AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Human activity and its effects on marine intertidal plant and animal populations: monitoring and management

This thesis examines the relationships between human use and biological changes in the rocky intertidal zone of the Bunurong Marine Park, Victoria  between January 1990 and June 1991. The key areas of activities were to i) describe the  types and patterns of human activities on the reef,  ii) assess the impact  and recovery of reef biota to these activities with particular focus on Hormosira banksii, the dominant algal community and  iii) determine the natural fluctuations in reef communities to provide a baseline to detect future changes in response to protection.

Surveys of human activities between January 1990 and April 1991 found walking to be the most common activity.  Levels of human use were greatest during school holidays followed by weekends and were lowest during term weekdays.  During school holidays use varied with the time of day and use on term weekend depended on weather.  

The impact of collecting intertidal gastropods and trampling were investigated.  There was no relationship between the observed patterns of human use and variations in the size distributions of collected and non-collected intertidal gastropods.  Experimental trampling showed that the dominant alga on these reefs, Hormosira banksii, was severely affected by trampling.  The cover of Hormosira was reduced by trampling and the decrease in cover depended on the level of trampling.  No significant effects of trampling were detected for any other species.   Trampled beds of Hormosirra banksii took well over a year to recover to the same level as adjacent mats. 

Algal monitoring showed that the cover of Hormosira was stable over time, except for a large decrease due to desiccation in summer.  These findings are discussed in relation to the management of the Bunurong Marine National Park.

Tags: 54 100001, Aquatic Habitat, Benthic Habitat, Biosphere, Coastal Habitat, Hormosira banksii, Marine Biology, Marine Invertebrates, Marine Plants, Marine Protected Areas, Oceans, The Bunurong Marine Park
Organization: School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Human activities in Bunurong Marine Park, Victoria

This data was collected to quantify the recreational use of the Bunurong Marine Park. Observations were made on 139 days at 11 locations within the Park from 8th January 1990 to the 22nd April 1991. At each location the number of people and the activity of each person on the reef were recorded. The time of the observation as well as the temperature, wind direction, wind speed and general weather conditions were also recorded.

Tags: 54 100001, Aquatic Habitat, Benthic Habitat, Biosphere, Bunurong Marine Park, Coastal Habitat, Hormosira banksii, Marine Biology, Marine Invertebrates, Marine Plants, Marine Protected Areas, Oceans, macroalgae
Organization: School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Broadcasting Licence Areas

The _Broadcasting Services Act 1992_ mandates that Commercial and Community broadcasting services are licensed to serve specific geographic areas. 
These geographic areas are referred to as **Licence Areas**, and are determined by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in Licence Area Plans (LAPs). 
The ACMA defines Licence Areas in terms of areas defined by the
[Australian Bureau of Statistics](http://www.abs.gov.au/) (ABS) for the
purposes of the Australian Census. The smallest area unit currently defined
by the ABS is the Collection District (CD).

This dataset comprises the collection of current broadcast Licence Areas, and
is made available in five forms:

  * the list of Australian Bureau of Statistics CD numbers making up the Licence Area definition, distributed in a comma separated value (CSV) format text file;
  * a translation of the ABS CD numbers into the names of the Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Statistical Division (SDs) within the area boundary, known as the Licence Area Description, rendered as an HTML page;
  * a geographic map displaying the Licence Area, distributed as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file;
  * a spatial dataset for use in GIS software, distributed as a ZIP archive containing ESRI Shapefile Format data files; and
  * a Google Earth Placemark (.KMZ) file viewable in the Google Earth application and other software that can display Placemark data.



Tags: Boundaries, Planning and Cadastre, Utilities and Communication, broadcasting, licence area plans, licence areas
Organization: Australian Communications and Media Authority
Holocene evolutionary history and accumulation rates for the granite based MacGillivray Reef System, Northern Great Barrier Reef

MacGillivray Reef (formerly known as Shadwell Reef) is located in the Northern Great Barrier Reef province, approximately 270km north of Cairns. Reef drilling was undertaken to investigate the Holocene evolution of the reef using radiocarbon dating of the cored coral material.

