AIMS Long-term Monitoring Program: Crown-of-thorns starfish and benthos Manta Tow Data, Great Barrier Reef, Australia (1983 - present)
Citation
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). (2015), AIMS Long-term Monitoring Program: Crown-of-thorns starfish and benthos Manta Tow Data (Great Barrier Reef), https://doi.org/10.25845/5c09b0abf315a, accessed 24-Jul-2020. accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.Description
64 'key' reefs in 11 sectors of the Great Barrier Reef (Cape Grenville, Princess Charlotte Bay, Cooktown/Lizard Island, Cairns, Innisfail, Townsville, Cape Upstart, Whitsunday, Pompey Complex, Swain and Capricorn Bunker) are annually surveyed for crown-of-thorns starfish using the manta tow technique. An additional 117 reefs from the sectors (excluding the Whitsunday, Swain and Capricorn-Bunker sectors) are scheduled for survey every third year ('cycle' reefs).
This data is a subset for the NERP TE project. The full dataset is described at https://apps.aims.gov.au/metadata/view/5bb9a340-4ade-11dc-8f56-00008a07204e
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marine, harvested by OBISTaxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Great Barrier Reef
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Hugh Sweatmanoriginator
position: Principle Investigator
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Townsville
Queensland
AU
email: adc@aims.gov.au
Hugh Sweatman
metadata author
position: Principle Investigator
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Townsville
Queensland
AU
email: adc@aims.gov.au
OBIS Australia Node manager
publisher
position: OBIS Australia Data Manager
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre
Castray Esplanade
Hobart
7000
Tasmania
AU
email: obisau@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au
Hugh Sweatman
administrative point of contact
position: Principle Investigator
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Townsville
Queensland
AU
email: adc@aims.gov.au