225 Hard Coral Species in the Bonaparte Archipelago Intertidal Zone, Australia

225 species of hard corals documented in the intertidal zone of the Bonaparte Archipelago, north western Australia. The dataset compares environmental conditions like tidal regime, sea surface temperature, and turbidity with four other tropical reef locations. It was published by Parks Australia and last updated on 2026-07-16.

Use Cases

• Modeling coral species resilience based on documented environmental extremes like tidal oscillations up to 8 m and prolonged subaerial exposure.
• Comparing community composition and diversity with other tropical reef locations mentioned in the description.
• Studying the effects of low anthropogenic impact and proximity to a biodiversity center on coral community resistance.

Strengths

• Documents a specific assemblage of 225 hard coral species.
• Includes comparative environmental data from the study site and four other reef locations.
• Describes specific physical extremes, including tidal oscillations of up to 8 m and subaerial exposure times over 3.5 hours.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided in HTML format, which may require parsing to extract structured data.

Provenance

Source

Parks Australia, referencing a source publication.

Collection Method

Field research and documentation, likely involving species surveys and environmental monitoring.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-16 23:09:14.044466; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bonaparte Archipelago, Kimberley, north western Australia.