Two windward and two leeward cores were recovered from MacGillivray Reef. Two of the cores were initiated through thrown up coral blocks on the leeward margin which allowed a longer drilling window during the tidal range. Cores Mac 3 and 5 were abandoned due to the rising tide and equipment failure respectively; Mac 4 was abandoned after encountering a thick sand layer. The maximum depth reached was 11 m and 15 m an the windward and leeward margins respectively.

The cores were logged and photographed, and thin sections were made and petrographically examined. Corals that were determined to be in situ (by the orientation of their corallites) and free from internal cement and detritus by microscope examination were selected for radiocarbon dating.

Radiocarbon dating suggests that MacGillivray platform reef developed on a topographic high, which is assumed to be granite, at a depth of 15 m below the reef flat approximately 8.2 cal kyr BP. The reef only approached present day sea-level within the last 500 years (260 - 80 cal yr BP). Rates of vertical accretion ranged from 1.4 to 5.8 m/kyr.

Tags: Carbonate, Carbonate Sediments, Coastal Processes, Coral Reefs, Ocean Chemistry, Oceans
Organization: Australian National University
Hylid Frog Phylogenetic Endemism 0.2 Degree Grid

The Australian Natural Heritage Assessment Tool (ANHAT) is a map-supported database developed by the Department's Wildlife Heritage and Marine Division. It helps identify and prioritise areas for their natural heritage significance, focusing on biodiversity. Significance is determined based on rigorous comparisons of specific natural values, and ANHAT is an important tool to aid an evolutionary understanding of Australia's biodiversity.

ANHAT phylogenetic endemism analysis for hylid frogs. This shows a phylogenetic endemism  score for each 0.2 degree grid square for hylid frogs.CC - Attribution (CC BY)
This data has been licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence. More information can be found at http://www.ausgoal.gov.au/creative-commons.
Suited for use at regional, state or national level only. Data are too coarse for use at a local level

Tags: Applications, ECOLOGY_Biodiversity, FAUNA Native_Distribution, FAUNA Vertebrates_Distribution, FAUNA_Distribution
Organization: Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Holocene evolutionary history and accumulation rates for the granite based Lizard Island Fringing Reef System, Northern Great Barrier Reef

Lizard Island is located in the Northern Great Barrier Reef province, approximately 270km north of Cairns. Reef drilling was undertaken to investigate the Holocene evolution of the fringing reefs of Lizard Island. Radiocarbon dating of the cored coral material was then used to establish the chronology of the reef and to quantify the rate of development. 

Three drill cores were extracted, all from the windward margin because the leeward margin was too deep to access and did not form a conventional reef flat margin. The maximum depth reached was 4.5 m in core L1, with cores L2 and L3 being abandoned after encountering thick sand layers. 

The cores were logged and photographed, and thin sections were made and petrographically examined. Corals that were determined to be in situ (by the orientation of their corallites) and free from internal cement and detritus by microscope examination were selected for radiocarbon dating.

Radiocarbon dates indicate that the fringing reef at Lizard Island started growing directly on an assumed granite basement approximately 6.7 cal kyr BP at approximately 4.5 m below the reef flat surface. The windward margin at Lizard Island approached modern day sea level approximately 4 cal kyr BP. Rates of vertical accretion ranged from 0.5 to 0.7 m/kyr at Lizard Island.

Tags: Carbonate, Carbonate Sediments, Coastal Processes, Coral Reefs, Ocean Chemistry, Oceans
Organization: Australian National University
Holocene evolution and accumulation rates for Rodrigues Fringing Reef in the Southwest Indian Ocean

Rodrigues is located at latitude 19°43' S and longitude 63°25' E in the Southwest Indian Ocean and features the best developed reefs in the Mascarenes. 

In 2001 a field expedition to Rodrigues recovered six drill cores using a portable hydraulic drilling rig. In all, two cores were recovered from the windward margin (cores 10 and 17), with a maximum depth of penetration of 4 m. Four cores were recovered from the leeward margin (8, 14, 15, 18) where the maximum depth penetration attained was 4.2 m. Recovery ranged from 23 to 63 %.

Thin sections were made and examined petrographically. Radiocarbon dating was performed on selected corals from the base of each core interpreted to have grown in situ and to be free from intraskeletal contamination.

