Norfolk Island Acropora Disease Ecology Data from Inshore Surveys

Disease ecology data collected from inshore surveys within the Norfolk Island Marine Park between 2021 and 2023. The dataset is associated with a PhD thesis from UNSW and annual scientific reports funded by Marine Parks Australia from 2020 to 2028. It is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license by author Tracy Ainsworth.

Use Cases

• Analyzing coral disease prevalence and patterns based on inshore survey data
• Modeling long-term reef ecosystem health trends based on multi-year monitoring reports
• Supporting marine park management decisions based on scientific survey findings

Strengths

• Data collection spans at least three years (2021-2023) for longitudinal analysis
• Linked to peer-reviewed scientific outputs including a PhD thesis and annual reports
• Explicitly funded and conducted for a government agency (Marine Parks Australia)

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

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Collection Method

Inshore surveys within Norfolk Island Marine Park

Time Range

2021-2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 00:56:37; freshness should be verified

Geography

Norfolk Island Marine Park, Australia