IMAS Metadata Catalogue
Northern Australian Marine Invertebrate Catalogue
Between 2009-2012, Geoscience Australia conducted three surveys to Joseph Bonaparte Gulf and the Timor Sea on the R.V. Solander, in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Science and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. The study areas overlapped the Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve and the carbonate banks and terraces within it. The surveys were conducted as part of the Australian Government's Energy Security Program (2007-2011) and the National Environment Research Program (2011-2015). On the surveys, a benthic sled was deployed to collect biological samples from the seafloor. Samples were sorted onboard according to phylum, photographed and then sent to taxonomists for species-level identifications. This catalogue includes all onboard photographs taken from identified samples. Sponges were the only group of which all samples were identified, but they include high proportions of unnamed or undescribed species. The catalogue also includes taxonomic identification sheets so that users can cross-reference the species names and images with location and depth.
Simple
Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2016-01-01
Author
Author
- Credit
- National Environmental Research Program (NERP) Marine Biodiversity Hub (funding)
- Status
- Completed
Principal investigator
Custodian
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Geoscientific information
Extent
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Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2009 2012
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- NASA/GCMD Keywords, Version 8.5
Resource constraints
- Other constraints
- This dataset is hosted by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, on behalf of Geoscience Australia.
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- Data was sourced from the NERP Marine Biodiversity Hub – the Marine Biodiversity Hub is supported through funding from the Australian Government’s National Environmental Research Program (NERP), administered by the Department of the Environment (DOE).
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Resource constraints
- Linkage
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http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png
License Graphic
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Website
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License Text
- Other constraints
- The data described in this record are the intellectual property of Geoscience Australia.
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Content Information
- Content type
- Physical measurement
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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offline catalogue [9GB zip file]
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offline catalogue [9GB zip file]
- OnLine resource
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DATA ACCESS - download the catalogue (9 GB)
- OnLine resource
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README documentation
- OnLine resource
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RELATED PUBLICATION - Oceanic Shoals CMR fact sheet
- OnLine resource
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RELATED PUBLICATION - Implications of sponge biodiversity patterns for the management of a marine reserve in northern Australia
- OnLine resource
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RELATED PUBLICATION - Sponge biodiversity and ecology of the Van Diemen Rise and eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, northern Australia
- OnLine resource
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Metadata record in data.gov.au catalogue
Resource lineage
- Statement
- This catalogue is an electronic interface accessed by clicking on 'index.html'. It has been designed to be a standalone product with no need for internet connection such that it can be used in the field. The home page which appears directs the user to onboard photographs of samples collected from benthic sleds - users can access these pages by clicking 'Echinoderms', 'Sponges', 'Molluscs', 'Hard Corals' or 'Octocorals' from the home page. A description of the catalogue contents and associated surveys can be accessed by clicking 'About the Catalogue', and associated post-survey reports and taxonomic identifications can be accessed by clicking 'Further Resources'.
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Data collected as part of NERP survey SOL5650 and GA Surveys (SOL4934, SOL5117).
- Hierarchy level
- Collection session
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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876114ec-2e1f-4d90-8bd9-fe54d444b659
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/876114ec-2e1f-4d90-8bd9-fe54d444b659
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2018-12-14T18:55:01
- Date info (Revision)
- 2018-12-14T18:55:01
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018
Overviews
Spatial extent
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