AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
SAIMOS - Biological and Flow Cytometry data collected from CTD stations in South Australia, in November 2009

Flow cytometry data was collected in November 2009, in waters off South Australia. 
The general purpose of the study is to be able to establish background knowledge on the ecosystem on the continental shelf of South Australia and the impact of upwelling/saline outflow events on microbial communities to ultimately develop a biogeochemical model of the region. Sampling was carried out during cruises conducted on board the RV Ngerin as part of the Southern Australian Integrated Marine System (SAIMOS). During each cruise, the physical, chemical and biological properties of the chlorophyll fluorescence maximum (FM) layer were investigated. Flow cytometry data has been collected for picophytoplankton, bacteria and viruses.
Six main stations have been sampled over the course of the study, five are located on the 100 m isobath, i.e. RS (35.508S, 136.278E), B2 (35.418S, 136.148E), B3 (35.258S, 136.048E), B4 (35.168S, 135.418E) and B5 (35.008S, 135.198E), and one from an offshore station (B1; 36.188S, 136.178E) located southwest of Kangaroo Island. Note that combining the distances between stations (14–25 nautical miles), the average component of the current velocity at middepth along the shelf (0.01 m s21) and the average speed of the vessel (i.e. 9 knots) indicate that different water masses were sampled at each station. Additional samples have on occasion been collected from the National Reference Station (NRS) at Kangaroo Island (35.832S, 136.447E) and the SA Spencer Gulf Mouth Mooring (SAM8SG, 35.25S, 136.690E), where the saline outflow occurs.

Tags: Biosphere | Microbiota | Bacteria, Biosphere | Vegetation | Phytoplankton, IMOS Node | SA-IMOS | Southern Australian Integrated Marine Observing System, Niskin Bottles, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Inorganic Matter, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrogen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Organic Matter, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Phosphate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Silicate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Winds | Surface Winds, Picophytoplankton, Virus, amount_of_bacteria_in_sea_water, amount_of_picophytoplankton_in_sea_water, amount_of_virus_in_sea_water, concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water, depth, depth_of_chlorophyll_maximum, latitude, longitude, mass_concentration_of_particulate_inorganic_matter_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_suspended_matter_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_ammonium_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_nitrate_and_nitrite_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_phosphorus_in_phosphate_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water, sea_surface_temperature, wind_from_direction, wind_speed
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Stylet elemental signatures indicate population structure in a holobenthic octopus species, Octopus pallidus

Targeted trace elemental analysis was used to investigate the population structure and dispersal patterns of the holobenthic octopus species Octopus pallidus. Multi-elemental signatures within the pre-hatch region of the stylet (an internal ‘shell’) were used to determine the common origins and levels of connectivity of individuals collected from 5 locations in Tasmania. To determine whether hatchling elemental signatures could be used as tags for natal origin, hatchling stylets from 3 of the 5 locations were also analysed.

Tags: Biosphere | Zoology | Mollusks, Element concentration, Elemental signatures, Laser ablation, Octopus pallidus, Population structure, Sex, Stage of maturity, Stylet, Whole body weight
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Recreational Western Rock Lobster Fishery Survey

Recreational fishers are responsible for harvesting a significant proportion of the total lobster landings each year. Mail surveys of licensees have been carried out annually since 1986, aimed at estimating the total recreational catch and gleaning additional secondary information on recreational fishing methods, areas fished, frequency of activity and fisher demographic characteristics.
The significance of the recreational lobster catch to total lobster landings makes it a component of the fishery that cannot afford to be ignored by those managing the resource. There is a need to have an understanding of where, when and how much lobster is taken by this user group, so that this portion of the catch can be taken into account in stock assessment considerations.
This project:
* calculates total lobster landings made by recreational fishers and tracks the proportion that these landings make from year to year compared with the commercial catch;
* monitors participation rates and documents variations in the usage of the western rock lobster stock by the recreational sector from year-to-year; and
* makes predictions of future recreational rock lobster licence sales, usage and catch based on puerulus settlement indices.

Time : Ongoing.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Cockburn Sound Management Council - Long-term Water Quality Sampling for Cockburn Sound (1982/83 to 2011/12)

From December to March, in most years between 1982/83 to 2011/12, the Marine and Freshwater Research Laboratory (MAFRL) at Murdoch University conducted water quality testing in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia for the Cockburn Sound Management Council (CSMC). Data was obtained on nitrogen and phosphorus compounds, salinity, conductivity, pH, suspended sediments, density, turbidity, fluorescence, temperature, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll and light attenuation.

