Collaborative East Antarctic Marine Census Survey Results

CEAMARC, a 2007-08 international survey, documented marine life and habitats near Terre Adelie and George V Land in East Antarctica. Scientists from Australia, Japan, and France conducted this census to understand evolutionary processes and predict climate change impacts. Findings were analyzed for publication in a special journal volume by late 2010.

Use Cases

• Analyze species distribution data from the East Antarctic region to model habitat suitability.
• Correlate abiotic surrogate features with marine life census results for ecological modeling.
• Use published textual insights on evolutionary processes to inform climate adaptation predictions.
• Study collaborative international survey methodologies documented in the results pages.

Strengths

• Data stems from a formal international scientific collaboration (Australia, Japan, France).
• Survey targeted a specific, significant region in East Antarctica for focused analysis.

Limitations

• Primary data format is HTML text, limiting direct computational analysis without extraction.
• The underlying raw census data (rows, columns, samples) is not directly accessible from this publication.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data.gov.au.

Collection Method

International marine census survey conducted by scientists.

Time Range

Survey conducted in 2007-2008.

Freshness

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Geography

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