Benthic habitat characterisation of Montgomery Reef, Kimberley region, Western Australia using towed video (Towvid)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

The AIMS towed video system was used to survey the deeper water (between 10 and 53 metres) to the north and south of the reef. The system was flown at approximately 1 metre above the sea floor with real time analysis of the video footage (AIMS Towvid) used to examine the broad scale distribution of dominant benthic biota. In addition to video footage, a downward facing digital still camera was attached to the bottom of the towed body. The camera was set to photograph the benthos approximately every 5 metres. The high resolution images allowed for a more detailed assessment of the benthic community. The objectives of the research were three-fold:1. to provide a broad- and fine-scale characterisation the benthic communities and substratum at Montgomery Reef2. to identify similarities and differences in the benthic communities examined and3. to undertake a detailed spatial analysis to examine and map the distribution of these benthic organisms and communities.This research was the first detailed quantitative survey of the benthic communities of Montgomery Reef. Univariate, multivariate and spatial statistics are employed to examine both the similarities and differences in the distribution and relative abundance of these benthic communities. This study is part of a broader regional survey of the Kimberley fringing reefs initiated by AIMS in 2009.

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Title Benthic habitat characterisation of Montgomery Reef, Kimberley region, Western Australia using towed video (Towvid)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2e31d2e7-1dcd-4b83-b505-7787fa6d0535
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 20/11/2017
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Benthic habitat characterisation of Montgomery Reef, Kimberley region, Western Australia using towed video (Towvid)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/benthic-habitat-characterisation-of-montgomery-reef-kimberley-region-western-australia-using-to1