Databases & Repositories

 

National

 

Government of Mauritius

List of Indigenous plants (Forestry Service, Mauritius)

Fauna (NPCS, Mauritius)

Flora (NPCS, Mauritius)

Islet Offshore (NPCS, Mauritius)

Park management (NPCS, Mauritius)

MACCHABEE – BEL OMBRE BIOSPHERE RESERVE (nomination dossier)

Black River Gorges-Bel Ombre (unesco)

 

Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency (MDPA)

 The MDPA operates both the opendata portal and the geoportal that hosts downloadable datasets in terms of CSV and shapefiles.

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Higher Education Commission

HEC's online library democratizes access to knowledge, benefiting students and academic staff of higher education institutions nationwide. It offers a shared subscription to international e-journals, providing a common platform for publicly funded institutions to access research resources and enhance teaching and learning.

 

Mauritius Herbarium

MH focuses on the plants of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues) and other territories belonging to Mauritius (Agalega, St Brandon and Chagos). The Mauritius Herbarium was created in 1960 but its origin dates back to the 1830. This database is being developed using BRAHMS and it is made available for scientific purposes solely. It may not be sold or used for commercial purposes

 

Mauritius Oceanography Institute (MOI)

Database of Marine Organisms of Mauritius contains taxonomic data on the marine species reported from the Republic of Mauritius.

The Marine Diversity and Genetic Databank holds morphometric and genetic data of commercial marine organisms found in Mauritian waters.

Characterization of aquaculture sites in the Republic of Mauritius 

Oceanographic Data Mapping 

 

MRIC Mauritius Research Repository

The Mauritius Research Repository (MRR) is an initiative by the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council, designed to enhance visibility and facilitate knowledge sharing among researchers and innovators from both the public and private sectors. As an open-access online collection, the MRR features a wide range of materials including research projects, reports, and scholarly articles related to Mauritius or produced by Mauritian authors. Its aim is to broaden public access to research outputs, encourage further research, and foster innovation and commercialization.

 

 

National Library of Mauritius 

The National Library of Mauritius primarily aims to compile an extensive collection of the nation's heritage and provide public access for consultation. It is mandated to preserve all Mauritian literary works for future generations, primarily acquiring materials through the legal deposit system established by the National Library Act. Additionally, the library collects both print and non-print materials related to Mauritius from abroad to ensure a comprehensive collection of Mauritiana. Beyond these core functions, the National Library also offers a diverse array of foreign reference materials to its users.

 

UoM e-Library

The University of Mauritius Library's electronic platform, LIBERO, hosts an extensive collection of online dissertations submitted by students and e-books with perpetual library access. These e-resources are readily available and accessible to support academic pursuits aimed at the socio-economic development of the country.

   

 

Global (Mauritius)

AlgaeBase Algaebase (AlgaeBase is a database of information on algae that includes terrestrial, marine and freshwater organisms)
Animal Diversity Web (ADW) Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan
Earth's Endangered Creatures  

Earth's Endangered Creatures 

All species/Amphibians/Arachnids/Birds/Centipedes/Clams/Corals..Jellyfish..Sea Anemones/Crustacenas/Fishes/Insects/Mammals/Plants/Reptiles/Snails/Worms

Fish database (Sweden) 

Fish database (Sweden)

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) 

Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Mauritius (475 records)

Fish abundances for Troux aux Biches lagoon, Mauritius (539 occurrences)

The Caprellidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Mauritius Island, Western Indian Ocean

Copepod crustaceans identified by Prof. Arthur G. Humes

New records of phytoseiid mites from Mauritius Island (Acari: Mesostigmata

First records of the order Siphonophorida from Madagascar and Mauritius (Diplopoda)

Taxonomy and conservation of the genus Noronhia Thouars (Oleaceae) in Mauritius

Syzygium pyneei (Myrtaceae), a new critically endangered endemic species from Mauritius

Micropezidae (Diptera, Nerioidea) of Mauritius, with a description of Paraeurybata new genus

Sardinella ventura n. sp. (Actinopterygii: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae), a new sardine from Mauritius

Two new species of Mascaromyia Bickel, 1994 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Mauritius Island

A new species of Hyposerica Brenske, 1897 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini) from Mauritius Island

Dombeya sevathianii (Malvaceae): A new critically endangered species endemic to Mauritius (Indian Ocean)

Ireneopone gibber (Hym., Formicidae), a new genus and species of myrmicine ant from Mauritius.

Two new records of Jumellea (Orchidaceae) for Mauritius (Mascarene Islands) and their conservation status

A new genus and species of sand-hopper, Mauritiorchestia fayetta gen. nov., sp. nov (Amphipoda, Talitridae) from Mauritius

Cetacean observations in the Indian Ocean Sanctuary and the South China Sea, Mauritius to the Philippines, April 1999

Systematics, morphology, and ecological history of the Mascarene starlings (Aves: Sturnidae) with the description of a new genus and species from Mauritius

Burrowing crickets endemic to summits in Mauritius (Orthoptera, Gryllidae): occupation of similar niches by species possibly derived from Australasian and African colonists

A new fossil subspecies of booby (Aves, Sulidae: Papasula) from Mauritius and Rodrigues, Mascarene Islands, with notes on P. abbotti from Assumption Island

Molecular characterization and morpho-taxonomy of Gambierdiscus caribaeus Vandersea, Litaker, M. A. Faust, Kibler, W. C. Holland & P. A. Tester (Dinophyceae) from Mauritius Island, South-West Indian Ocean

FBIP: IZIKO Hymenoptera collection

FBIP: Systematics of South African Hymenoptera

A small collection of Endeis juveniles (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida: Endeidae) sorted from the fouling organisms on the R/V Dayangyihao

Indian Ocean Islands - Historic Freshwater Diatom Data

Presence of the genus Dictyopteris (Dictyotales, Phaeophyta) in the western Indian Ocean between 1985 and 1999

All herbarium specimens of grasses held at TAN herbarium

Indian Ocean Islands - Historic Freshwater Insect Taxa

All herbarium specimens of grasses from Madagascar and the surrounding islands: family Poaceae, sector AFM

Presence of the genus Padina (Dictyotales, Phaeophyta) in the western Indian Ocean between 1985 and 1999

Porifera MZS

Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)

IUCN Red List IUCN Red List for Mauritius
 Our World in Data Our World in Data (Mauritius)
The Global Health Observatory The Global Health Observatory  (Mauritius)
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)  

UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) 

UNEP-WCMC is a global centre of excellence on biodiversity and nature’s contribution to society and the economy.  

World Health Organization  World Health Organization (Mauritius)
   
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