Surficial marine sediment samples collected from over 350 locations across Australia's western, northern, and eastern continental margins between 2007 and 2014. Parameters analyzed include organic matter source, concentration, and bioavailability indicators. The dataset was compiled by researchers and published in Marine and Freshwater Research in 2017.
Use Cases
- Modeling benthic nutrient fluxes based on sediment oxygen demand (SOD) and total sediment metabolism (TSM) measurements.
- Investigating organic matter sources and degradation using δ13C, δ15N, C:N ratios, and chlorin indices.
- Correlating sediment organic carbon content with water column productivity using OC:SA and MODIS data.
- Assessing regional differences in sediment biogeochemistry across Australia's continental margins.
Strengths
- Samples from over 350 locations provide broad spatial coverage.
- Data collection spanned seven years (2007-2014), offering a temporal baseline.
- Analysis includes multiple parameters for organic matter source, concentration, and bioavailability.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2026-05-05 00:35:52.917019; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Seabed samples collected during federal government surveys.
- Time Range
- 2007-2014
- Geography
- Australia's western, northern, and eastern continental margins