AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Fate and effects of oil and dispersed oil on mangrove ecosystems in Australia

This three-year project (1995-1998) assessed short and long term effects of commonly transported oils and dispersed oils on Australian mangrove flora and fauna. Short term studies were conducted under planthouse and field conditions. Planthouse experiments were carried out at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Cape Ferguson. Field studies were carried out at Fisherman's Landing, Port Curtis, near Gladstone, within an area approved for reclamation by the Gladstone Port Authority. Longer term effects were assessed from spill incidents which occurred over the last 30 years at 9 sites around Australia. In planthouse studies, five oils (Bunker C fuel oil, Arabian Light crude, Gippsland Light crude, Thevenard crude, Woodside condensate) and their dispersed mixtures, using four dispersants (Corexit 9580, Corexit 9527, Shell VDC, BP-AB) were applied to four species of mangrove seedlings (Ceriops spp., Rhizophora stylosa, Avicennia marina, Aegiceras corniculatum) grown in specially constructed tidal tanks. The response of seedlings was monitored for around five months.In field experiments, oil and dispersed oil treatments were applied on replicated mature plots of Rhizophora stylosa under strictly controlled conditions. Field sites were monitored and sediment cores were collected at 2 days, then 1, 7, 13 and 22 months post-spill. The composition and concentration of hydrocarbons in the sediment cores at various depths were measured and evaluated.In the field study, the impact of oil and dispersed oil treatments on key flora and fauna was also evaluated. Leaf biomass, and mortality rates of mature Rhizophora stylosa trees and seedlings were measured. The impact on both epifauna and infauna was measured in terms of species diversity, density, biomass and mortality. The presence of Grapsid crabs from the time of oiling to 22 months afterwards was monitored.
 Oil, washed ashore after accidents in regular operations of the petroleum and shipping transport industries can cause significant damage to coastal marine ecosystems, particularly those in the intertidal zone. In Australia, mangroves dominate intertidal shorelines on most of the continent. Mangrove forests are extremely vulnerable to oil spills since oil deposits on above-ground breathing roots, subsurface feeding roots, and a myriad of associated fauna. This project was undertaken to assess short and long term impacts on mangroves of oils and dispersants used in Australian waters, particularly regarding their effect on predominant mangrove species in this country; Avicennia marina and Rhizophora stylosa. Findings from all studies were used to form the basis for improved guidelines and recommendations for the protection, cleanup, and restoration of oiled mangrove habitat around Australia, and elsewhere.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Population dynamics of shrimp populations in Western Port Bay, Victoria

This study investigated seasonal variation in the abundances and size distribution of shrimp species in Western Port Bay, Victoria from July 1977 to January 1980. Four species, Macrobrachium intermedium, Pontophilus candidus, Hippolyte caradina and Chlorotocella leptorhyncus, were sampled using a beam trawl as described in the record 'The ecology and trophic role of caridean shrimps in the eelgrass community of Western Port, Victoria' (File identifier: 268431c0-f18e-11dc-aaae-00188b4c0af8). Individuals in each sample were counted, identified, sexed, size measured (total length, carapace length), and reproductive state of females noted. The relationship between body size and ash-free dry mass was obtained in order to calculate the standing crop and productivity of each species. 
M.intermedium was the numerically dominant shrimp species in the eelgrass. Mean densities of P.intermedius and H.cardian were 20-50% and 3-4% less abundant than M.intermedium, respectively. Maximum abundances of M. intermedium and P.intermedius occurred early in the year and coincided with the recruitment of large numbers of juveniles. Densities of H.caradina showed high variability between years.   Low capture efficiency of C.leptorhyncus meant that this species was excluded from the analyses.

Tags: 28 756901, 28 767018, 28 770020, 28 781018, 63 619003, 63 619004, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat | tidal flats, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Community Structure, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Population Dynamics, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Predation, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Trophic Dynamics, Biosphere | Vegetation | Flowering Plants | eelgrass, Biosphere | Zoology | Invertebrates, Chlorotocella leptorhyncus, Heterozostera tasmanica, Hippolyte caradina, Macrobrachium spp., Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates | Malacostraca | carid shrimps, Phillip Island, Pontophilus candidus, Rhyll, Western Port Bay, Zostera muelleri, carid prawn, carid shrimp, eelgrass, hump-backed shrimp
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Reefs on the Australian Continental Shelf (NESP MB D3)

Rocky reefs form an important habitat on the continental shelf and one subject to disproportionate fishing pressure given the high productivity of this habitat relative to adjacent sandy seabed. Despite this, little is known of the extent and nature of these systems beyond their value to the fishing industry. This project collated all known mapping data from government and industry (including data acquired during CERF and NERP Hubs) to provide an updated map of this key habitat around Australia. A geomorphological classification system is also being developed for these reefs, and associated cross-shelf habitats with the aim of it being accepted and adopted nationally, and it is being tested and refined for biological applicability.
This record describes the national habitat map data product generated from multiple datasets collated as part of NESP MBH Project D3. The individual habitat mapping datasets collected as part of the data collation process have also been published and are linked to this record.

