Australian Institute of Marine Science research presents data from four controlled aquarium experiments manipulating suspended sediments, temperature, and nutrient enrichment. The experiments measured effects on the early life history stages of the coral Acropora tenuis, including gamete fertilisation, embryo development, larval survivorship, and settlement. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-10 via the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Modeling the combined effects of suspended sediments and temperature on coral fertilisation success based on described experimental treatments.
- Assessing the vulnerability of specific early life stages (e.g., embryo development, larval settlement) to nutrient enrichment based on the described experimental design.
- Estimating effect sizes of different stressor levels on larval survivorship as described in the experimental methodology.
Strengths
- Data from four distinct, controlled aquarium experiments with specific treatment levels (e.g., 5 sediment levels, 3 nutrient/temperature levels).
- Includes multiple measured response variables: gamete fertilisation success, embryo development, larval survivorship, and larval settlement.
- Experimental design includes replication, with details provided (e.g., 12 replicate chambers per treatment in Experiment 1).
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 experimental aquarium bias inherent to controlled laboratory conditions.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network, likely originating from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) as part of NESP TWQ 2.1.6.
- Collection Method
- Data gathered from controlled aquarium experiments manipulating environmental variables.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-10 14:30:55.147623; freshness should be verified