Tags: Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Oceans | Water Quality | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Water Quality | Dissolved Gases, Oceans | Water Quality | Light Transmission, Oceans | Water Quality | Nitrogen Compounds, Oceans | Water Quality | Nutrients, Oceans | Water Quality | Oxygen, Oceans | Water Quality | Ph, Oceans | Water Quality | Phosphorous Compounds, Oceans | Water Quality | Turbidity, Oceans | Water Quality | Water Temperature, attenuation_coefficient, concentration_of_total_suspended_sediments, fluorescence_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_ammonia_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_b_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_c_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_nitrate-nitrite_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_organic_nitrogen_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_organic_phosphorus_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_orthophosphorus_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water, saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water, sea_surface_salinity, sea_surface_temperature, sea_water_density, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature, secchi_depth_of_sea_water, turbidity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Heavy Metal data measured during a high rainfall event in Port Jackson, 21 August 2007.

The Sydney Harbour catchment area includes a number of different river systems which drain into the Port Jackson estuary. During high rainfall events the catchment areas behave differently to deliver contaminants into the Port Jackson estuary. Under conditions of high rainfall contaminants are delivered to areas very quickly as freshwater slides over the top of the denser more saline waters of the estuary. Samples were taken along the Port Jackson estuary over two days to determine the behaviour of the freshwater plume as it travels in a layer of freshwater to be flushed or flocculate out at some point in the estuary. Samples were analysed for Al, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn concentrations.

Tags: Oceans | Water Quality | Contaminants, Oceans | Water Quality | Toxic Chemicals, heavy_metal_concentration, latitude, longitude, site
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
OSU Buoy Group: Emperor Seamounts Experiment

Data from moorings that were in place for at least 6 months in deep water and include meteorological data, pressure records and temperature records gathered by the Oregon State University (OSU) Buoy Group over a span of more than 35 years. In addition, included are a number of electronic (i.e., browser-formatted) data reports.
This dataset relates to current meter records from the Emperor Seamounts Experiment.
Other links available on this site will take you to the collection of data reports, an historical retrospective of the Buoy Group and instructions on how to download the data for the following:

Atlantic Ocean data
Pacific Ocean data
Indian Ocean data
Southern Ocean data 
Electronic data reports
History of the Group
How to use this disk


Tags: Buoy world ocean, Deep water mooring, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Pressure | Sea Level Pressure, Oceans | Ocean Pressure | Water Pressure, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, PACIFIC OCEAN, beam_attenuation_coefficient, direction_of_sea_water_velocity, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_pressure, sea_water_speed, sea_water_temperature, sea_water_u_velocity, sea_water_v_velocity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Secchi Disc data measured during a high rainfall event in Port Jackson, 21 August 2007

The Sydney Harbour catchment area includes a number of different river systems which drain into the Port Jackson estuary. During high rainfall events the catchment areas behave differently to deliver contaminants into the Port Jackson estuary. Under conditions of high rainfall contaminants are delivered to areas very quickly as freshwater slides over the top of the denser more saline waters of the estuary. Secchi Disc samples were taken along the Port Jackson estuary over four days to determine the behaviour of the freshwater plume as it travels in a layer of freshwater to be flushed or flocculate out at some point in the estuary.

Tags: Oceans | Ocean Optics | Secchi Depth, Oceans | Water Quality | Toxic Chemicals, secchi_depth_of_sea_water
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Biodiversity of the Exmouth Navy Pier, WA

Two surveys were carried out within the environs of the Navy Pier at Exmouth to ascertain the biodiversity of the fish and coral assemblages resident within. This pier is a very popular dive site renowned for the quality (and quantity) of the fish life. The first survey (9 - 11 March 1996) was of species presence/absence while the second survey (2 - 6 April 2001) included abundance estimates of the fish assemblage. The sampling regime for each survey was the same. Two transects were videoed for each pylon included in the survey. Video footage was taken swimming from the surface to the bottom of the pylon on one side and whilst returning to the surface on the opposite side. A total of 17 pylons were surveyed using this technique. General video footage was also taken of the surrounding habitat to help with identification of fish and benthic organisms. The video tapes were analysed using AVTAS - a quantitative benthic analysis package developed by AIMS. A comprehensive list of the fish fauna associated with the pier, dolphins, and immediate surrounds, was obtained through visual census whilst using SCUBA. For the 2001 survey fish numbers were estimated using Log5 abundance categories.

