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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.1.1 - Distribution and predictors of benthic biodiversity, Western Australia

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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Aim To provide a better understanding of the regional biodiversity found throughout the Kimberley, identify and characterise in finer detail the major habitat types in selected coastal areas such as Camden Sound Marine Park and Bonaparte Archipelago. Four major ship-based surveys of subtidal seabed were completed in the Southern (Camden Sound), Central (Bonaparte Archipelago) and Northern (Eclipse Archipelago) Kimberly regions, to provide a representative benthic biodiversity assessment along the Kimberley ria coast. Survey methods included multibeam to characterise the seabed, Smith McIntyre grab samples to determine the nature of sediments, towed video observations of the abundance (as %cover) and diversity of benthic biota, and benthic sleds to collect biological specimens for taxonomic identification. Outcomes A habitat map identifying the mixed benthic assemblages throughout the Kimberley and a better understanding and appreciation of the importance of marine biodiversity in the Kimberley (including number of species and identification of species new to science and/or new to the region). Where possible field data was collated and combined into ESRI GIS shapefiles or georeferenced raster layers.

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Title WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.1.1 - Distribution and predictors of benthic biodiversity, Western Australia
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/848a20f4-4765-4ae0-bc2f-d0ea28f64d57
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 21/01/2020
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.1.1 - Distribution and predictors of benthic biodiversity, Western Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/wamsi-2-kimberley-node-project-1-1-1-distribution-and-predictors-of-benthic-biodiversity-wester1