1.95 million km2 of the Lord Howe Rise region spanning tropical to cool temperate latitudes (18.4°S to 40.3°S) is reviewed. The Australian Ocean Data Network synthesizes physical and biological information from surveys like TAN0713 and NORFANZ to describe regional biogeography. The review was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Modeling species distribution based on latitudinal gradients mentioned for demersal fish.
- Analyzing biological community differences between raised seamounts and subdued sediment basins.
- Assessing the influence of substrate and depth-related variables on marine assemblages.
- Studying regional-scale biogeographic patterns over hundreds of kilometers.
Strengths
- Covers a large 1.95 million km2 study area.
- Synthesizes data from multiple recent biological surveys (TAN0713 and NORFANZ).
- Explicitly spans a wide latitudinal range from 18.4°S to 40.3°S.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The description notes limited spatially-replicated studies and no time-series data for most of the region.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Synthesis review of physical and biological information from surveys.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 15:12:39.099508; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Lord Howe Rise region, Tasman Sea (18.4°S to 40.3°S)