Tags: Biodiversity, Biosphere | Zoology | Corals, Cameras | Video Cameras - underwater, Field Surveys | Underwater Surveys, Marine Features (Australia) | Ningaloo Marine Park, WA, Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Habitat
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Ocean Gliders - Slocum glider deployment in Western Australia off Two Rocks (December 2009)

The dataset contains temperature, salinity and biological parameters like for example dissolved oxygen and turbidity data measured by a Slocum glider in the region of Two Rocks (Western Australia).
The Ocean Gliders Facility (formerly known as the Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)), manages Slocum gliders to be deployed on the continental shelf.
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: CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM), Countries | Australia, Fluorometers, Glider, IMOS Node | Bluewater and Climate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Slocum Glider, States, Territories (Australia) | Western Australia, concentration_of_coloured_dissolved_organic_matter, fluorescence_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_pressure, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature, volumetric_backscatter_coefficient
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
2016 SoE Marine Chapter - Pressures - Climate Change - Ocean acidification

The Marine chapter of the 2016 State of the Environment (SoE) report incorporates multiple expert templates developed from streams of marine data. This metadata record describes the Expert Assessment "Pressures on the marine environment associated with climate change - ocean acidification". The full Expert Assessment, including figures and tables (where provided), is attached to this record. Where available, the Data Stream(s) used to generate this Expert Assessment are accessible through the "On-line Resources" section of this record.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESSURE
The uptake of atmospheric CO2 by the ocean results in changes in seawater chemistry, including a decrease in pH and dissolved carbonate ion concentrations, know as ocean acidification. Since pre-industrial times the pH of waters around Australia are estimated to have decreased between 0.08 and 0.10, consistent with global estimates of pH change. Superimposed on the large-scale change is much more variability at seasonal and local scales where natural processes can amplify or offset ocean acidification in a range of environments (Mongin et al., 2016; Walbusser et al, 2014; Shaw et al., 2012). The detection of trends and state in most coastal, shelf and subsurface waters around Australia is limited by lack of data.
The pH and dissolved carbonate ion concentration of ocean waters around Australia will continue to decrease at the ocean takes up atmospheric CO2 emissions. The rates of change are linked to different emission scenarios (Lenton et al., 2015). Ocean acidification will persist for many millennia, even if emissions are reduced (e.g. Frolicher and Joos, 2010).  Seasonal undersaturation of aragonite in surface waters of the Southern Ocean is predicted to occur by 2030 with consequences for calcifying organisms like pteropods (McNeil and Matear, 2008; Hauri et al., 2015). 
Ocean acidification is expected to lead to widespread shifts in ecosystems and puts at risk regional economies reliant on healthy and sustainable marine ecosystems such as tourism and aquaculture.  
DATA STREAM(S) USED IN EXPERT ASSESSMENT
Offshore data from around Australia as described in Lenton et al 2015. Details of the specific data sets used to generate this assessment have not been provided.

2016 SOE ASSESSMENT SUMMARY [see attached Expert Assessment for full details]
• 2016 •
Assessment grade: Very high impact
Assessment trend: Deteriorating
Confidence grade: Adequate high quality evidence and high level of consensus
Confidence trend: Adequate high quality evidence and high level of consensus
Comparability: Grade and trend are somewhat comparable to the 2011 assessment
• 2011 •
Assessment grade: Very good
Assessment trend: Deteriorating
Confidence grade: Limited evidence or limited consensus
Confidence trend: Limited evidence or limited consensus

CHANGES SINCE 2011 SOE ASSESSMENT
More data are now available.

Tags: anthropogenic stress, climate change, environmental pressures, expert assessment, ocean acidification
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Vegetation mapping of the Wet Tropics Bioregion 2008 (WTMA)

This dataset contains polygons depicting vegetation communities of the Wet Tropics Bioregion. Over 250 vegetation types are described using structural and floristic characteristics, and the vegetation communities have been classified using a logical, hierarchical framework.
At a broad level, the vegetation includes the rainforests, forests and woodlands, sclerophyll rainforests, shrublands and heathlands, herblands and mangrove communities distributed throughout the bioregion.
The dataset is derived from 1:25 000 stereo aerial photography. J.P. Stanton and D.J. Stanton delineated vegetation and geology types by manually interpreting and drawing polygons directly onto the aerial photography.
The vegetation of the Wet Tropics Bioregion GIS dataset is also available to or those with ArcGIS capacity. Contact wettropics@wtma.qld.gov.au for more information.
Attributes
The vegetation has been classified into 5 levels, each of increasing level of detail. The following is the list of unique values for the first three levels. For the complete list of all 5 levels please refer to the 'Vegetation Levels 1 to 5 classification list' document.
Level_1: 
* Vegetated, 
* Unvegetated
Level_2: 
* Sclerophyll forests and woodlands, 
* Cleared, unvegetated or non-native
* Rainforests
* Mangroves
* Non-woody vegetation
* Shrublands and heathlands
* Vegetation complexes and mosaics
* Sclerophyll and sclerophyll rainforest transitions
Level_3:
* Eucalyptus forests and woodlands
* Melaleuca forests and woodlands
* Water bodies
* Mesophyll rainforests
* Mangrove forests
* Mangrove grasslands and herblands
* Rural, agricultural or urban areas
* Grasslands
* Shrublands and heathlands
* Coastal beach complexes
* Riparian complexes
* Naturally unvegetated
* Closed Acacia forests
* Closed Eucalyptus forests
* Acacia forests and woodlands
* Microphyll thickets
* Notophyll rainforests
* Secondary successional complexes
* Casuarina forests and woodlands
* Sedgelands
* Rock pavement and coastal headland complexes
* Lophostemon forests and woodlands
* Fern complexes
* Microphyll rainforests
* Palm-leaf rainforests
* Wetland complexes
* Syncarpia forests and woodlands
* Notophyll thickets
* Closed Lophostemon forests
Positional accuracy
The positional accuracy of the mapped vegetation polygons is ±12 metres from the true position as depicted on the Australian 1:50 000 Topographic Survey Map Series R733. Horizontal accuracy is estimated at 90% of well-defined detail within ±50 metres of true position.
Attribute accuracy
Attribute accuracy is estimated at 95%.
Citation
Wet Tropics Management Authority (2009). Vegetation Mapping of the Wet Tropics Bioregion of Queensland. Wet Tropics Management Authority, Cairns.
Acknowledgements
The expert assistance and advice of James Cook University and the Queensland Herbarium is gratefully acknowledged.
/Base data/Data reproduced with permission of Wet Tropics Management Authority/
This metadata was prepared for the eAtlas and is not authoritative. Please contact the Wet Tropics Management Authority for an authoritative record.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
SAIMOS - Biological and Flow Cytometry data collected from CTD stations in South Australia, in January 2011

