Brief description
Sounding data extracted from: Continental Shelf Research 21 (2001) 157–201 Geochemistry and particle size of surface sediments of Exmouth Gulf, Northwest Shelf, Australia G.J. Brunskill,*, A.R. Orpin, I. Zagorskis, K.J. Woolfe, J. Ellison DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(00)00076-5 Project Details: The Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership (PMCP) was an initiative designed to enhance the net conservation benefits of the globally-significant coral reef ecosystems of the Pilbara (Western Australia) by providing an assessment of the condition and trajectory of key ecological values. These assessments were designed to inform and complement existing governance and management arrangements and the PMCP is intended to provide ongoing advice and assessment for conservation efforts in the region, providing lasting benefits. The PMCP concept is based on three core ecological components, namely: Coral Reef Health - concentrating mainly on habitat forming primary producers. Fish and Sharks - their community structure, interactions and impacts on lower trophic levels. Environmental Pressures - physical and anthropogenic factors that influence the condition of reefs and associated biota.Lineage
Progress Code: historicalArchive
Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded
Statement: [common]
All data sets collated as part of the Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership (PMCP) are stored within iVEC using data storage from Research Data Storage Infrastructure (RDSI).
Please refer to the published literature for a detailed description of project methodology.
[dataset specific]
The sounding data where collected as per the reference paper. The values were extrated by Dirk Slawinski and checked against coarse GA bathymetry. Some points were found to be erroneous and the authors have been contacted with the details.
Notes
CreditPartner Institutions: CSIRO and University of Western Australia (UWA). The study is funded by the Gorgon Barrow Island Net Conservation Benefit Fund, which forms part of Western Australia's Gorgon gas project - a partnership between Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell.
Credit
Dirk Slawinski (CSIRO)
Dirk Slawinski (CSIRO)
Created: 09 04 2013
text: westlimit=114; southlimit=-22.5; eastlimit=114.75; northlimit=-21.5; projection=WGS84
Subjects
Earth Science | Oceans | Marine Sediments |
Earth Science | Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sediment Composition |
Pilbara MCP |
biota |
environment |
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Other Information
Publication link to Brunskill et al 2001. (DOI Link to Publication - Brunskill et al 2001)
Identifiers
- global : e7afec92-a57b-4c65-9693-f9b619ca4028
