AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Age and available coral species modulate transition probability from herbivory to corallivory in juvenile Acanthaster cf. solaris (Crown-of-Thorns seastar)

This dataset was collected in two separate experiments in 2019/20 and 2020/21, looking at the behaviour of juvenile Acanthaster cf. solaris as they transition from their initial herbivorous diet feeding on crustose coralline algae (CCA) to feeding on coral. We aimed to fill key knowledge gaps by identifying the age and size COTS would transition, as well as identifying 50% and 100% probabilities of transition for the cohorts. We also looked at the effect available coral species have on the probability of COTS transitioning, comparing preferred foods Acropora millepora and A. tenuis to Stylophora pistillata. COTS were isolated in flow-through tanks in the Australian Institute of Marine Science&rsquo;s National Sea Simulator, and provided with CCA and the relevant coral species. In Experiment 1, one COTS was added per tank with CCA and A. tenuis, and was monitored weekly for a transition to a coral diet. In Experiment 2, 10 COTS were added per tank, with CCA and either A. millepora, A. tenuis or S. pistillata, with four replicate tanks per coral treatment. When COTS were observed feeding on corals, they were removed, photographed and their size and age recorded. Experiment 1 was run until all 24 COTS used in the experiment had transitioned, whilst Experiment 2 was run until &gt;50% of the cohort in the A. tenuis treatment (the COTS preferred food) had transitioned.
Parameters common to both:
Age &ndash; Age of Acanthaster cf. solaris juveniles in days post settlement
Arms &ndash; Number of arms on individual Acanthaster cf. solaris
Diameter &ndash; Average diameter of Acanthaster cf. solaris individuals measured in millimetres from the tips of the arms
Coral &ndash; The coral species the Acanthaster cf. solaris was found feeding on
Exp 1
Tank Row &ndash; the row the COTS tank was in
Tank Column &ndash; the column the COTS tank was in
Exp 2
Tank Rep &ndash; The replicate number of the tank for each coral species (n = 4 for each species)
Tank No &ndash; The individual tank ID number
Exp 2 &ndash; binomial feeding
CCA/Coral &ndash; 1 indicates this was the diet of the COTS specimen at the end of the experiment (day 175), 0 indicates it was not

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI Node 6.2 - The Impact of tides and internal waves on offshore engineering - field measurement program - Ningaloo / Tantabiddi - 150m

The oceanographic mooring instrument was deployed from 10th November 2009 to 4th January 2010, on a mooring llocated at Ningaloo off Tantabiddi Beach in 150 m of water.  
Temperature, velocity and conductivity were measured.
It involved the deployment of  Seabird temperature sensors (SBE39), Seabird conductivity-temperature-pressure sensor (SBE 37-MSP), Nortek Acoustic Doppler Velocity meters (ADV) and an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP).
Measurements were made between 10 metres and 147 metres below Mean Sea Level.

Tags: Modelling, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Internal Waves, Oceans | Tides | Tidal Currents, Oceans | Water Quality | Conductivity, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_speed, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Glenelg

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
Derwent Estuary Ambient Water Quality monitoring program - Site CB

Site CB is sampled monthly by the Derwent Estuary Program as part of the  Derwent Ambient Water Quality monitoring program.
Since 2003, ambient water quality monitoring has been carried out on a monthly basis at up to 28 sites throughout the Derwent estuary by Norske Skog Boyer, Nyrstar Hobart and the State Government. Monitoring is carried out by three different boat-based sampling parties, but is co-ordinated to occur on the same day each month. 
At each site, in-situ field measurements are taken using calibrated sensors for temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen and turbidity. Water clarity is also measured using a secchi disk. Surface and bottom water samples are collected for analysis of true color, total suspended solids(TSS), total  and dissolved nutrients, organic carbon and zinc. at most sites, depth integrated samples are also collected for chlorophyll a using a plastic tube. Bottom samples in the Middle and Outer estuary are collected using a niskin bottle. Pumps are used in the upper estuary site to fill up the bottles. All water samples are analysed at Analytical Service Tasmania, a National Association of Testing Authorities-accredited laboratory. Monitoring site depth is 2 meters

