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2021 State of the Environment Report Marine Chapter – Expert Assessment –...
The Marine chapter of the 2021 State of the Environment (SoE) report incorporates multiple expert templates developed from streams of marine data. This metadata record describes... -
Geomorphology, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Submarine Canyons on the SW...
This record contains the substantive results of Geoscience Australia marine survey SS08/2005 to the SW margin of Australia. The survey was completed between 28 September and 20... -
Seabed exposure and ecological disturbance on Australia's continental shelf:...
Disturbances characterise many natural environments - on land, a forest fire that removes a patch of old-growth trees is an example. The trees that first colonise the vacant... -
Inter-reefal seabed sediments and geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef, a...
Inter-reefal (i.e. non-reefal) seabed environments have been much less studied than the coral reefs, however they comprise 95% of the total Great Barrier Reef (GBR) Marine Park... -
Ceduna Sub-basin Environmental Summary
This record summarises the physical environments of the seabed for the Ceduna and Eyre Sub-basins. -
Resourcing Australia's Prosperity - 10-year roadmap (2024-2034)
Resourcing Australia’s Prosperity is a landmark initiative that will secure Australia’s future as a global supplier of the resources necessary for the net-zero transition. An... -
Sedimentology and Geomorphology of the South West Planning Region of...
A quantitative synthesis of the sedimentology and geomorphology of the South West Planning Region of Australia. Sediment data used was sourced from previous and new quantitative... -
Outer Darwin Harbour Shallow Water Sediment Survey 2016: GA0356 - Post-survey report
A benthic sediment sampling survey (GA0356) to the nearshore areas of outer Darwin Harbour was undertaken in the period from 03 July to 14 September 2016. Partners involved in... -
Surface and Sub-surface Geology and the Role of Basement Structure in the...
The Capel and Faust basins are part of the northern Lord Howe Rise, offshore eastern Australia. These frontier basins formed during the initial phases of extension leading to... -
A Review of Spatial Interpolation Methods for Environmental Scientists
This review aims to provide some guidelines and suggestions in relation to the application of the methods to environmental data by comparing the features of the commonly applied... -
Deep Sea Lebensspuren: Biological Features on the Seafloor of the Eastern...
Much of the deep sea encompasses soft-sediment plains, with very few hard substrates for invertebrates to colonise. At first glance, these habitats seem barren, but they are... -
The Creation of High Resolution Bathymetry Grids for Christmas Island
Christmas Island is located approximately 2,600 North West of Perth. It is the surface expression of an emergent seamount uplifted by tectonics. Bathymetry data are required in... -
The Creation of High Resolution Bathymetry Grids for Cocos (Keeling) Island
Cocos (Keeling) Island is located approximately 3,685km almost due west of Darwin. It is a mid-ocean atoll with a coral reef, and a very shallow (1 - 20 m) shelf surrounds the... -
Geomorphology and Stratigraphy of Keppel Bay, South-east Queensland, Australia
Keppel Bay is a large shallow coastal embayment adjacent to the mouth of the Fitzroy River, located on the central coast of Queensland. The geomorphology and distribution of... -
Geomorphology of the Lord Howe Island Shelf and Submarine Volcano SS06-2008...
The Lord Howe Island survey SS06-2008 in April 2008 aboard the RV Southern Surveyor was a collaboration between the University of Wollongong and Geoscience Australia. The survey... -
Seabed environments, shallow sub-surface geology and connectivity, Petrel...
This report provides an analysis and evaluation of fluid seepage and habitats in two targeted areas of the Petrel Sub-basin, Bonaparte Basin, northern Australia, and provides... -
Seabed Environments of the Eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Northern Australia
A seabed mapping survey over a series of carbonate banks, intervening channels and surrounding sediment plains on the Van Diemen Rise in the eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf was... -
Carnarvon Shelf Survey Post-Cruise Report
This report provides a description of the CERF Marine Biodiversity Hub's survey of the Carnarvon Shelf, Western Australia, in August and September, 2008. The survey was a... -
Predicting Seabed Sand Content across the Australian Margin Using Machine...
In this study, we aim to identify the most appropriate methods for spatial interpolation of seabed sand content for the AEEZ using samples extracted on August 2010 from... -
Submerged Coral Reefs and Benthic Habitats of the Southern Gulf of...
In 2003, Geoscience Australia discovered three large patch reefs in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria (GA Survey 238; SS-03/2004; Harris et al., 2004). The submerged platform...