CEAMARC: Antarctic Seafloor Census

The Collaborative East Antarctic Marine Census (CEAMARC) dataset documents a 2007-08 international survey of marine life and habitats near Terre Adelie and George V Land. Scientists from Australia, Japan, and France aimed to understand evolutionary processes and predict organism responses to climate change. The data underpins a series of scientific papers published in a special journal volume in late 2010.

Use Cases

• Modeling species distribution based on abiotic surrogates referenced in the tags
• Analyzing climate change impacts on Antarctic marine ecosystems described in the project aims
• Studying evolutionary processes in isolated polar marine habitats as outlined in the description

Strengths

• Data originates from a major international scientific collaboration (Australia, Japan, France) during the International Polar Year
• Supports longitudinal analysis of climate change impacts, with a focus on prediction of future responses
• Findings were peer-reviewed and published in a special volume of a scientific journal

Limitations

• Column names and data structure are unspecified, limiting immediate usability
• Key metadata such as row count, license, and specific file formats are not provided
• The dataset's last update date (2026) appears to be a platform artifact and conflicts with the 2007-08 collection period and 2010 publication target

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data, as part of Australia's contribution to the International Polar Year

Collection Method

Marine survey conducted by scientists from Australia, Japan, and France

Time Range

2007-08

Freshness

Last updated: 2026-04-20 (platform metadata, likely administrative). Data collection: 2007-08.

Geography

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