The Lord Howe Rise region in the Tasman Sea spans 1.95 million km² from 18.4°S to 40.3°S. This review synthesizes physical and biological information, including data from surveys TAN0713 and NORFANZ, to describe regional-scale biogeography. The Australian Ocean Data Network published the synthesis, last updated on 2026-05-05.
Use Cases
- Analyze species distribution patterns based on latitudinal gradients mentioned for demersal fish.
- Compare biological assemblages based on the distinction between raised (seamounts, knolls) and subdued (plateaus, basins) bathymetric features.
- Assess paleo-environmental processes influencing migration, speciation, and endemism in the region.
- Study the influence of substrate and depth-related variables on marine communities as suggested by the biological data.
Strengths
- Covers a large geographic area of 1.95 million km².
- Integrates data from two named surveys (TAN0713 and NORFANZ).
- Synthesizes both physical (topography, sediment) and biological (assemblages, species distribution) information.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Review synthesizing information from surveys and paleo-environmental processes.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 04:36:25.944178; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Lord Howe Rise region, Tasman Sea (18.4°S to 40.3°S)