected during the International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE) from 17 ships and 63 cruises in the Indian Ocean from 1962-1965 (IIOE project)

<p>Zooplankton samples collected during International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE) 1960-65 are by far the largest and the most important collections from the Indian Ocean in the world today. Though several experts spent decades to study various groups of zooplankton, these valuable data have not been computerized to make permanent records. Hence a database for IIOE zooplankton is initiated as a cooperative project of CMarZ and a part of the IIOE data have been digitized.</p>

<p>During IIOE 1548 standard zooplankton samples were collected covering the entire Indian Ocean. The database is prepared based on published information on these zooplankton samples. Three sets of Tables are made: (1) Basic data on zooplankton volume, total population and all the 54 taxa found in the collections. (2) Data emerged from subsorting of copepods, decapods and fish larvae (3) Species level data for chaetognaths for entire Indian Ocean and ostracods for northern Indian Ocean.' (from summary of CMarZ Cooperative Project final report)</p>

<p>An enormous amount of data emerged through IIOE collections (25 °N to 45°S latitude and 30 to 120°E longitude) had been digitized to make permanent records of the zooplankton of the Indian Ocean (Nair, 2005). The proposed baseline biodiversity assessment of CMarZ has a critical application for ocean research to provide a benchmark against which future comparisons can be made. The first step towards this endeavour would be to digitize the recorded species from different sectors of the world oceans along with their biogeography. This project aims to bring out inventories for the known species of major groups of zooplankton of the Indian Ocean. This information can be incorporated into CMarZ species page, an endeavour to enhance capacity in zooplankton taxonomic analyses.</p>

<p>Although technically retired, <strong>Vijaya Nair</strong> remains the contact for anyone seeking information about these data.</p>

<p><strong>Contact information:</strong><br />
Vijayalakshmi R. Nair<br />
HB/50, Vijaya<br />
South Bridge Avenue, Panampilly Nagar<br />
Kochi 682036, Kerala, India<br />
(telephone/fax) 00-91-484-2316999<br />
<a href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</a></p>

<p>国际印度洋考察（IIOE）期间采集的浮游动物样本，无疑是当今世界上最大且最为重要的印度洋浮游动物收藏。尽管众多专家花费数十年时间研究各种浮游动物群体，但这些宝贵的数据尚未被计算机化以形成永久记录。因此，启动了由CMarZ发起的合作项目，并将部分IIOE数据进行了数字化。</p><p>IIOE期间采集了1548个标准的浮游动物样本，覆盖了整个印度洋。数据库的编制基于这些浮游动物样本的已发布信息。制作了三套表格：（1）关于浮游动物体积、总种群以及收藏中发现的54个类群的基层数据。（2）对桡足类、甲壳类和鱼类幼虫的次级分类数据。（3）整个印度洋的棘皮动物物种水平数据和北部印度洋的介形虫数据。（摘自CMarZ合作项目最终报告概要）</p><p>IIOE采集的（北纬25°至南纬45°，经度30°至120°E）大量数据已数字化，以永久记录印度洋的浮游动物（Nair，2005）。CMarZ提出的基准生物多样性评估对海洋研究具有关键应用，可以为未来的比较提供基准。这一努力的第一步将是数字化世界不同海域记录的物种及其生物地理学信息。本项目旨在编制印度洋主要浮游动物群体已知物种的清单。这些信息可纳入CMarZ物种页面，旨在增强浮游动物分类分析能力。</p><p>尽管技术已退役，但Vijaya Nair仍然是寻求这些数据信息人员的联系对象。</p><p><strong>联系方式：</strong><br />Vijayalakshmi R. Nair<br />HB/50, Vijaya<br />South Bridge Avenue, Panampilly Nagar<br />Kochi 682036, Kerala, India<br />(电话/传真) 00-91-484-2316999<br /><a href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</a></p>