Tags: Seafloor habitat classification, Temperate Reef
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Circulation and Mixing in the Ningaloo Marine Park

This project addresses parts of Projects C1, C2 and C3 in so much as each of these projects hinges on having the capacity to model the circulation and mixing of water, nutrients, propagules or pollutants. A numerical model that includes forcing due to wind, waves and tides will be used to simulate currents and dispersion over time scales of 1- 10days and spatial scales of 10-100km. The model will be tested against data collected during the startup projects in April/May 2006. Following satisfactory calibration of the model against the in situ data the model will be upscaled to simulate circulation over larger sections of the reef (up to 100km). Over the larger model domain we will undertake to model a number of different scenarios to address issues of particle dispersion and settlement, and climate related changes such as rising sea level, changing offshore wave climate or changes in offshore sea surface temperature.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
FRDC (2001/060) 'Characterising the fish habitats of the Recherche Archipelago' - Benthic habitats

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Project (FRDC) No. 2001/060 characterised and identified the distribution of the different benthic habitats of the Recherche Archipelago and identified the distribution of assemblages of fish, mobile invertebrates, filter feeding communities and seagrasses and the patterns and processes which structure them. Benthic habitat were determined from the interpretation of Landsat imagery, sidescan sonar imagery and video validation data collected within the Recherche region from May 2002 to November 2003.

Tags: Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Habitat
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Ord River/Cambridge Gulf Study

A series of field trips to study hydrodynamics and sediment movement in the Ord River and Cambridge Gulf. 25-aug-1999 -- 02-sep-1999 : trip #2453, preliminary field trip to Ord River to measure basic parameters such as tide, SSC, velocity, CTD. Work undertaken from M/V Kimberley Magic. 25-sep-2000 -- 02-oct-2000 : trip #2721, a field study was undertaken at the Cambridge Gulf, near Wyndham. Work was carried out in the West Arm and the freshwater section of the East arm. Work undertaken from M/V Pillow Talk. 24-oct-2000 -- 06-nov-2000 : trip #3723, recovery trip for #2721, Work undertaken from M/V Pillow Talk and M/V Joe's Delight. 10-jan-2002 -- 19-jan-2002 : trip #2975, a field study was undertaken at the Ord River, near Wyndham and in Cambridge Gulf on the RV Cape Ferguson. 08-feb-2002 -? 19-feb-2002 : trip #2977, a trip was conducted in the Ord River/Cambridge Gulf on the RV Cape Ferguson.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Movement Patterns and Habitat Usage of Shark Bay Dugongs - Thesis

The extent and scope of the seasonal distribution movements and habitat usage of dugongs fitted with remote location recording and transmitting devices within the Shark Bay World Heritage Property (SBWHP) on the mid-West Coast of Western Australia were measured from 2000-2002. In addition to defining movement patterns and habitat preferences of individual dugongs an aerial survey was undertaken during the summer of 2002 to define population distribution and abundance estimates.

Tags: 41 206001, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Feeding Habitat, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Range Changes, Dugong dugon, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Mammals
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Northcliffe

Since its launch in 1998, Coastalwatch has become Australia's most popular water sports website, and is consistently ranked in the top eight sporting websites. The site displays live vision from over 90 coastal locations around Australia and overseas. It also provides daily surf reports, swell forecasting, weather information and news; as well as video, photographic and editorial content. 
Coastalwatch has also developed a Coastal Conditions Monitoring System, which utilises the camera network to make a significant contribution to safer coastal use and more efficient and cost effective coastal management.  To this end, Coastalwatch has partnered with Surf Life Saving Australia and Surfing Australia; and supports Volunteer Rescue organisations, community groups, and charities such as SurfAid International and the Surfrider Foundation Australia.  
Coastalwatch is committed to bringing the coast to all Australians and overseas visitors, and becoming the premier reference site for all coastal user groups. With this in mind, Coastalwatch is dedicated to assisting with sound coastal zone research and management through the use of all its resources.

