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Literature Search. Searches OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, CrossRef & PubMed simultaneously. Click a result to see its abstract, then save to Library or compile all to Workshop for analysis. You can also import papers directly by DOI below.
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Local Paper Database. Persists between sessions (IndexedDB). Full-text search across titles, abstracts, concepts. Extract numeric data from abstracts → Workshop.
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Your library is empty. Search for papers in the Literature tab and save them here for analysis.
Species Database. Enter a scientific or common name to retrieve taxonomy (WoRMS), global occurrences (GBIF+OBIS), and biology (FishBase/SeaLifeBase). Results include maps, depth profiles, and downloadable data.
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Search for a species by scientific or common name to see taxonomy, occurrences, and biology.
Historical environmental data. Click the map to select a point or draw a rectangle for area averages. Toggle NOAA layers to explore global SST, chlorophyll, and bathymetry patterns. Note: SST has ~2 week lag, Chlorophyll ~8 day lag, PAR covers 2012–2022 only.

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Plotly analysis. 10 chart types. Export CSV/R/Python/TSV/JSON.
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No data loaded. Compile papers from Literature search results, or upload data in the Field Data tab.
Citation Graph. Select a seed paper from your Library. Explore forward (cited by) and backward (references) citation chains. Visualize as a force-directed network.
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Seed Cites (forward) Referenced by (backward)
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Select a seed paper from your Library to build a citation network.
Gap Network. Scans your library for research gaps — weighted by importance from Actionable (10) to Theoretical (1). Gaps connect into a network through shared species, regions, and methods.
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Click 'Discover Gaps' to scan your library for research gaps. Add papers to your library first.