Radiometric dating suggests that Rodrigues reefs approached sea level between 3.1 ± 0.3 cal kyr BP and 1.3 ± 0.2 cal kyr BP. In fact, the windward margin apparently grew to within 2.5 m of present day sea level by approximately 2.7 ± 0.2 cal kyr BP. The leeward margin approached modern day sea level more recently between 1.3 ± 0.2 cal kyr BP and 2.4 ± 0.3 cal kyr BP. Rates of vertical accretion for the top 4 m of the cores range from 0.46 - 1.96 m / kyr.

Tags: Carbonate, Carbonate Sediments, Coastal Processes, Coral Reefs, Ocean Chemistry, Oceans
Organization: Australian National University
Historical winter sea-ice concentration data estimates utilising a diatom proxy for marine sediment core SO136-111

The purpose of this study was to re-evaluate the paleo sea-ice record for marine sediment core SO136-111. We applied a generalized additive model, and compared the estimates from GAM with those estimates derived from weighted averaging partial least squares, the Imbrie and Kipp Transfer function and the Modern Analogue Technique.
We provide the first record of paleo winter sea-ice concentration data for core SO136-111, based on a diatom proxy. Core SO136-111 provides a record for winter sea-ice concentrations over the last 220 kyr BP.

Gravity core SO136-111 (56°40'S, 160°14'E, water depth 3912 m) was retrieved from the Emerald Basin, in the East Indian sector of the Southern Ocean south of the modern Antarctic Polar Front. The core was retrieved in 1998 during the TASQWA cruise on board the FS SONNE.

Tags: Biosphere, Diatoms, Generalised Additive Model, Microbiota, Modelling, Oceans, Sea Ice, Sea Ice Concentration, Southern Ocean, Southwest Pacific
Organization: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
Historical February / September sea-ice concentration and annual sea-ice cover estimation at the location of core MD88-787 in the Southeast Indian Ocean

Variations in microfossil records in sediments over time are used as proxies for changes in the ocean. One important record determined from microfossils is sea-ice cover which influences, and is influenced by, wind and ocean circulation, atmospheric conditions, and heat balance. Increasing emphasis is being placed on the predictive capabilities diatoms may bear in estimating Antarctic sea-ice, one of the important modulators of Southern Hemisphere climate. The purpose of this study was to estimate past sea-ice concentration and annual coverage at the site of core MD88-787 in the Southeast Indian Ocean. The accumulation of diatom microplankton assemblages in sediments being the proxy for these records of climatic change. 

A new method for sea-ice concentration and cover estimation from CABFAC derived factor analysis was developed during this project. Previous estimations of sea-ice have relied on other avenues of deriving limits to the maximum sea-ice edge, while the model developed here made use of modern sea-ice satellite observations combined with diatom distributions that are considered more closely linked to the sea-ice cover.

Three models were proposed which estimated sea-ice concentration in February and September, and annual sea-ice cover.

Tags: Biosphere, Cryosphere, Diatoms, Ice Extent, Microbiota, Oceans, Sea Ice, Sea Ice Concentration
Organization: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
IMOS - ANFOG - Seaglider deployment in the Southern Ocean (March - June 2010)

The dataset contains temperature, salinity and biological parameters like for example dissolved oxygen and turbidity data measured by a Seaglider in the Southern Ocean.

The Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG) located at the University of Western Australia manages 5 Seagliders to monitor the boundary currents surroundings Australia.

The variables available in this dataset are:
Temperature, salinity, conductivity, density, pressure, chromophoric dissolved oxygen matter, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence and backscatter coefficient at 660nm.

Tags: ANFOG, Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders, Bluewater and Climate, Chlorophyll, Conductivity, Fluorescence, Fluorometers, Glider, IMOS Facility, IMOS Node, Ocean Chemistry, Ocean Circulation, Ocean Currents, Ocean Optics, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Oxygen, Seaglider, Southern Ocean, Suspended Solids, Turbidity, Water Temperature
Organization: School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering (CEME), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Historical February Sea-Surface Temperature Estimates Utilising Diatom Transfer Functions with Core MD88-787

The purpose of this study was to estimate past sea-surface temperature in the Southeast Indian Ocean. The accumulation of diatom microplankton assemblages in sediments being the proxy for these records of climatic change. 

