Bynoe Harbour Sediment Oxygen Demand Experiments from 2016 Marine Survey

May 2016 sediment oxygen demand measurements from seabed samples collected in Bynoe Harbour, Northern Territory. The data were gathered by Geoscience Australia, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and the Northern Territory Government during survey SOL6432/GA4452. This work was part of a four-year program from 2014-2018 to create baseline habitat maps for marine resource management.

Use Cases

• Modeling benthic oxygen consumption rates based on sediment oxygen demand experiments.
• Assessing seabed habitat health for marine resource management based on the survey's thematic mapping intent.
• Correlating sediment geochemistry with acoustic backscatter properties mentioned in the broader survey description.
• Establishing baseline environmental conditions for the Darwin and Bynoe Harbour regions as part of the four-year program.

Strengths

• Data collected by three authoritative institutions: Geoscience Australia, AIMS, and the Northern Territory Government.
• Part of a defined four-year baseline data collection program from 2014-2018.
• Associated with a detailed post-survey report (Record 2017/04) providing methodological context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific harbour survey area.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Northern Territory Government Department of Land Resource Management

Collection Method

Field experiments on seabed sediments collected during the RV Solander marine survey SOL6432/GA4452.

Time Range

Data collected 2-29 May 2016.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:34:54.575051; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bynoe Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia.