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Exploring Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems of Australia’s Northwest Shelf (Ashmore Reef)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) are recognised for their economic and ecological value, and as potential refugia for shallow reefs affected by climate change. Focussing on submerged shoals of Australia’s Northwest shelf, we will trial data-capture methods and technologies for effective baseline characterisation of MCEs, providing a foundation for developing new sampling and analysis approaches for future monitoring, and enabling standardisation and comparability of MCE data globally. Biodiversity collections will ground-truth benthos classification from images, as well as providing material to study ecological processes including reproduction and connectivity. In combination, the outcomes will provide visibility and new insights to the diversity, ecology and importance of mesophotic reefs to ecosystem integrity of Australia’s Northwest Shelf, but also contribute to the development and accessibility of novel approaches to monitor and protect MCEs globally.

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Field Value
Title Exploring Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems of Australia’s Northwest Shelf (Ashmore Reef)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/f169e9fb-e06b-434b-828c-6e55d08599ee
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 25/06/2021
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Exploring Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems of Australia’s Northwest Shelf (Ashmore Reef)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/exploring-mesophotic-coral-ecosystems-of-australias-northwest-shelf-ashmore-reef