Tags: Derwent Estuary, Hydrolab Vertical Profiler, Niskin Bottles, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Ammonia, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrite, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Phosphate, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Secchi Depth, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Oceans | Water Quality | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Water Quality | Conductivity, Oceans | Water Quality | Nitrogen Compounds, Oceans | Water Quality | Oxygen, Oceans | Water Quality | Ph, Oceans | Water Quality | Phosphorous Compounds, Oceans | Water Quality | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Water Quality | Trace Metals, Oceans | Water Quality | Turbidity, Oceans | Water Quality | Water Temperature, Secchi Disks, True Colour, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Wind Speed and Direction for Davies Reef - 1993

This metadata record covers a subset of the data collected during dredging by the Townsville Port Authority in Cleveland Bay in 1993.   Data are divided into a number of main groups: Wind, tide gauge, wave rider, S4, sediment traps, water samples and nephelometers.  The data are grouped according to collection method and sampling location. See the metadata record title for collection method and geographic extent for the sampling location. Unique site numbers were assigned within Cleveland Bay at which data were collected.  Some of these sites were named, and others were unnamed.

Tags: Oceans | Ocean Winds | Surface Winds, wind_from_direction, wind_speed
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Deep Water Moorings - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) Sub-Facility, Pulse 9 Mooring (July 2012 - May 2013)

The Pulse 9 mooring was deployed from 19 June 2012 to 10 May 2013 at Lat -46.85, Lon 142.40. Data are now available in netCDF format.
Moored instruments are deployed by the Southern Ocean Time Series sub-facility for time-series observations of physical, biological, and chemical properties, in the Sub-Antarctic Zone southwest of Tasmania, with twice-yearly servicing. 
These time-series observations are crucial to resolving ecosystem processes that affect carbon cycling, ocean productivity and marine responses to climate variability and change, ocean acidification and other stresses.

Tags: Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean, IMOS Facility | Deep Water Moorings, IMOS Platform | PULSE9 | Pulse 9 Mooring, Oceans | Marine Biology, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Heat Budget, Oceans | Ocean Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Waves, Oceans | Ocean Winds, Solid Earth | Geochemistry | Biogeochemistry, acceleration, tension, voltage
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Smiths Beach, Yallingup

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
IMOS - National Mooring Network - Queensland and Northern Australia Lizard Island Shelf (GBRLSH) Mooring

The QLD Lizard Island Shelf Mooring (IMOS Platform Code: GBRLSH) is one of two moorings near Lizard Island, offshore from Cape York in Queensland, Australia at Latitude: -14.699, Longitude: 145.64 (approximate, adjustments with each deployment).The mooring was retrieved in May 2014, and not redeployed. 
The mooring’s sensors are adjusted and potentially changed with each deployment, below is an example from 2009:
- SBE19Plus CTD
- NORTEK ADCP (wave data)
- 2x WetLabs Water Quality Meters

Tags: Buoys | Moored Buoys, CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Current Meters/Profilers | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Fluorometers, IMOS Platform | GBRLSH | Lizard Shelf Mooring, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, moles_of_oxygen_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water, optical_backscattering_coefficient, sea_water_pressure, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_speed, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Effects of predation on the distribution of shrimp in Western Port Bay, Victoria

This study investigated the influence of predation on the distribution of shrimp in Western Port Bay from July 1977 to January 1980. Predation by birds was determined by analysing the diets and feeding rates of the most abundant wading birds in the area, the Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia), the White-faced Heron (Ardea novaehollandiae), and the Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopica). Predation by fish was determined by examining the gut contents of fish caught in the beam trawls. The shrimps found in the gut contents were identified and, where possible, sexed and carapace length measured. 
This study found that the major consumers of shrimps were the scorpaenid, Gymnapistes marmoratus (Australian Cobbler) and the short-headed worm-eel, Muraenichthys breviceps. The Royal Spoonbill feed almost solely on M.intermdieum, whereas the other 2 species of waders feed mostly on infauna. The larger-sized individuals, which tend to be females, are subject so higher predation pressure than other groups within species.

