NERP TE Project 2.3 - Monitoring the health of Torres Strait coral reefs (AIMS)
- Between 13/12/2011 - 00:00 and 05/12/2014 - 00:00
This project conducted a biodiversity assessment of coral communities on Torres Strait reefs to establish a baseline of coral condition and start a longer-term monitoring program of selected coral reefs in the region. The monitoring looked for changes in the condition of coral reefs and documented factors that might contribute to changes including COTS, disease, bleaching, temperature anomalies etc. As part of this project, an early warning system was established for coral bleaching. This will give the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA), Torres Strait communities, industry and other stakeholders, the ability to predict, prepare for and respond to coral bleaching.\n Key outputs of this project included:\n -biodiversity survey completed for a baseline monitoring survey (Feb 2013) and a repeat monitoring survey (Feb-March 2014). These surveys resulted in a total of 246 coral species recorded during biodiversity surveys in 2013 and 2014. Lists of scleractinian coral species were made in February 2013 at Poruma Island Reef, Aureed Island Reef, Masig Island Reef, Erub Island Reef and Mer Island Reef\n - deployment of a real time observing station at Thursday Island and Masig (Yorke) Island from 2012 onwards\n - temperature logger deployments at 15 sites throughout the Torres Strait region\n - regular reports of environmental conditions including SST, coral bleaching rish, Chlorophyll-a and ocean currents from 2011-2014\n Reports and project outputs are available on the eAtlas webpages linked below, and metadata for temperature logger deployments.\n
- Berkelmans, R and Sweatman, H
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
- Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
- Data Manager, AIMS Data Centre
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
- Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
- AIMS Data Centre
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
- Sea Water Temperature Logger Data At Mabuiag Island, From 20 Jul 2016 To 05 Dec 2017
- Sea Water Temperature Logger Data At Yam Island, From 21 Jul 2016 To 06 Dec 2017
- Sea Water Temperature Logger Data At Dugong Island, From 03 Oct 2012 To 27 Nov 2017
- Sea Water Temperature Logger Data At Woiz Reef, From 06 Oct 2012 To 06 Dec 2017
- Sea Water Temperature Logger Data At Yorke Island, Torres Strait From 03 Nov 2009 To 06 May 2010
- Sea Water Temperature Logger Data At Yorke, From 10 Dec 2017 To 01 Feb 2019
- eAtlas Torres Strait Coral Species photos
- Sea Water Temperature Logger Data At Cherepo, From 10 Dec 2013 To 06 Dec 2017
- eAtlas article Temperature loggers
- Sea Water Temperature Logger Data At Warraber Island, From 05 Oct 2012 To 06 Dec 2017
- Sea Water Temperature Logger Data At Booby Island, From 03 Oct 2012 To 05 Dec 2017
- Sea Water Temperature Logger Data At Kubin Island, From 20 Jul 2016 To 05 Dec 2017
- Sea Water Temperature Logger Data At Maizab, From 24 May 2017 To 13 Dec 2017
- Sea Water Temperature Logger Data At Bramble Cay, From 13 Dec 2011 To 05 Dec 2014
- Sea Water Temperature Logger Data At Mer Island, From 05 Oct 2012 To 25 Feb 2015
- eAtlas Project Page
- eAtlas article Coral Biodiversity
- eAtlas article Coral Surveys
- Thursday Island Water Temperature From 01 Feb 2012 To 19 Jul 2014
- Point of truth URL of this metadata record
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Attribution: Format for citation of metadata sourced from Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in a list of reference is as follows: "Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). (2012). NERP TE Project 2.3 - Monitoring the health of Torres Strait coral reefs (AIMS), https://apps.aims.gov.au/metadata/view/2d70d993-ba95-4a9b-bd79-24d8c7ec0729, accessed[date-of-access]".
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