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Cell biology, microbiology, ecology, biodiversity, species data, evolutionary biology
27,506 datasets
283 wave- and tide-dominated estuaries and deltas across Australia were mapped to evaluate established evolutionary facies models. The study, published by the Australian Ocean Data Network, provides the first continent-scale statistical analysis of geomorphic and sedimentary data for these systems. It reveals an offshore shift in sand accumulation during delta development and larger intertidal areas in wave-dominated deltas compared to estuaries.
The Australian Ocean Data Network provides a dataset quantifying seabed exposure to oceanographic processes on the Australian continental shelf. It contains modeled combined flow bed shear stress data for an 8-year period from March 1997 to February 2005. The data is used to produce regionalisation maps classifying exposure based on magnitude and frequency of stress events.
Australian Ocean Data Network hosts data on gully morphology and seafloor communities on the Sabrina continental slope in East Antarctica. The dataset describes how slope angle variations influence sediment deposition, failure, and gully shape, with implications for habitat and biodiversity. The associated research was published in Marine Geology in 2020.
South-eastern Australian saline lakes provide data on ostracod species composition linked to ionic water chemistry. The dataset reports occurrences as physiologically important ionic ratios, analyzing them within the Eugster-Jones-Hardie models of solute evolution and halite recycling. Findings suggest the geochemical processes influencing ostracods are also relevant to other saltwater organisms like zooplankton and diatoms.
North America is categorized into physical habitat types at a 100-meter resolution. The dataset was developed by Julia Michalak at the University of Washington using input data such as elevation and soil type. It is provided as TIFF files for use in GIS applications like ArcGIS.
A surrogacy framework evaluates potential habitat condition for marine megafauna and infauna across 753 submarine canyons on the Australian continental margin. The methodology uses 22 environmental and ecological variables to score canyons based on geomorphic and oceanographic heterogeneity. This work was presented at the 2017 Australian Marine Science Association Conference and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Australia's offshore renewable energy development areas, including Hunter, Gippsland, Bass Strait, Illawarra, Southern Ocean, and south-west Western Australia. This collaborative National Environmental Science Program project established an inventory of environmental and cultural data and best practice monitoring standards to support regulatory decision-making. The inventory details potential impacts, monitoring standards, cultural values, seabed habitats, and species interactions, and was presented at the 2024 AMSA-NZMSS Conference.
High-resolution 5-meter bathymetry data was collected for Storm Bay, Tasmania, as part of the FRDC project 2018-131 'Storm Bay Observing System'. The Australian Ocean Data Network provides this data as a Web Map Service and downloadable GeoTIFF files, including both bathymetry and hillshade layers. Its primary objective was to map benthic habitats and assess changes in key areas to support aquaculture development.
Data collected by the Australian Ocean Data Network, last updated 2026-06-27, to study the evolution of a high-energy, cool-water carbonate inner shelf. The dataset includes surficial sediments, video, multibeam sonar data, cores, and shallow seismics from the Recherche Archipelago. It documents Holocene deposits up to 7 meters thick and Pleistocene erosional surfaces over granite basement.
Geoscience Australia presents seabed geomorphology and habitat maps to support the sustainable development of offshore renewable energy. The data synthesizes interpretations of bathymetry, shallow geology, sedimentology, and ecology to illustrate seabed features, compositions, and processes. It was developed in collaboration with European agencies and presented at the 2024 AMSA-NZMSS Conference.
37 CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) casts collected by the RV Investigator during the COOKIES voyage from January to February 2026. Data were acquired using a Sea-Bird SBE911 CTD unit with auxiliary sensors and processed by CSIRO's National Collections and Marine Infrastructure. The dataset includes quality-controlled measurements of oceanographic parameters from the Antarctic region.
Fixed cameras at the TERN Daintree Rainforest SuperSite in Cow Bay, Australia, capture half-hourly images during daylight hours. This dense time series of phenocam images provides a long-term record of vegetation structure and condition for a complex mesophyll vine forest with an average canopy height of 30 meters. The data, including derived products like the Green Chromatic Coordinate (Gcc), supports analysis of ecological responses to climate variability and calibration of satellite remote sensing data.
215 native plant species presence-absence records from 76 seasonal wetlands on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula, collated from surveys conducted between 2000 and 2009. The data was pre-processed to remove sampling bias and used in a published biodiversity study. Spatial attributes like area, centroids, elevation, and catchment are included for each wetland site.
Brisbane City Council's Local Waterway Health Assessment program consolidates biotic and abiotic monitoring data from 2006 onward. The dataset includes aquatic indicators such as fish, macrophytes, riparian habitat, and water quality measurements across the council's catchments. This long-term monitoring supports compliance, performance reporting, and informs waterway management programs.
Australian Ocean Data Network collected spatial and temporal data on scallop and benthic community abundance from 2000 to 2005. The dataset includes fishery-independent and industry-dependent surveys, as well as dredge video surveys and bycatch abundance records. Data files are available in PNG, DOC, and HTML formats.
37 migratory shorebird species occur regularly along coastal Australia, with many protected in Ramsar sites. This project analyzed 30 years of shorebird monitoring data curated by BirdLife Australia's National Shorebird Monitoring Program to update national trend estimates for 15 species under conservation reassessment. The work was conducted by the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub in 2021-2022 to inform the National Migratory Shorebird Conservation Action Plan.
NSW Office of Environment and Heritage produced a seamless map of native vegetation types for New South Wales, Australia. The map integrates imagery, site surveys, and environmental data to classify vegetation into Plant Community Types, Formations, and Classes. This specific version for the Riverina Region was superseded by a new State Vegetation Type Map on June 24, 2022.
Seven northern Australian estuaries were examined using the Digital Earth Australia Landsat archive to map intertidal areas and mangrove extent. The report demonstrates a satellite remote sensing approach for characterising coastal habitats critical for threatened and migratory species. The analysis, part of the A12 Northern Seascapes Scoping Project, employed tide-tagged imagery and geometric medians to produce cloud-free composites and detect changes over a three-decade period.
17,234.4 hectares of raised bog habitat across 476 sites in Scotland are mapped and classified. The dataset uses EUNIS codes to distinguish between active, degraded, and damaged bog types, with area totals provided for each class. It was created and updated between 2023 and 2024 using aerial photo interpretation and field surveys.
A 2012 survey collected benthic marine specimens during a transit between Darwin and Cairns from 15-24 October. The program gathered 261 voucher specimens, including ~139 kg of sponges and 30 kg of cnidarians, for biodiversity and natural products research. The data was acquired by the Australian Ocean Data Network using an ROV and benthic sled in previously mapped areas.