April 2008 survey aboard the RV Southern Surveyor mapped the morphology and benthic environments of the shallow shelf around Lord Howe Island and the deeper flanks of its submarine volcano. The collaboration between the University of Wollongong and Geoscience Australia aimed to understand reef growth history and links between physical environment and biodiversity. Data contributes to the revised Plan of Management for the Lord Howe Marine Parks.
Use Cases
- Map seabed habitat spatial distribution based on benthic environment data mentioned in the description
- Analyze erosional and depositional processes on submarine volcano flanks based on morphology data
- Model reef growth history at the southernmost limit of reef formation based on drowned reef structure data
- Study links between physical environment and ecological processes controlling biodiversity based on infauna distribution data
Strengths
- Data collected during a dedicated April 2008 survey aboard the RV Southern Surveyor
- Collaboration between University of Wollongong and Geoscience Australia, a partner in the Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities' Marine Biodiversity Hub
- Survey objectives explicitly targeted morphology, benthic environments, drowned reef structure, and seabed habitats
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data files are PDF and HTML report formats; primary raw data formats are unspecified
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au
- Collection Method
- Marine survey aboard RV Southern Surveyor involving data and sample collection
- Time Range
- April 2008
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 01:46:08.616480; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Lord Howe Island shelf and submarine volcano flanks