CEAMARC: Collaborative East Antarctic Marine Census, 2007-2008

CEAMARC, part of Australia's International Polar Year contribution, surveyed marine life and habitats near Terre Adelie and George V Land in East Antarctica. Scientists from Australia, Japan, and France collected data in 2007-08 to understand evolutionary processes and predict responses to climate change. Findings were intended for publication in a special journal volume in late 2010.

Use Cases

• Modeling species distribution based on surveyed marine life and habitats.
• Analyzing biodiversity patterns in East Antarctic benthic communities.
• Studying evolutionary processes and survival of organisms in polar environments.
• Predicting climate change impacts on Antarctic marine ecosystems based on baseline census data.

Strengths

• Data collected by an international scientific collaboration from Australia, Japan, and France.
• Survey conducted during the International Polar Year (2007-08), a major coordinated research effort.
• Explicit aim to support predictions of organism responses to future climate change.

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; the primary survey was in 2007-08 with publication planned for 2010.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Scientific marine survey conducted by the Collaborative East Antarctic Marine Census (CEAMARC).

Time Range

2007-2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 09:46:28.669898; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Region adjacent to Terre Adelie and George V Land in East Antarctica.