A transfer function is a mathematical method that allows quantitative estimations of environmental parameters from past biogenic sedimentation. In this study, a diatom transfer function was established to relate biological species to selected environmental parameter of the ocean (sea-surface temp). These equations were then employed on observed fossil species from core samples to provide quantitative estimates of sea-surface temperature.

Estimates of sea-surface temperature are given here based on the assemblages of diatoms found in core MD88-787. The information provided gives the extrapolated age-scale through the core, and two estimates of feb SST based on different diatom transfer functions (DTF 109/24/6 and DTF 166/34/4). 

It is probable that the 'real' SST signal lies between the model estimates. The model diagnostics and lower number of non-analogue events from DTF 109/24/6 over that of results produced by DTF 166/34/4 suggest that SST estimates are closer to those provided by the former model.

Tags: Biosphere, Diatoms, Microbiota, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Sea Surface Temperature, Transfer function
Organization: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
Historical February Sea-Surface Temperature Estimates Utilising Diatom Transfer Functions with Core MD88-784

The purpose of this study was to estimate past sea-surface temperature in the Southeast Indian Ocean. The accumulation of diatom microplankton assemblages in sediments being the proxy for these records of climatic change. 

A transfer function is a mathematical method that allows quantitative estimations of environmental parameters from past biogenic sedimentation. In this study, a diatom transfer function was established to relate biological species to selected environmental parameter of the ocean (sea-surface temp). These equations were then employed on observed fossil species from core samples to provide quantitative estimates of sea-surface temperature.

Estimates of sea-surface temperature are given here for core MD88-784. The information provided gives the extrapolated age-scale through the core, and two estimates of feb SST based on different diatom transfer functions (DTF 109/24/6 and DTF 166/34/4). 

It is probable that the 'real' SST signal lies between the model estimates. The model diagnostics and lower number of non-analogue events from DTF 109/24/6 over that of results produced by DTF 166/34/4 suggest that SST estimates are closer to those provided by the former model.

Tags: Biosphere, Diatoms, Microbiota, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Sea Surface Temperature, Transfer function
Organization: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
Historical effects of periodic trampling on the cover of Hormosira banksii

This study examines the effects of experimental trampling on Hormosira banksii dominated rocky intertidal platforms within the Point Nepean National Park, Victoria between 1991 and 1996. This dataset gives the percent cover of the brown algae Hormosira banskii in response to different intensities and histories of experimental trampling.  Percent cover of Hormosira banksii was assessed on three occasions: end of summer 1994-1995, pre-summer 1995-1996, end of summer 1995-1996.  A comparison of areas of shoreline that had been trampled for two and four summers did not appear to influence the response to a new trampling episode.  However, it was recognised that a mild summer experience during the trial may have reduced the potential impact of trampling,  weakening the capacity to detect historical effects.

Tags: 54 100001, Adaptation, Biosphere, Civil Disturbance, Ecological Dynamics, Environmental Impacts, Hormosira banksii, Human Dimensions, Macroalgae, Marine Biology, Marine Plants, Mornington Peninsula, Oceans, Point Nepean National Park, Vegetation, periodic
Organization: School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Historical datasets of dugong observations in the Kimberley region of Western australia

The knowledge of dugong (Dugong dugon) distribution as well as basic abundance estimates throughout the Kimberley are currently limited. This dataset brings together information collected through a series of aerial strip transects surveys during 1985, as well as anecdotal observations of dugong distribution collected from regular patrols conducted by Australian Customs. Data collection techniques were not rigorous enough to calculate abundance estimates, however the strip transect surveys do provide the first snapshot of dugong distribution through the West Kimberley. This dataset also forms a useful template for the conduct of more rigorous surveys.

Organization: Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research (CMER), School of Natural Sciences, Edith Cowan University (EDU)
Historical August Sea-Surface Temperature Estimates Utilising a Diatom Transfer Function with Core MD88-787

The purpose of this study was to estimate past sea-surface temperature in the Southeast Indian Ocean. The accumulation of diatom microplankton assemblages in sediments being the proxy for these records of climatic change. 

