Oceanic Shoals Marine Reserve Biodiversity Survey Report 2012

AIMS, Geoscience Australia, UWA, and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory conducted a marine biodiversity survey in the Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve in the Timor Sea in 2012. The survey was part of the Australian Government's National Environmental Research Program Marine Biodiversity Hub. Data from this survey supports ecosystem modeling and the work of the Department of Environment.

Use Cases

• Modeling marine ecosystem processes for northern Australia based on the biodiversity survey data.
• Supporting the development of Marine Bioregional Plans based on regional biodiversity discovery.
• Informing the work programs of the Department of Environment with collected marine reserve data.

Strengths

• Report details a collaborative survey by four major Australian research institutions.
• Data collection was part of a structured national research program (NERP Marine Biodiversity Hub).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Geoscience Australia, University of Western Australia, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.

Collection Method

Marine biodiversity survey.

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 23:20:19.451543; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve, Timor Sea.