Tags: 28 756901, 28 767018, 28 770020, 28 781018, 37 068004, 37 287018, 63 619003, 63 619004, Ardea novaehollandiae, Australian cobbler, 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, Gymnapistes marmoratus, Heterozostera tasmanica, Hippolyte caradina, Macrobrachium spp., Muraenichthys breviceps, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates | Malacostraca | carid shrimps, Phillip Island, Platalea regia, Pontophilus candidus, Rhyll, Royal Spoonbill, Sacred Ibis, Short-headed worm-eel, Threskiornis aethiopica, Western Port Bay, White-faced Heron, Zostera muelleri, carid prawn, carid shrimps, eelgrass, hump-backed shrimp
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Variation in the size and abundance of the dictyocerid sponge, Coscinoderma matthewsi, at different spatial scales in central and eastern Torres Strait, Australia (MTSRF Project 1.3.2)

Abundance and size of the sponge Coscinoderma matthewsi was surveyed at 5 island groups in November 2006: Ugar (Stephen Island) and Erub (Darnley Island) in eastern Torres Strait; and Masig (Yorke Island), Poruma (Coconut Island) and Warraber (Sue Island) in central Torres Strait. These island groups are on average, 66 km apart.Surveys were carried out at 7 or 8 randomly selected locations in each island group with each location at least 2 km apart, averaging 8 km. Each location was divided into 2 sites, approximately 200 m apart. At each site, three 30 x 1 m strip transects, separated by at least 20 m in depths between 7-12 m were quantitatively surveyed for Coscinoderma matthewsi. The greatest dimension of every Coscinoderma matthewsi was measured with a ruler to examine size frequency distribution patterns. For any diseased sponge, the percent of infected or necrotic pinacoderm was noted. Environmental factors were also recorded: angle of the reef slope and percentage benthic cover of rock, rubble and sand.
 This research was undertaken to:1. assess the abundance and size of a commercial bath sponge species, Coscinoderma matthewsi, at different spatial scales in Torres Strait. 2. identify elements of environmental risk (evidence of disease, sedimentation, invasives).

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - South West Rocks

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
The physical environment of Scott Reef, Western Australia (2003): Scott Cay West Transect (J)

Six instruments were deployed on the Scott Cay West Transect (J). Instruments were deployed along a transect down the reef slope.Code: SCW5; Depth: -2.0m; Instrument: Odyssey; Serial #: 6568; Code: SCW4; Depth: -1.0m; Instrument: Odyssey; Serial #: 6538;Code: SCW3; Depth: 1.8m; Instrument: Odyssey; Serial #: 6332;Code: SCW2; Depth: 4.8m; Instrument: Tidbit; Serial #: SL3-31060;Code: SCW1; Depth: 19.8m; Instrument: S4; Serial #: 615; File Name: SCWuvCode: SCW1; Depth: 19.8m; Instrument: SBE16; Serial #: 2123; File Name: SCWct
 This deployment was a component of the "Physical Environment" sub-project of the project "Biological and Physical Environment at Scott Reef 2003"
 Two of the temperature loggers were exposed at low tide.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Derwent Estuary Ambient Water Quality monitoring program - Site B3

