SS0608: Benthic Video Transect from Lord Howe Rise Survey

Geoscience Australia collected video footage during the SS0608 survey on the Lord Howe Rise between 16 and 29 April 2008. The survey was a collaboration with the University of Wollongong aboard the Southern Surveyor. A single video transect was recorded at station 9 in 35 m water depth to test physical parameters as surrogates for benthic biodiversity.

Use Cases

• Analyze benthic community composition based on video footage from a specific transect.
• Test correlations between physical environmental parameters and biodiversity patterns as described in the survey objective.
• Study seafloor habitats in a 35-meter depth zone on the Lord Howe Rise.

Strengths

• Data is from a defined scientific survey (GA survey #2461) with a clear objective stated.
• Video transect has precise geographic coordinates (31.58°S, 159.04°E to 31.59°S, 159.03°E) and depth (35 m).
• Survey dates (16-29 April 2008) and collaborating institution (University of Wollongong) are explicitly documented.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Video transect recorded to mini DV tapes during a marine survey and later copied to digital format.

Time Range

16-29 April 2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:07:29.810564; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lord Howe Rise, station 9 (31.58°S, 159.04°E to 31.59°S, 159.03°E)