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One of the few remaining pristine coastal environments in the world, the Kimberley is highly valued for its biodiversity, cultural values, tourism and fisheries. The biodiversity of the Kimberley coast is fuelled by oceanic and terrestrially derived nutrient resources, yet there has been limited prior research about how nutrients vary or how they are used and recycled across the region. Building this understanding is essential to inform future management of the Kimberley coast and marine parks.This project has therefore been undertaken to address both of the major research priorities emphasised in the Kimberley Marine Research Program Science Plan: (a) providing the bio-physical characterisation required for marine resource management and (b) improving understanding of ecosystem function and how this might change in response to future trends in human use. In particular, this project has aimed to elucidate the processes controlling carbon and nutrient flows through pelagic ecosystems in the Kimberley region. Specifically, we have sought to link physical processes and riverine inputs to food web structure and function, improving process understanding of pathways and material flows that connect habitats, populations and bioregions in the Kimberley. We have identified sources of nutrients and how they translate to productivity for consumers, and through this work have supported the development of an improved understanding of how such processes may be modified by a changing climate.
Data is stored on Pawsey Data Portal (https://data.pawsey.org.au/public/?path=/WA Node Ocean Data Network/WAMSI2/KMRP/2.2/2.2.2) available after embargo.
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Statement: - Samples collected using nets towed behind boat to collect plankton and water samples - Stable isotope analysis of the samples to see what part of the food web they belong to - Flow cytometry was undertaken to look at the microbial community - Two research surveys on the RV Solander (wet and dry season) were undertaken to collect samples - Other measurements of physical water properties will be made e.g. turbidity and total suspended solids (TSS)Created: 17 07 2017
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(RV Southern Surveyor - SS2010_V03)
url :
http://www.cmar.csiro.au/data/trawler/survey_details.cfm?survey=SS2010_V03![]()
(RV Solander - 2013 - Cruise 5887)
url :
http://data.aims.gov.au/metadataviewer/uuid/6fb2181a-67a7-47ee-994c-c5fb195d6d7b![]()
(RV Solander - 2014 - Cruise 5938)
url :
http://data.aims.gov.au/metadataviewer/uuid/ffe3c79d-0b1a-49cc-9995-5057dc1eb8f5![]()
Data on Pawsey (embargoed until March 2019) (Data stored on Pawsey)
url :
https://data.pawsey.org.au/public/?path=/WA Node Ocean Data Network/WAMSI2/KMRP/2.2/2.2.2![]()
(Summary of Project 2.2.2 data including parameters and site keys)
(CSIRO MarLIN metadata for their modelling component)
url :
http://www.marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/search?uuid=bca5bb63-f93d-4f0d-a9e7-dd4bac9e3ca3![]()
(Link to final report)
url :
https://www.wamsi.org.au/kmrp/kimberley-marine-research-node-projects![]()
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