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Cell biology, microbiology, ecology, biodiversity, species data, evolutionary biology
27,438 datasets
Antarctic region multibeam echosounder data collected by the RV Investigator during the COOKIES voyage from January 02 to February 25, 2026. The dataset contains 1226 files totaling 122 GB of raw bathymetry data and 1226 files totaling 193 GB of watercolumn data, stored in .kmall and .kmwcd formats at CSIRO. Data were processed with sound velocity profiles, motion correction, and GPS tide computed using the EGM2008 model.
From 2007 to 2018, the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions provided regular updates on vegetation association extents within Western Australia's IBRA bioregions. The reporting is based on Beards pre-European vegetation mapping at a 1:250,000 scale. These statistics were used for conservation planning, land use planning, and assessing development applications.
HF ocean radar data measures surface currents, wind directions, and significant wave height off the coast of Western Australia. The system covers the Ningaloo Peninsula and Ningaloo Reef, an area known for high marine biodiversity. Data is collected by the Australian Ocean Data Network using a WERA phased array system with a maximum range of 200 km.
Benthic survey data and habitat maps were created for the Yanyuwa Indigenous Protected Area in the Gulf of Carpentaria. The project was conducted by Marra and li-Anthawirriyarra rangers in partnership with Charles Darwin University and James Cook University from 2021 to 2022. Outputs include spatial datasets and a final technical report with recommendations for policy makers.
The Great Reef Census mobilizes tourism vessels and thousands of citizens to survey hundreds of reefs. This project, running from 2023 to 2026, aims to maximize data quality by combining machine and human learning and provides annual maps of reef state and ecological importance. Planned outputs include spatial maps of reef habitat type and tabular data from reef images.
Alexander Crits‐Christoph from Johns Hopkins University presents a 9.6 Gb shotgun metagenome from halite nodules in the Salar Grande area of the Atacama Desert. The dataset includes taxonomic and functional annotations for Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya, and viruses from this extreme environment. Analysis revealed a dominant cyanobacterium for CO2 fixation, a novel nanohaloarchaeon genome, and over 30 viral or proviral genomes.
Rachel Neugarten from Cornell University created this dataset containing spatial optimization outputs for global conservation planning. It includes raster files from three optimization scenarios evaluating trade-offs between nature's contributions to people, biodiversity, and development potential. The data supports findings that conserving half of global land area could provide 90% of ten nature's contributions and meet representation targets for 26,709 terrestrial vertebrate species.
Twenty-one hour-long soundscape recordings from the Southwestern Amazon Basin contain 14,798 bounding box annotations for 132 bird species. The data was collected in 2019 at the Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica in Peru using ten SWIFT recording units. It was partially featured as test data in the 2020 BirdCLEF competition for machine learning algorithm training and evaluation.
33 hour-long soundscape recordings from the Sierra Nevada, California, annotated with 20,147 bounding box labels for 56 bird species. The data were recorded in 2018 by researchers from Cornell University and partially featured in the 2021 BirdCLEF competition. Passive acoustic surveys were conducted in the Lassen and Plumas National Forests using SWIFT recording units.
On the night of September 23, 2015, six autonomous recording units captured 20,000 ten-second audio clips near Ithaca, New York. This dataset is a curated subset of the BirdVox-full-night recordings, with 10,017 clips (50.09%) containing at least one bird vocalization. It was created as a development set for the DCASE Bird Audio Detection challenge, facilitating the development and evaluation of bioacoustic classification models.
From June 2003 to August 2006, the Scottish Forestry Grant Scheme (SFGS) provided financial support for woodland creation, restocking, and stewardship. The scheme aimed to deliver economic, environmental, and social benefits by funding projects that established productive woodland, expanded native forests, and improved riparian and urban landscapes. Grant payments were calculated as a percentage of standard costs, typically at 60% or 90% rates depending on public benefit.
The Kerguelen Plateau in the Southern Ocean is a climate change hotspot. This dataset contains environmental data, R code, and outputs from a study predicting demersal fish distribution for the 2020s, 2030s, 2040s, and 2050s using oceanographic variables from the FESOM model under IPCC scenarios. The data and code were aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
The FGS Target Area - Woodlands for Riparian Benefits dataset identifies locations in Scotland where a higher grant payment is available for creating new riparian woodlands. The Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot published this dataset, which was last updated on 2026-07-08. The target areas were created by buffering river sections identified by the James Hutton Institute's RIVERTOOL as providing the most benefit from riparian planting.
Example images for biotic labels used in the Antarctic Seafloor Annotated Imagery Database. The catalog presents up to 16 randomly selected images per classification, based on the Australian Morphospecies Catalog and CATAMI scheme. All underlying data are publicly available on the Squidle+ platform.
Acoustic Telemetry Sub-Facility supports a large network of strategically located acoustic receivers in waters around Australia to detect and track tagged animals. The dataset collection on the AODN Portal displays the most recent receiver deployment for each station, with active deployments defined as those not recovered within 24 months. The data page is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and updated by the Animal Tracking Facility team.
Macroalgal species richness and diversity data collected along nearly 2000 km of temperate coastline in southwestern Australia. The study used a hierarchical design to examine patterns at spatial scales ranging from meters to hundreds of kilometers, encompassing almost 2000 km of coastline. The dataset is provided by Parks Australia and was originally published via the Australian Marine Parks Science Atlas.
Oceanographic modelling and particle-tracking techniques estimate potential biological connectivity among candidate Marine Protected Areas in Australia's South-west Marine Region. This dataset, provided by Parks Australia, uses hydrodynamic processes to model larval dispersal in three dimensions, focusing on areas dominated by the Leeuwin Current system. The work aims to inform science-based spatial management for marine biodiversity resilience and climate change impact assessment.
Australia's South-west Marine Region is the focus of this bioregional profile, which establishes the information base for marine planning. The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts prepared this profile, describing the region's ecological characteristics, conservation values, and human activities. The dataset record is provided by Parks Australia to maintain access following the decommissioning of the Australian Marine Parks Science Atlas platform.
A review publication discusses the moderate to low productivity of marine ecosystems in Western Australia, attributed to the warm, low-nutrient Leeuwin Current and limited riverine inflow. The record was provided by Parks Australia and was last updated on 2026-07-16. It highlights consequences for finfish fisheries, monitoring, and management in the Kimberley and North Coast Bioregion.
Research from Parks Australia quantifies immediate, delayed, and total post-capture survival for chondrichthyans discarded in Australia's main shark gillnet fishery. The study applies a risk-based method to on-board observations, finding high survival for commonly discarded species like the Port Jackson shark and low survival for key commercial species like gummy and school sharks. This dataset record was made available via the Australian Marine Parks Science Atlas and is provided by Parks Australia.