Tags: Oceans | Coastal Processes | Beaches, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Erosion, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Intertidal Zone, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Longshore Currents, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shoreline Displacement, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shorelines, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Tidal Height, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Frequency, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Height
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Comparison of the lipid and fatty acid composition and content of barramundi, Lates calcarifer (Bloch) from fresh and salt water in north Queensland

Barramundi of similar sizes were collected from five locations in north Queensland between September and December 1996. One fish was collected from each of the three salt water sites (Jacky Jacky estuary, the mouth of the Pascoe River and Salmon Creek). The fish from the Jacky Jacky estuary and the Pascoe River were collected in December, prior to the onset of the monsoonal rains. The sample from Salmon Creek was collected in the late dry season (October).Two freshwater sites were sampled. One fish was captured in September, 60 km upstream from the mouth of the Herbert River, which was well above the influence of salt water. Two fish were collected in October from Black Weir, a freshwater impoundment on the Ross River with no access to salt water. Each fish was killed immediately after capture and a sample of approximately 20g wet weight was taken from the "shoulder" region (behind the head and above the lateral line). The skin and subcutaneous layer were removed and samples were stored at -80°C and later freeze dried to determine water content. Four replicates from each freeze dried sample were analysed at the CSIRO Marine Laboratories in Hobart for lipid class composition and content and fatty acid composition and content.
 This study was initiated with the following objectives:1. to determine whether there were variations in the lipid and fatty acid composition and content of the catadromous fish, barramundi (Lates calcarifer) from fresh and saltwater regimes.2. to investigate whether any differences could be used to ascertain the environment in which specimens had been recently feeding.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Seabed Biodiversity Project - baited remote underwater video station (BRUVS (TM)) surveys of vertebrates

The dataset comprises 39,989 individuals from 347 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at 366 sites from 1585 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS) videos. There are over 17,000 images referenced by site, with 2,200 of the best images in a 'reference library'.Data recorded concern: - classification of the habitat in the field of view (topography, sediments, benthos); - the identity of fish and CAABCODES- their time of arrival- their behaviour (8 categories, including feeding on the bait)- their maturity (adult or juvenile)- their relative abundance (as MaxN = the maximum number visible at one time, or distinguishable at different times as separate individuals e.g. much larger/smaller, male/female)- the time elapsed before MaxN and feeding occurs.The custom interface developed by AIMS staff, BRUVS2.1mdb©, Australian Institute of Marine Science 2006, added this data to, and called up, 'operations' data collected at sea when each BRUVS was deployed. The unique combination of a site and a Camera Number links all records in all tables of the relational database, allowing access to times that events occurred, together with reference images and reference video.
 To detect species richness and diversity of fishes sharks, rays and sea snakes below the limits of safe SCUBA diving.
 The data is an output from the 'Great Barrier Reef Seabed Biodiversity Project', a collaboration between the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the Queensland Department of Primary Industries &amp; Fisheries (QDPIF), and the Queensland Museum (QM). The project was funded by the CRC Reef Research Centre, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and the National Oceans Office, and led by Drs R. Pitcher (Principal Investigator, CSIRO), P. Doherty (AIMS), J. Hooper (QM) and N. Gribble (QDPIF).

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Short Range Endemics and Other Terrestrial Invertebrates of the Gorgon Gas Development EIS/ERMP-Technical appendix C4

The term short-range endemics is used to describe invertebrate species such as trapdoor spiders, snails and millipedes, that are restricted in range by poor dispersal ability and are generally endemic to small areas.
Over 40 potential short-range endemic invertebrate taxa were collected on Barrow Island during field surveys. The collection comprised spiders, scorpions, pseudoscorpions, centipedes, millipedes and land snails.
The distribution of similar habitats to those represented with the Development area suggests that invertebrate taxa collected are widely distributed on Barrow Island. None of the invertebrate fauna known from the proposed Development area are listed under the Wildlife Conservation Act or as Priority fauna by CALM.
A pseudoscorpion and a single specimen of a large, dark scorpion (Urodacus sp.), recently collected within the proposed Development area, appear to be new and undescribed species of conservation significance. Again, these species are expected to occur across Barrow Island in habitats similar to those within the Development area.

Tags: Biosphere | Zoology | Invertebrates, Environmental Impact Statement, Environmental Risk Management Plan, Gorgan Gas Development, Marine Features (Australia) | Barrow Island, WA, Short-range Endemics, Terrestrial Fauna
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) - Ozone Data

TOMS is a sample of the latest, complete global image from OMI. It has near-real-time measurements of ozone in the atmosphere. These images, enable scientists thoughout NASA, the US Government and the international science community to better understand the relationship between atmospheric ozone distribution and the factors that alter it. You can also view the online textbook about Stratospheric ozone, co-authored by scientists in Code 613.3.

