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DOT Bathymetry Composite Surfaces Index - Raw data
This dataset is the underpinning raw data that makes up the publicly available raster format hydrographic surveys owned by DoT. Raster surveys include multibeam, laser and lidar... -
NERP TE Project 5.3 - Vulnerability of seagrass habitats in the GBR to flood...
The Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program (RRMMP) has identified that seagrass meadows along the Great Barrier Reef are in a state of decline. This project will undertake... -
NESP MaC Project 3.2 - Developing a National Indigenous Environmental...
This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub small-scale study - Project 3.2 - Developing a National Indigenous Environmental Research Network – Marine... -
Secchi Disk Depth (a measure of water clarity), 1992 - 2006 (MTSRF 1.1.5,...
This study characterises spatial patterns in water clarity. Water clarity is a key indicator for water quality and is an essential environmental factor for phototrophic... -
NESP MaC Project Maps - Areas of research activity (NESP MaC, AIMS, UTAS)
This dataset contains 63 shapefiles that represent the areas of relevance for each research project under the National Environmental Science Program Marine and Coastal Hub,... -
GBR - Large-scale manta tow surveys of densities of crown of thorns starfish...
The purpose of this study is to quantify spatial and temporal changes in the density of crown-of-thorns starfish and benthic cover in the Great Barrier Reef. Broad-scale manta... -
NERP TE Project 5.2 - Experimental and field investigations of combined...
The objective of this project is to assess how management of local stressors such as land runoff can help improve the resilience of coral reefs to global stressors (climate... -
A Nationally Consistent Geomorphic Classification of the Australian Coastal Zone
Geoscience Australia has completed the first phase of an areal map of Australia's coastal geomorphological units. Utilising pre-existing GIS datasets procured from local, state... -
NERP TE Project 8.2 - Do no-take marine reserves contribute to biodiversity...
This project is providing a direct assessment of the ecological effects of multiple-use zoning on inshore reefs of the GBRMP. Underwater visual census (UVC) monitoring of fish... -
NESP MaC Project 1.19 - Scoping Study: Horizon scan of key science questions...
This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub small-scale study - "Scoping Study: Horizon scan of key science questions in the decommissioning of offshore... -
Water quality guidelines for the Great Barrier Reef, 1990 - 2005 (MTSRF, AIMS)
The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) to identify water quality guideline values based on existing ecological data; (2) to identify areas where guidelines are met or... -
NERP TE Project 13.1 - e-Atlas, 2011-2014 (AIMS)
The e-Atlas is a website and mapping system for presenting environmental research data in an accessible form that promotes greater use of this information. It is also a data... -
NERP TE Project 7.3 - Climate change and the impacts of extreme climatic...
This project investigates in detail the exposure and sensitivity of Wet Tropics animals to extreme climate and weather events, such as heat waves, fires, flooding rain and... -
NERP TE Project 4.1 - Tracking coastal turbidity over time and demonstrating...
Turbidity is a measure of water clarity that quantifies the amount of small particles suspended in the water, and is a fundamental environmental parameter influencing coastal... -
NERP TE Project 11.2 - Improved approaches for detection of disease and...
This project focuses on improving methods to detect the introduction of exotic animal diseases into the Torres Strait. The researchers will examine the environmental factors... -
NERP TE Project 3.1 - Rainforest Biodiversity: (a) Monitoring; (b) Climate...
This project will act as an integrating focus within the rainforest theme to strategically target research gaps and thereby increase our understanding of the drivers of... -
Real Time Ocean Monitoring Stations - meteorological and ocean data from...
The data consists of ten minute readings of above water meteorological parameters (wind speed, wind direction, barometric pressure, air temperature and humidity) from a Vaisala... -
NERP TE Project 10.2 - Socio-economic systems and reef resilience, 2012-2014 (JCU)
This project focuses on relationships between socio-economic systems and the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). It comprises three interrelated activities to investigate: Resident and... -
Torres Strait Dugong distribution and relative density - Spatial model of...
This dataset shows a raster spatial model of the distribution and relative density of dugongs (Dugong dugong) in the Torres Strait region based on an aggregate of 24 years (1987... -
NESP MaC Project 1.14 - The role of dugong and turtle grazing in Torres...
This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub small-scale study - "The role of dugong and turtle grazing in Torres Strait seagrass declines". For specific...