Great Barrier Reef Conference Inaugural Proceedings from 1983

August 29 to September 1983 papers published for the inaugural Great Barrier Reef Conference at James Cook University. The collection comprises academic papers from the conference, compiled by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The dataset was last updated in the platform on April 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze paper titles and abstracts for historical research trends in coral reef science prior to 1983.
• Identify key authors and institutions from paper metadata for network analysis of early marine science collaborations.
• Study the thematic content of conference papers to understand foundational Great Barrier Reef research questions.

Strengths

• Papers are tied to a specific, historically significant scientific conference in 1983.
• Managed and published by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• No abstract or detailed column descriptions are available, limiting discoverability.
• The dataset is a legacy product with potentially incomplete metadata.
• The data format is HTML, which may require parsing for structured analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Compilation of papers from the inaugural Great Barrier Reef Conference.

Time Range

Conference held August 29 to September 1983; paper publication dates likely circa 1983.

Freshness

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Geography

Great Barrier Reef, Australia; conference hosted in Townsville, Queensland.