Tags: Atmosphere | Aerosols | Aerosol Optical Depth/thickness, Atmosphere | Aerosols | Aerosol Particle Properties, Atmosphere | Aerosols | Aerosol Radiance, Atmosphere | Atmospheric Chemistry | Ozone, Radiance Or Imagery | Ultraviolet Wavelengths | Ultraviolet Radiance, SO2, Solar-terrestrial Interactions | Solar Activity | Solar Irradiance, Solar-terrestrial Interactions | Solar Activity | Solar Ultraviolet, UV Irradiance, absorbing_aerosol_index, aerosols, concentration_of_sulfur_dioxide_in_air, dobson units, erythemal UV, erythermal_ultraviolet_exposure, ozone, reflectivity, ultraviolet_irradiance
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
National Recreational Fishing Survey

A national telephone/diary survey was conducted in 2000 and 2001. This will provide an overall estimate of the recreational effort and catch for all species (including finfish and invertebrates) for large areas of the state. It will enable this information for the whole state to be collected in a 12-month period rather than five or more years in the case of rotating creel surveys.
The data collection phase of the project was completed; further analyses to provide assessments at the bioregional level are currently underway.
Time: completion Dec 2004

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Cockburn Sound Management Council - Environmental Quality Management Program (irregular)

Cockburn Sound Management Council (CSMC) coordinates and undertakes irregular monitoring programs in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia. For example, it coordinates toxicants in sediment, toxicants in water, benthic habitat mapping and contaminant analysis of beach sediments monitoring programs conducted irregularly by other parties in the greater Cockburn Sound. All data is collected and assessed against statutory Environmental Quality Criteria and Standard Operating Procedures and analysis plans. CSMC collates and ensures QA/QC processes are in place for the data. Please refer to the Environmental Quality Monitoring Program - Regular monitoring programs link (http://portal.environment.wa.gov.au/portal/page?_pageid=513,999170&amp;_dad=portal&amp;_schema=PORTAL) for more information about this data set.

Tags: Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Plants, Oceans | Marine Sediments | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nutrients, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Ph, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Oceans | Water Quality | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Water Quality | Dissolved Gases, Oceans | Water Quality | Light Transmission, Oceans | Water Quality | Nutrients, Oceans | Water Quality | Toxic Chemicals, Oceans | Water Quality | Water Temperature, micro-organisms, seagrass
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Parent record: Vertical coherence of currents in Jervis Bay: Summer deployment of an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)

This record describes components of the 'Jervis Bay Baseline Studies' project conducted by the Department of Defence, CSIRO and Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). The initial aims of the project were to obtain current and wind observations from Jervis bay over a six week period in order to detail the wind driven circulation and provide a data set for comparison with the numerical modelling work being simultaneously undertaken. However, after this initial experiment it became clear that there were significant currents in the bay that are not simply related to direct wind forcing. Therefore, alternative mechanisms for driving the flow had to be investigated, through the measurement programs and data analysis, as well as through numerical modelling. The result was a series of approximately six separate experiments aiming to define the water circulation around the bay and through the bay entrance, to gain an understanding of the processes that drive the currents, and to investigate the influence of stratification on the nature of the currents.
The fourth of these six experiments involved the  summer deployment of an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), moored in the central part of Jervis Bay (35o 05'S, 150o 44'E). An ADCP measures how fast water is moving across an entire water column. Anchored to the seafloor it can measure current speed not just at the bottom, but also at equal intervals all the way up to the surface. For this experiment, the ADCP was moored on the seabed, in a frame, with sensors looking upwards and approximately 0.5m above the seabed. 
Over the summer deployment, 13th December 1990 to 15th January 1991, the ADCP was set-up with a 15 minute sampling interval and currents were measured over 1m depth bins. Bin numbers and currents are referenced as a height above the seabed (due to the uncertainty in defining water depth because of tides and air pressure). As such Bin #1 is centered at 1.5m above the transducer face or 2.0m above the seabed. Bin #2 is centered at 3m above the seabed, Bin #3 at 4m and so on.
As this is a parent record, no data is available to download. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of metadata records relating to this project is available through this record. Also available is a pdf of a published working paper documenting this experiment and the results. There is only one subsiduary records that directly relates to this parent, through which the data is provided (see hierarchical tree):
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Tags: Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Water Masses, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Wind-driven Circulation, Oceans | Tides | Tidal Components, Oceans | Tides | Tidal Currents
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network