Data

GAB Research Program: Project 3.1 – Benthic Biodiversity Characterisation: Biological collections

Australian Ocean Data Network
CSIRO O&A, Information & Data Centre (Point of contact) Data Officer (DW), Hobart (Processor of)
Viewed: [[ro.stat.viewed]] Cited: [[ro.stat.cited]] Accessed: [[ro.stat.accessed]]
ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2FANDS&rft_id=https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/f301c328-bec4-42f9-9803-76d14eb17377&rft.title=GAB Research Program: Project 3.1 – Benthic Biodiversity Characterisation: Biological collections&rft.identifier=f301c328-bec4-42f9-9803-76d14eb17377&rft.publisher=Australian Ocean Data Network&rft.description=This record describes the collections of benthic biota (and their derived data) from two Marine National Facility charter voyages conducted under the Benthic Characterisation Project (3.1) of the Great Australian Bight Research Program (GABRP): SS2013_C02 and IN2015_C02. The GABRP aims to describe the key elements of the GAB marine ecosystem. This understanding of the structure and function of the ecosystem will be used to inform future integrated and sustainable ocean management and assessment/mitigation of potential future impacts. An overarching objective of the voyages was to contribute to developing models of ecosystem-level structure and function for the GAB. Benthic biota samples were taken on 5 transects in the central and eastern GAB at 6 depth strata (200m, 400m, 1000m, 1500m, 2000m and 3000m). Epibenthic biota were collected primarily using the beam trawl; macro- infauna were extracted by elutriation of sediment collections taken using the ICP and the Smith-MacIntyre grab. Most beam trawl samples were taken during the IN2015_C02 voyage while most macro-infauna were collected during the earlier SS2013_C02 voyage. The invertebrate specimens were identified to OTU and photographed on board and shipped to Museum Victoria, from where selected taxa were distributed to taxonomic experts for identification. Macro-infauna samples were sorted to OTU in the lab and specimens treated the same as epifauna for further identification. Specimens were distributed to various Museum collections (including SAMA, NMV, AMS) for registration and curation. All fishes were identified to OTU on board and shipped to the Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) where they were registered and databased. A series of workshops were held bringing together fish expert taxonomists to identify the collection and distribute representative sub-collections to various museums. Taxa targeted for detailed taxonomic identification: sponges, anemones, octocorals, polychaetes, molluscs, echinoderms, crustacea (select groups), pycnogonids and fishes.Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeededStatement: Data source: field surveys Taxonomic upgrading: identification of target taxa to species-level by experts at various Australian museums, followed by integrating these identifications into the original catch data using accession numbers to track individual specimens. Assigning final CAAB codes to species-level identifications and updating file-names of photographed specimens to reflect the upgrading. The data includes all upgrades entered and quality assured until June 2016. The bulk of the data will be updated and documented in a client report by December 2016 Future upgrades beyond Dec 2016 will be tracked and added to the data based on museum registration numbers.&rft.creator=Anonymous&rft.date=2008&rft.coverage=westlimit=127.85042818509612; southlimit=-37.12287303844782; eastlimit=137.95785006009612; northlimit=-32.58129901428256; projection=AGD84&rft.coverage=westlimit=127.85042818509612; southlimit=-37.12287303844782; eastlimit=137.95785006009612; northlimit=-32.58129901428256; projection=AGD84&rft.coverage=uplimit=-100; downlimit=-1400&rft.coverage=uplimit=-100; downlimit=-1400&rft_rights=Release with the permission of the custodian&rft_rights=As per Charter Agreement datasets will be embargoed for 12 months&rft_subject=biota&rft_subject=environment&rft_subject=Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Cnidarians | Anthozoans/Hexacorals&rft_subject=Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Arthropods | Crustaceans&rft_subject=Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Sponges&rft_subject=Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates&rft_subject=Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Echinoderms&rft_subject=Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Vertebrates | Fish&rft_subject=Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Mollusks&rft_subject=Earth Science | Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Community Dynamics | Community Structure&rft_subject=Earth Science | Biosphere | Aquatic Ecosystems | Benthic Habitat&rft_subject=Earth Science | Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Conservation&rft_subject=Earth Science | Biosphere | Aquatic Ecosystems | Wetlands | Marine&rft_subject=Earth Science | Biosphere | Aquatic Ecosystems | Marine Habitat&rft_subject=Cameras - Still - Surface&rft_subject=Integrated Coring Platform&rft_subject=Underwater Surveys (acquisition and/or analysis)&rft_subject=Beam Trawls&rft_subject=Grabs&rft_subject=Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean&rft_subject=Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight, SA/WA&rft_subject=Research Charter: SS2013_C02&rft_subject=Research Charter: IN2015_C02&rft_subject=RV Investigator Charter - Great Australian Bight Deepwater Marine Program&rft_subject=Vessel Data: Catch (by project)&rft_subject=Ship: Investigator (RV)&rft_subject=Ship: Southern Surveyor&rft.type=dataset&rft.language=English Access the data
Cite Saved to MyRDA Save to MyRDA

