Workshop Highlights

Participants gained practical insights into the two major marine species traits databases and explored methods for improving interoperability and accessibility of biodiversity data.

Topics covered included:
 

• Navigating the WoRMS platform and taxonomy tools
• Accessing species traits via the WoRMS API
• Using the worrms R package for data retrieval workflows
• Best practices for managing and standardising marine trait data
• Hands-on training sessions for entering new species trait information into WoRMS

A substantial part of the workshop focused on collaborative data entry and curation workflows, supported directly by the WoRMS Data Management Team.

Building Collaboration Across the Antarctic Biodiversity Community

Beyond the scientific sessions, the workshop created valuable opportunities for participants to connect, exchange ideas, and establish future collaborations across the Southern Ocean biodiversity community.

The full report of the workshop can be consulted here.

News message originally posted at https://www.biodiversity.aq/post/2026/advancing-so-biodiversity-knowledge/