Site B3 is sampled monthly by the Derwent Estuary Program as part of the  Derwent Ambient Water Quality monitoring program.
Since 2003, ambient water quality monitoring has been carried out on a monthly basis at up to 28 sites throughout the Derwent estuary by Norske Skog Boyer, Nyrstar Hobart and the State Government. Monitoring is carried out by three different boat-based sampling parties, but is co-ordinated to occur on the same day each month. 
At each site, in-situ field measurements are taken using calibrated sensors for temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen and turbidity. Water clarity is also measured using a secchi disk. Surface and bottom water samples are collected for analysis of true color, total suspended solids(TSS), total  and dissolved nutrients, organic carbon and zinc. at most sites, depth integrated samples are also collected for chlorophyll a using a plastic tube. Bottom samples in the Middle and Outer estuary are collected using a niskin bottle. Pumps are used in the upper estuary site to fill up the bottles. All water samples are analysed at Analytical Service Tasmania, a National Association of Testing Authorities-accredited laboratory. Monitoring site depth is 2 meters

Tags: Derwent Estuary, Hydrolab Vertical Profiler, Niskin Bottles, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Ammonia, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrite, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Phosphate, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Secchi Depth, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Oceans | Water Quality | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Water Quality | Conductivity, Oceans | Water Quality | Nitrogen Compounds, Oceans | Water Quality | Oxygen, Oceans | Water Quality | Ph, Oceans | Water Quality | Phosphorous Compounds, Oceans | Water Quality | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Water Quality | Trace Metals, Oceans | Water Quality | Turbidity, Oceans | Water Quality | Water Temperature, Secchi Disks, True Colour, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Deep Water Moorings - Deep Water Arrays (DA) Sub-facility, Totten array, Totten3 Mooring Platform

It is one of three deepwater moorings located off the Adelie Land Coast in Antarctica. These moorings comprise the Totten Polynya Array, a one-year pilot deployment in 2014/2015.
The Totten3 (Totten region) deepwater mooring was deployed on 2014-03-05 at (-66.50 S, 120.46 E) off the Adelie Land Coast in Antarctica, and was decommissioned/recovered in January 2015. 
Instrumentation includes 75kHz Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (RDI longranger ADCPs), and Seabird SBE37s (SM and SMP-ODO).
The mooring will collect a time series of full-depth profiles of water velocity and discrete temperature and salinity measurement at four depth on each mooring, between the seafloor and 300m depth (the mooring are limited to this depth to avoid contact with icebergs).
The aim of the IMOS Mertz and Totten Polynya mooring array is to measure the export of dense Antarctic Bottom Water from the Adélie Land coast. Sinking of dense water near Antarctica supplies the deep branch of the global overturning circulation, a pattern of ocean currents that strongly influences climate. Several studies have recently shown that the properties of the bottom water in the Australian Antarctic Basin are changing. Monitoring the temperature, salinity and oxygen of bottom water will provide observations to detect how the Southern Ocean limb of the overturning circulation is responding to changes in high latitude climate forcing. The goal of the new Totten region location is to obtain measurements of "warm" inflow to, and (if possible) outflow from the Totten Glacier system. As it happened, access right to the Totten was not possible, and moorings were sited closer to the Dalton Iceberg Tongue and Moscow University Ice Shelf, possibly part of the Totten inflow story.

Tags: Buoys | Moored Buoys, CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Current Meters/Profilers | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), IMOS Facility | Deep Water Moorings, IMOS Platform | TOTTEN3 | Totten3 Mooring, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Laboratory experiment measuring expected drag forces on limpets

The expected drag forces that the average sized limpets were exposed to in the high and low intertidal zones at Griffith Point, Victoria were estimated in a continuously circulating flow tank. The flow tank was 1.8m x 20.5cm x 19.5cm and had a maximum velocity of 0.5m/s. To adequately represent the water velocities found in the field, models of limpets that were 16 times the size of the average limpet for both the high and low zones were used. The large model limpets meant that the effects of drag in an effective flow environment of 8m/s could be measured, which were similar to velocities found in the field. Drag forces exerted on models of limpets that were 8 times the size of the shortest and tallest limpets from the high shore and the flattest limpets from the low shore limpets were also estimated.

Tags: 24 488001, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat | rocky intertidal, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Coastal Habitat, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Population Dynamics, Griffith Point, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates | limpet, San Remo, Siphonaria diemenensis, Victoria, Western Port Bay
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network