Lord Howe Island Shelf and Submarine Volcano Geomorphology Survey, 2008

April 2008 survey data collected aboard the RV Southern Surveyor by the University of Wollongong and Geoscience Australia. The dataset maps the morphology and benthic environments of the shallow shelf and deeper flanks of the submarine volcano near Lord Howe Island. It was conducted as part of the Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities' Marine Biodiversity Hub to inform the revised Plan of Management for the Lord Howe Marine Parks.

Use Cases

• Map seabed morphology and benthic environments based on the survey's mapping objectives
• Analyze the history of reef growth at the southern limit of reef formation based on the described research goal
• Study links between physical environment and biodiversity distribution based on the ecological process investigation
• Examine evidence of major erosional and depositional processes on the submarine volcano flanks based on the survey focus

Strengths

• Data collected via a dedicated marine survey (SS06-2008) aboard a research vessel
• Collaborative effort between a university (University of Wollongong) and a national geological survey (Geoscience Australia)
• Survey contributes to a formal government management plan for the Lord Howe Marine Parks

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is presented in report formats (PDF, HTML); raw structured data may not be directly accessible

Provenance

Source

University of Wollongong and Geoscience Australia, via the Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Marine survey aboard the RV Southern Surveyor, including data and sample collection

Time Range

April 2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 21:53:27.593578; freshness should be verified

Geography

Lord Howe Island shelf and submarine volcano, Australia