Spatial inventory of publications for priority species in relation to Offshore Renewable E

Australia's National Environmental Science Program (NESP) compiled a spatial index of environmental literature for 100 threatened and migratory marine species in relation to Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) areas. The inventory records study locations, methodologies, and potential impacts of ORE infrastructure on species like birds, cetaceans, and turtles. Data was sourced from a systematic literature review and observation repositories including BirdLife Australia and the Atlas of Living Australia.

Use Cases

• Identify research gaps for marine species near ORE areas based on the recorded study locations and topics.
• Assess potential environmental impacts for ORE project planning based on the cataloged list of impacts per species.
• Review methodological approaches for marine species monitoring based on the recorded study methodologies.
• Map existing knowledge distribution for priority species based on the spatial index of publications.

Strengths

• Focuses on 100 priority marine species identified with stakeholders from DCCEEW and NOPSEMA.
• Includes publications even if their spatial coverage is only near ORE areas, for species with poorly-defined distributions.
• Compiles observational data from multiple established repositories like the Atlas of Living Australia and OBIS.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; last updated date is 2026-04-29 06:15:42.270892.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Systematic literature review and compilation of observational data from sources like BirdLife Australia and the Atlas of Living Australia.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 06:15:42.270892

Geography

Australian Offshore Renewable Energy areas and nearby regions