A transfer function is a mathematical method that allows quantitative estimations of environmental parameters from past biogenic sedimentation. In this study, a diatom transfer function was established to relate biological species to selected environmental parameter of the ocean (sea-surface temp). These equations were then employed on observed fossil species from core samples to provide quantitative estimates of sea-surface temperature.

Estimates of sea-surface temperature (SST) are given here based on the assemblages of diatoms found in core MD88-787. The information provided gives the extrapolated age-scale through the core, and an estimate of August SST based on a diatom transfer function - DTF 109/24/6.

Tags: Biosphere, Diatoms, Microbiota, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Sea Surface Temperature, Transfer function
Organization: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
Hylid Frog Phylogenetic Diversity 0.2 Degree Grid

The Australian Natural Heritage Assessment Tool (ANHAT) is a map-supported database developed by the Department's Wildlife Heritage and Marine Division. It helps identify and prioritise areas for their natural heritage significance, focusing on biodiversity. Significance is determined based on rigorous comparisons of specific natural values, and ANHAT is an important tool to aid an evolutionary understanding of Australia's biodiversity.

ANHAT phylogenetic diversity analysis for hylid frogs. This shows a phylogenetic diversity  score for each 0.2 degree grid square for hylid frogs.CC - Attribution (CC BY)
This data has been licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence. More information can be found at http://www.ausgoal.gov.au/creative-commons.
Suited for use at regional, state or national level only. Data are too coarse for use at a local level

Tags: Applications, ECOLOGY_Biodiversity, FAUNA Native_Distribution, FAUNA Vertebrates_Distribution, FAUNA_Distribution
Organization: Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Historical aerial photographs of Australia's coastline

Hard-copy black & white / colour aerial photographs were obtained by Hugh Kirkman from a variety of sources for many locations along Australia's coastline.  There are 24 boxes of photographs containing 100's of historical photographs.

Tags: Beaches, Coastal Processes, Coral Reefs, Intertidal Zone, Lagoons, Mangroves, Marine Biology, Marine Habitat, Oceans, Radiance Or Imagery, Rocky Coasts, Shorelines, Visible Imagery, Visible Wavelengths
Organization: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Hinterland to coast critical corridors

This layer is displayed on the Environmental significance - biodiversity areas overlay map in City Plan version 7 as 'Hinterland to coast critical corridors', and identifies bioregional corridors that connect large areas of intact native vegetation in the city’s west to coastal areas in the east. The layer is also available in Council’s City Plan interactive mapping tool. For further information on City Plan, please visit http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/planning-and-building/city-plan-2015-19859.html

Tags: Biodiversity Areas, City Plan, City of Gold Coast, CoGC, Environment, Environment, Environmental Significance, Hinterland Coast Critical Corridors, Planning and building
Organization: City of Gold Coast
Heywood and Echuca Environmental Survey 2016, Western Australia (ARP7 Shoals)

Towed Video transects + Digital Stills
CTD
SBRUVS

Tags: Aquatic Ecosystems, Benthic Habitat, Biological Classification, Biosphere, Cnidarians, Coastal Processes, Coral Reefs, Fish, Marine Biology, Oceans, Sponges
Organization: AIMS
Heritage protection boundary

This layer is displayed on the Heritage overlay map in City Plan version 7 as 'Heritage protection boundary'. The layer is also available in Council’s City Plan interactive mapping tool. For further information on City Plan, please visit http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/planning-and-building/city-plan-2015-19859.html

Tags: City Plan, City of Gold Coast, CoGC, Heritage protection boundary, Planning and building, heritage protection, planning
Organization: City of Gold Coast
Heritage adjoining lot

This layer is displayed on the Heritage overlay map in City Plan version 7 as 'Heritage adjoining lot'. The layer is also available in Council’s City Plan interactive mapping tool. For further information on City Plan, please visit http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/planning-and-building/city-plan-2015-19859.html

Tags: City Plan, City of Gold Coast, CoGC, Heritage adjoining lot, Planning and building, heritage, planning
Organization: City of Gold Coast