Pufferfish are invading the Eastern Mediterranean: BlueBRIDGE enabled scientists and the public to discover this phenomenon

Hundreds of new alien species have been encountered in the coastal environments of the Mediterranean Sea over past decades, including the poisonous pufferfish Lagocephalus sceleratus. This invasive fish is native to the Pacific and Indian Ocean, and to the Red Sea, from where it likely migrated via the Suez Canal and rapidly invaded the...

Do Giant Squid really exist? We know they do and where they are, thanks to research carried out by CNR-ISTI, Italy, who produced the first digital distribution map of Architeuthis dux

It has long been considered a legendary creature, so mysterious and elusive as to create doubt as to its actual existence. But not only does the giant squid exists , it’s now possible to trace its habitat with a certain precision. A team of researchers at CNR-ISTI in Pisa, Italy, has just completed the first digital map that estimates the...

How is climate change impacting Ice Concentration and Sea-Surface Temperature? BlueBRIDGE renders over 60 maps available

BlueBRIDGE has "mapped the future" in a harmonized set of climate forecasts and maps of biotic and abiotic parameters for use in ecological models and climate change-related analyses. The maps are based on data of the AquaMaps Consortium and the NASA Earth...

NetCDF made easy at BlueBRIDGE. Try the new NetCDF Converter

Many research communities working in biology and related fields are committed to building and preserving a wide collection of environmental and species distribution data. To enable these communities to carry out their studies in a fast and efficient manner, the data needs to be well organized, meticulously described and possibly...