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Project overview: Biophysical Oceanography- SRFME

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The aim of the project is to examine how climate forcing influences nutrient, plankton and nekton dynamics across the continental shelf off Perth, Western Australia, with application to fisheries, management of marine protected areas and coastal processes. Objectives are: - Describe onshore-offshore biophysical ocean structure, its seasonal cycle and interannual variability based on remote sensing data and monitoring of temperature, salinity, nutrients, phytoplankton (chlorophyll and other pigments) and zooplankton based on monthly sampling off Hillarys; micronekton from quarterly cruises. - Measure primary productivity and parameters related to zooplankton grazing and productivity and food web links for key zooplankton species at selected stations/productivity regimes. - Use Hillarys transect temperature and chlorophyll data for validation of satellite derived surface temperatures and ocean colour (linkage with coastal project). - Apply acoustic methods to monitor zooplankton and micronekton and assess fine-scale distributions based on Tracor Acoustic Profiling System (TAPS) (6 frequencies, 300 kHz - 3 megaHz) and underway 38 and 120kHz frequencies; assess zooplankton and micronekton scattering strength and develop multi-frequency discrimination methods; - Explore optimised long term biophysical sampling strategies using remote sensing, acoustics and associated environmental variables for moored and other long-term monitoring linking process understanding with the numerical and empirical modelling. - Measure currents at a mooring site at 80 m depth off Perth and provide the data and oceanic process understanding for the numerical models. - Assess diet and nutritional status of western rock lobster phyllosoma with lipid biomarkers. - Input data and collaborate in development of biophysical NPZ models for coastal zone and shelf (modelling project); preliminary modelling of micronecton/necton.

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Progress Code: completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency: notPlanned
Statement: Original field data

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SRFME co-funded by Department of Commerce and Trade (Western Australia)
Credit
Tony Koslow
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Nick Mortimer
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Alan Pearce
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Joanna Strzelecki

Data time period: 2001-07 to 2006-12

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Subjects
Acoustic Equipment/Echosounders | Biophysical Oceanography- SRFME | Boats and Small Vessels | CTD | CTDs (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers) | Coastal Waters (Australia) | West Australia Coast West, WA | Current Meters/Profilers | Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Earth Science | Biological Classification | Bacteria/Archaea | Earth Science | Biological Classification | Plants | Earth Science | Biological Classification | Protists | Plankton | Earth Science | Biological Classification | Protists | Plankton | Phytoplankton | Earth Science | Biosphere | Aquatic Ecosystems | Coastal Habitat | Earth Science | Biosphere | Aquatic Ecosystems | Pelagic Habitat | Earth Science | Biosphere | Aquatic Ecosystems | Plankton | Zooplankton | Earth Science | Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Ecosystem Functions | Food-Web Dynamics | Earth Science | Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Ecosystem Functions | Nutrient Cycling | Earth Science | Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Ecosystem Functions | Primary Production | Earth Science | Biosphere | Vegetation | Chlorophyll | Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Acoustics | Acoustic Scattering | Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll | Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Pigments | Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents | Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Optics | Absorption | Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Optics | Gelbstoff | Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Optics | Ocean Color | Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature | Earth Science | Oceans | Salinity/Density | Salinity | Field Surveys (acquisition and/or analysis) | Fluorescence Microscopes | Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean | HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) | Moored Instruments | Optical Microscopes | Phytoplankton Nets | Practical salinity of the water body | Pressure (measured variable) in the water body exerted by overlying sea water and any medium above it | Pressure (measured variable) in the water body exerted by overlying sea water only | Satellites | Scanning Electron Microscopes | Strategic Research Fund for the Marine Environment (of WA) | Temperature of the water body | Vessel Data: Catch (by project) | Zooplankton Nets | oceans | research vessel |

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Project description (1) on SRFME web site (Documentation Link)

url : https://www.srfme.org.au/research/core.htm

Identifiers
  • Local : Anzlic Identifier: ANZCW0306006281
  • Local : Marlin Record Number: 6281
  • global : 36e7319f-2cd7-4af1-821d-35f359af7ff0