NERP TE Hub: Environmental Research Projects in Tropical Australia, 2011-2014

Australia's National Environmental Research Program Tropical Ecosystems Hub funded 38 projects from 2011 to 2014. The program involved 240 scientists from five major institutions focusing on North and Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait. Research addressed management and conservation of the Great Barrier Reef, tropical rainforests, and Torres Strait land and sea assets.

Use Cases

• Analyze research funding allocation and project distribution based on the described 38 projects across specific regions.
• Study the impact of scientific research on environmental policy based on the program's goal of delivering information to decision-makers.
• Map research activities and knowledge outputs based on the described geographic focus on the Great Barrier Reef, Wet Tropics, and Torres Strait.

Strengths

• Program involved 240 scientists from five major research institutions, suggesting a substantial collaborative effort.
• Focused on 38 specific projects across defined geographic regions (North and Far North Queensland, Torres Strait).
• Had a dedicated knowledge brokering and communication program to ensure research delivery to stakeholders.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Research projects and datasets developed as part of the National Environmental Research Program Tropical Ecosystems Hub.

Time Range

2011-2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 11:57:44.602912; freshness should be verified

Geography

North and Far North Queensland, Torres Strait, Australia, focusing on the Great Barrier Reef and tropical rainforests.