Flow cytometry data was collected in January 2011, in waters off South Australia. 
The general purpose of the study is to be able to establish background knowledge on the ecosystem on the continental shelf of South Australia and the impact of upwelling/saline outflow events on microbial communities to ultimately develop a biogeochemical model of the region. Sampling was carried out during cruises conducted on board the RV Ngerin as part of the Southern Australian Integrated Marine System (SAIMOS). During each cruise, the physical, chemical and biological properties of the chlorophyll fluorescence maximum (FM) layer were investigated. Flow cytometry data has been collected for picophytoplankton, bacteria and viruses.
Six main stations have been sampled over the course of the study, five are located on the 100 m isobath, i.e. RS (35.508S, 136.278E), B2 (35.418S, 136.148E), B3 (35.258S, 136.048E), SAM2CP/B4 (35.168S, 135.418E) and SAM5CB/B5 (35.008S, 135.198E), and one from an offshore station (B1; 36.188S, 136.178E) located southwest of Kangaroo Island. Note that combining the distances between stations (14–25 nautical miles), the average component of the current velocity at middepth along the shelf (0.01 m s21) and the average speed of the vessel (i.e. 9 knots) indicate that different water masses were sampled at each station. Additional samples have on occasion been collected from the National Reference Station (NRS) at Kangaroo Island (35.832S, 136.447E) and the SA Spencer Gulf Mouth Mooring (SAM8SG, 35.25S, 136.690E), where the saline outflow occurs.

Tags: Biosphere | Microbiota | Bacteria, Biosphere | Vegetation | Phytoplankton, IMOS Node | SA-IMOS | Southern Australian Integrated Marine Observing System, Niskin Bottles, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Inorganic Matter, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrogen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Organic Matter, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Phosphate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Silicate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Winds | Surface Winds, Picophytoplankton, Virus, amount_of_bacteria_in_sea_water, amount_of_phytoplankton_in_sea_water, amount_of_picophytoplankton_in_sea_water, amount_of_virus_in_sea_water, concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water, depth, depth_of_chlorophyll_maximum, latitude, longitude, mass_concentration_of_particulate_inorganic_matter_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_suspended_matter_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_ammonium_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_nitrate_and_nitrite_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_phosphorus_in_phosphate_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water, sea_surface_temperature, wind_from_direction, wind_speed
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
NESP TWQ Project 5.2 - From exposure to risk: Novel experimental approaches to analyse cumulative impacts and determine thresholds in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA), 2019-2020 (AIMS)

Understanding cumulative impacts from multiple stressors will be critical for successful management of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) under the Reef2050 Plan. This project produced experimental analyses of concentration-response relationships for selected species under broad, controlled envelopes of local stressors at different climate scenarios. Results informed assessments of ecological risks, and management opportunities for a range of activities in the coastal zone and on the GBR. In the project-extension used exposure maps and ecological models, based on our developed and existing databases and experimental results, advancing our understanding of the contribution of individual disturbances in a cumulative framework (including both acute and chronic disturbances) to the current status of the reef. In turn, this new knowledge will inform management on setting future water quality thresholds, identifying catchments and regions as priorities for management action aimed at ameliorating impacts to reef health and building resilience for large-scale cumulative disturbances.

Tags: National Environmental Science Programme Tropical Water Quality (NESP TWQ) hub, marine
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network