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Cell biology, microbiology, ecology, biodiversity, species data, evolutionary biology
27,314 datasets
Two Bayesian models characterise seafloor habitats across southern Australian shelf waters. The first model discriminates 'functional reef' from sediment, while the second distinguishes five broad ecosystem components like seagrass and macroalgae. Outputs from the Australian Ocean Data Network include mapping services and data packages derived from bathymetry, benthic imagery, and oceanographic covariates.
50 foraging trips from Masked Boobies were analyzed using GPS and depth-acceleration loggers. The data includes location points every 4 minutes and detailed activity such as diving rates and resting time. This dataset was published by Parks Australia and last updated in July 2026.
1081 sting events and specimen samples of venomous jellyfish compiled from the Venomous Jellyfish Database. This extract covers incidents along the north Queensland coast between December 1883 and March 2017, compiled by Lisa-ann Gershwin and others from sources including media reports. The data was prepared for the NESP Irukandji forecasting system project.
Przeslawski et al. compiled a species-level inventory from three marine surveys to the Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve. The dataset includes approximately 750 sponge specimens assigned to 348 species, with analysis of relationships between biodiversity patterns and environmental variables like depth, substrate hardness, and slope. The research was published in 2015 to support the management and monitoring of the reserve.
A 2022 case study project integrates citizen-collected and analyzed geo-referenced reef images with expert validation to assess Great Barrier Reef health. The project, managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network, explores a platform combining machine learning and citizen science to extract insights from a growing image library. Planned outputs include an R data package and a technical report with recommendations for marine habitat management.
More than 11,000 animals were analyzed in this raw experimental dataset from the 2024 Nature Communications paper 'Divergent evolution of sleep functions' by Joyce et al. The dataset contains 86 zip files totaling approximately 170GB, which expand to 622 ethoscope database files covering 330GB of raw behavioral recordings. It was authored by Giorgio F. Gilestro of Imperial College London and includes confocal images for BRP analysis.
A global seasonal climatology provides data for approximately 1500 1°x1° grid points. The dataset, created by C. Swan of ETH Zurich, applies CHEMTAX analysis to HPLC pigment observations to characterize major phytoplankton types. It offers a global view of phytoplankton community structure, validated against prior regional studies.
Data from 2026-07-13 compares contaminant levels in treated effluent and seawater from three Australian wastewater treatment plant outfalls. The Australian Ocean Data Network collected samples to assess ecological effects in shallow, retentive environments in South Australia versus a deep, dispersive site in New South Wales. The study focused on five contaminant groups: nutrients, metals, antibiotics, PFAS, and microplastics.
The Rottnest Shelf HF ocean radar system monitors a region with the highest marine biodiversity in Western Australia, including the Perth Canyon. Data from two 16-element receive arrays operating at 8.512 MHz measure surface currents, wind direction, and significant wave height up to 200 km offshore. This dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in July 2026.
Southern Australian deepwater environments, including two marine reserves, are the focus of this biodiversity dataset. It contains modeled predictions for three biodiversity attributes: distributions of eight common species, beta diversity, and rank abundance distributions. The data was produced by Parks Australia using biological survey data combined with physical environmental data.
EcoDes-DK15 provides 70 high-resolution rasterized ecological descriptors derived from Denmark's national airborne laser scanning (ALS) data acquired in 2014-2015. The dataset, created by researchers at Aarhus University, covers over forty thousand square kilometers of Denmark's terrestrial surface with a 10-meter grain size. It includes measures of vegetation height, structure, density, and topographic features like elevation, slope, and wetness.
2024 statistics provide information on the status of native vegetation in three IBRA sub-regions covering over 68% of the Wheatbelt cropping region. The reports, produced by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, compare pre-European and 2024 extents of vegetation categories. They cover three sub-regions and 22 Local Government areas fully included in the 2024 dataset.
North and West Australian Tropical Reef Features provides mapping of 11,000 shallow coral reef, rocky reef, and sand bank feature boundaries. The dataset was created by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) under the NESP MaC 3.17 project, with a last update recorded in 2026. It covers tropical waters from the Houtman Abrolhos Islands to Western Cape York, including offshore islands like Lord Howe and Christmas Island.
The Australian Institute of Marine Science Long-Term Monitoring Program (LTMP) conducted large-scale manta tow surveys from 1986 to 2005 to quantify spatial and temporal changes in crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) density and benthic cover on the Great Barrier Reef. The highest overall mean number of COTS per tow was 1.17 in 1988, and active or incipient outbreaks were recorded on 16% and 11% of surveyed reefs in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Observations were interpolated over the whole GBR using Generalized Additive Models, producing gridded data available as KML and ASCII grid files.
From January 1, 2012, this dataset provides marine heatwave and cold-spell monitoring metrics for the Australian coast, produced by the Australian Ocean Data Network. It uses satellite-derived sea surface temperature data from the MultiSensor Level 3 Super-collated and GeoPolar MultiSensor L3S products, applying thresholds from the SSTAARS daily climatology to classify events. The dataset includes categories, sea surface temperature anomalies, and Degree Heating-Days metrics.
75% of the Tasmanian rock lobster catch is exported to China, creating market vulnerability. This dataset, provided by Parks Australia, examines how fishers adapt to climate change and price fluctuations using three fleet dynamic models of increasing complexity. The research investigates the social, economic, and ecological impacts of these external perturbations on the fishery.
Research from Parks Australia, last updated in July 2026, examines the long-term impacts of bottom trawling on deep-sea coral ecosystems. The analysis is based on 64,504 video frames and 704 high-resolution images from 25 seamounts off Tasmania, Australia. It documents dramatic reductions in coral cover and associated biodiversity, with no clear recovery observed even a decade after trawling ceased.
Sponges were collected from 65 sites in northern Australia's Joseph Bonaparte Gulf and Van Diemen Rise. The dataset includes 283 species across four classes, 53 families, and at least 117 genera, with sampling covering five geomorphic features and three environmental variables. It provides a baseline inventory to support marine management, highlighting sponges as habitat providers and potential biological surrogates for monitoring.
Seven consecutive years (2006/2007–2012/2013) of below-average puerulus settlement in the Western Australian rock lobster fishery are examined. The dataset, provided by Parks Australia, relates low settlement to earlier spawning timing, higher October water temperatures, and reduced autumn/spring storm activity. Statistical analysis indicates 71% of settlement variation is explained by spawning timing, storm activity, and offshore February water temperatures.
Jurien Bay Marine Park in Western Australia is the focus of an Ecospace model investigating spatial fishing closures. The model comprises 80 functional groups representing over 200 species and simulates five management scenarios over 20 years. This dataset record is provided by Parks Australia to highlight research relevant to Australian Marine Parks.