NESP MB Project D5: National Coral and Rocky Reef Biodiversity Assessment, 2005-2020

From 2005 to 2020, this project integrates national Underwater Visual Census datasets to assess Australian reef health. It provides maps, trends, and a new index summarizing population trajectories for 600-1000 reef species. The data is intended to support the national State of the Environment Report.

Use Cases

• Track changes in reef ecosystem health based on national indicator trends mentioned in the description
• Assess threat status for individual reef species based on population trajectory data
• Generate maps for environmental reporting based on integrated underwater census data

Strengths

• Integrates data from multiple national monitoring programs including Reef Life Survey and AIMS
• Covers a 15-year time series from 2005 to 2020
• Includes population trajectories for 600-1000 reef species

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Integration of Underwater Visual Census datasets from multiple national monitoring programs.

Time Range

2005 to 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 23:52:06.181411; freshness should be verified

Geography

Australian reefs