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Cell biology, microbiology, ecology, biodiversity, species data, evolutionary biology
27,527 datasets
An 8-year model of combined flow bed shear stress quantifies seabed exposure across the entire Australian continental shelf. Output from numerical models predicting waves, tides, winds, and currents was used to compute stresses from March 1997 to February 2005. The Australian Ocean Data Network provides three regionalisation methods to classify exposure magnitude and frequency.
Artificial Intelligence classified satellite imagery to create a habitat and land cover map for Scotland in 2019. Space Intelligence produced this raster dataset in partnership with NatureScot as part of an AI for Good climate challenge. The data is one of three layers in a series that includes a 2020 classification and a change detection layer.
Multibeam sonar, underwater video, and sediment data reveal relationships between seabed geomorphology and benthic habitats in Esperance Bay. The dataset, from the Australian Ocean Data Network, focuses on a shallow, high-energy, biogenic sediment-dominated environment within the Recherche Archipelago. Wave energy exposure appears to be a key regional-scale predictor for rhodolith and seagrass habitat distribution.
Northern Australian marine surveys from 2009 to 2012 collected polychaete specimens. The dataset contains taxonomic identifications to species or operational taxonomic units, performed by experts Chris Glasby and Charlotte Watson. Specimens are curated at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, with research supported by the National Environmental Science Program.
The Australian Ocean Data Network provides data on cool-water carbonate environments in the Recherche Archipelago, western Great Australian Bight. Surficial sediments, video, multibeam sonar, cores, and shallow seismics were collected to examine Quaternary shelf evolution. The dataset includes Holocene deposits up to 7 meters thick dominated by calcareous algae, molluscs, and bryozoans.
Multibeam echosounder data collected by the RV Investigator on the COOKIES voyage from Hobart between January 02 and February 25, 2026. The dataset includes 11.7 GB of raw bathymetry and backscatter data and 58.1 GB of watercolumn backscatter data, processed with motion correction and GPS tide models. It is hosted by the CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue.
Australia's offshore renewable energy inventory collates data for five proposed development areas: Hunter, Gippsland and Bass Strait, Illawarra, Southern Ocean, and south-west Western Australia. The collaborative National Environmental Science Program project details potential environmental impacts, monitoring standards, and cultural values. This inventory supports regulatory decision-making for the sustainable development, operation, and decommissioning of offshore wind farms.
A 2020 study published in Marine Geology details gully morphology and seafloor communities on the Sabrina continental slope in East Antarctica. The dataset, hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network, describes how slope angle variations drive differences in sedimentation and gully shape, which in turn influence habitat structure and beta-diversity. The upper slope region supports distinct communities compared to the adjacent shelf.
Australia's marine estate contains seabed geomorphology maps developed to support offshore renewable energy development. The maps synthesize interpretations of bathymetry, shallow geology, sedimentology, and ecology data to illustrate seabed features and processes. They were produced using a nationally consistent mapping scheme developed in collaboration with European agencies and presented at the 2024 AMSA-NZMSS Conference.
The Land Classification of the Shetland Isles is a web map service from the Environmental Information Data Centre. It provides a 1974 ecological stratification of the Shetland Isles into sixteen environmental strata at a 1-kilometer resolution, originally developed by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology. The service contains two layers showing the individual strata and four grouped overviews.
Great Britain is covered by a 25-meter resolution raster land cover map from 2007. The map classifies each pixel into Broad Habitat types defined by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, updating previous maps from 1990 and 2000. It was produced by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology using satellite data from Landsat, IRS, and SPOT sensors.
A point dataset representing public dams and retarding basins in Victoria, Australia. The data is maintained by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and was last updated on 2026-06-14. It serves as the unrestricted version for public display and is extracted from the FloodZoom Dams Portal for annual safety reporting by Water Corporations, Parks Victoria, and AGL Hydro.
A dataset linking tetrapod species to their valid and invalid subspecies counts, alongside metrics of research and public attention. It includes counts of preserved specimens from GBIF, published papers from Scopus (1960-2024), and Wikipedia pageviews (2015-2023). The dataset was created by Jhonny J. M. Guedes and last updated in May 2026.
Monitoring data for coral community characteristics on inshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef, collected since 2005. The dataset includes percent cover of benthic organisms, juvenile coral densities, and coral disease prevalence, collected by the Australian Ocean Data Network. Sampling methods evolved from video frames to digital photos and transect-based size class measurements.
2013 winter and summer data details macrofaunal abundance across 6 intertidal sites in Essex and Morecambe Bay, UK. The dataset provides a quantitative measure of invertebrate species within the top 10cm of sediment, with sampling across saltmarsh and adjacent mudflat habitats using quadrats and replicate cores. Abundance data for mudflat habitats is complete, while saltmarsh data is limited to one full Essex site in winter and only at the 1m scale across all sites.
The JELLYFISh project provides a soil database from an experimental in-situ testing program using the Medusa DMT/SDMT technology. Data originates from benchmark Geo-Test Sites in Norway, covering specific soil types including silt, soft clay, quick clay, and sand. This dataset supports research on enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructure against geo-hazards.
Australian Ocean Data Network hosts data from a 2022 experiment testing selective breeding and symbiont evolution to enhance coral heat tolerance. The dataset likely contains performance metrics for Acropora spathulata coral recruits from four cross groups under ecologically relevant thermal stress. Data collection occurred at the National SeaSimulator facility using broodstock from Davies and Moore Reefs on the Great Barrier Reef.
Australian Ocean Data Network provides data on hatchery-reared striped trumpeter (Latris lineata). The dataset includes measurements of length, weight, age, growth, size at metamorphosis, and survival in relation to fish density, nutrition, health, and system operation parameters. It was last updated on 2026-07-13.
Time series data on seal and bird species in the Southern Ocean, collected to measure foraging and reproductive success. The dataset includes measurements of mass, condition, length, girth, and offspring survival and growth. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in July 2026.
Raw time series data on depth, water temperature, light, and swim speed for birds and mammals in the Southern Ocean, collected using time/depth recorders and satellite telemetry. Stomach temperature and heart rate data are available in some instances, though sparse. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in July 2026.