Licence & Rights:

view details

Release with the permission of the custodian

As per Charter Agreement datasets will be embargoed for 12 months

Access:

Other

Contact Information



Brief description

This record describes the collections of benthic biota (and their derived data) from two Marine National Facility charter voyages conducted under the Benthic Characterisation Project (3.1) of the Great Australian Bight Research Program (GABRP): SS2013_C02 and IN2015_C02. The GABRP aims to describe the key elements of the GAB marine ecosystem. This understanding of the structure and function of the ecosystem will be used to inform future integrated and sustainable ocean management and assessment/mitigation of potential future impacts. An overarching objective of the voyages was to contribute to developing models of ecosystem-level structure and function for the GAB. Benthic biota samples were taken on 5 transects in the central and eastern GAB at 6 depth strata (200m, 400m, 1000m, 1500m, 2000m and 3000m). Epibenthic biota were collected primarily using the beam trawl; macro- infauna were extracted by elutriation of sediment collections taken using the ICP and the Smith-MacIntyre grab. Most beam trawl samples were taken during the IN2015_C02 voyage while most macro-infauna were collected during the earlier SS2013_C02 voyage. The invertebrate specimens were identified to OTU and photographed on board and shipped to Museum Victoria, from where selected taxa were distributed to taxonomic experts for identification. Macro-infauna samples were sorted to OTU in the lab and specimens treated the same as epifauna for further identification. Specimens were distributed to various Museum collections (including SAMA, NMV, AMS) for registration and curation. All fishes were identified to OTU on board and shipped to the Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) where they were registered and databased. A series of workshops were held bringing together fish expert taxonomists to identify the collection and distribute representative sub-collections to various museums. Taxa targeted for detailed taxonomic identification: sponges, anemones, octocorals, polychaetes, molluscs, echinoderms, crustacea (select groups), pycnogonids and fishes.

Lineage

Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded
Statement: Data source: field surveys Taxonomic upgrading: identification of target taxa to species-level by experts at various Australian museums, followed by integrating these identifications into the original catch data using accession numbers to track individual specimens. Assigning final CAAB codes to species-level identifications and updating file-names of photographed specimens to reflect the upgrading. The data includes all upgrades entered and quality assured until June 2016. The bulk of the data will be updated and documented in a client report by December 2016 Future upgrades beyond Dec 2016 will be tracked and added to the data based on museum registration numbers.

Notes

Credit
Great Australian Bight Research Program (GABRP)
Credit
GABRP: BP, CSIRO, SARDI, the University of Adelaide and Flinders University
Credit
GAB Research Project - Theme 3 - Seafloor (benthic) Biodiversity
Credit
Hugh MacIntosh (NMV)
Credit
John Pogonoski
Credit
Collaboration with various taxonomic experts
Credit
Collaboration with various museums
Credit
Karen Gowlett-Holmes (CSIRO)
Credit
Franzis Althaus (CSIRO)
Credit
Alan Williams (CSIRO)

Data time period: 2013-04-03 to 2016-07-31

This dataset is part of a larger collection

Click to explore relationships graph
Help

Related Organisations

Related People

137.95785,-32.5813 137.95785,-37.12287 127.85043,-37.12287 127.85043,-32.5813 137.95785,-32.5813

132.9041391226,-34.852086026365

text: westlimit=127.85042818509612; southlimit=-37.12287303844782; eastlimit=137.95785006009612; northlimit=-32.58129901428256; projection=AGD84

text: uplimit=-100; downlimit=-1400

Subjects
Beam Trawls | Cameras - Still - Surface | Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Arthropods | Crustaceans | Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Cnidarians | Anthozoans/Hexacorals | Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Echinoderms | Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Mollusks | Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Sponges | Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Vertebrates | Fish | Earth Science | Biosphere | Aquatic Ecosystems | Benthic Habitat | Earth Science | Biosphere | Aquatic Ecosystems | Marine Habitat | Earth Science | Biosphere | Aquatic Ecosystems | Wetlands | Marine | Earth Science | Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Community Dynamics | Community Structure | Earth Science | Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Conservation | Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean | Grabs | Integrated Coring Platform | Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight, SA/WA | RV Investigator Charter - Great Australian Bight Deepwater Marine Program | Research Charter: IN2015_C02 | Research Charter: SS2013_C02 | Ship: Investigator (RV) | Ship: Southern Surveyor | Underwater Surveys (acquisition and/or analysis) | Vessel Data: Catch (by project) | biota | environment |

User Contributed Tags    

Login to tag this record with meaningful keywords to make it easier to discover

Other Information
Identifiers
  • global : f301c328-bec4-42f9-9803-76d14eb17377
Similar data you may be interested in: