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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.2 - Pathways to Production: Biogeochemical Processes in Kimberley Coastal Waters

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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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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Field Value
Title WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.2 - Pathways to Production: Biogeochemical Processes in Kimberley Coastal Waters
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/443429b0-63e8-404e-bb00-55087d065a85
Remote Last Updated 26/05/2022
Contact Point
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
matt.hipsey@uwa.edu.au
Reference Period 03/05/2018
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Western Australia Government

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Western Australia Government "WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.2 - Pathways to Production: Biogeochemical Processes in Kimberley Coastal Waters". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/wamsi-2-kimberley-node-project-2-2-2-pathways-to-production-biogeochemical-processes-in-ki-6248