NERP TE Project 7.3: Climate Impacts on Wet Tropics Biodiversity, 2011-2014

Australia's Wet Tropics bioregion is the focus of this project investigating the exposure and sensitivity of animals to extreme climate events like heat waves and cyclones. The project, now complete, produced maps of thermal hotspots and refugia and a list of at-risk biodiversity values. This information aims to predict and mitigate the impacts of extreme climatic events on biodiversity in Australia and potentially other regions.

Use Cases

• Mapping species vulnerability to extreme climatic events based on exposure and sensitivity data
• Identifying thermal refugia for biodiversity conservation based on temperature maps
• Prioritizing at-risk species for protection based on the list of biodiversity values
• Applying vulnerability assessment frameworks from the Wet Tropics to other regions

Strengths

• Project is described as complete, indicating a finalized dataset.
• Focuses on a specific bioregion (Australia's Wet Tropics) and time period (2011-2014).
• Outputs include concrete products like maps and lists, suggesting structured results.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is dated 2026-07-14.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Project-based investigation of exposure and sensitivity to extreme climate events.

Time Range

2011-2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-14 08:26:26.690759; freshness should be verified

Geography

Australia's Wet Tropics bioregion