Recent datasets

This dataset contains estimated daily integrated benthic photosynthetically active radiation (bPAR) in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Coral Sea for each day from July 2002 through to December 2019. Data are provided on a 1km grid. The amount of light available for photosynthesis (photosynthetically active radiation, or PAR) is an important determinant of ecosystem health. PAR reaching the bottom of the water column is known as benthic PAR (bPAR). Where there is sufficient light reaching the bottom, seagrasses and corals may thrive.

This dataset summarises daily integrals of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) at six sites in Cleveland Bay from March 2017 to October 2018. PAR was measured every 15 minutes (as µmol m-2 s-1), and converted to daily light integrals (mol m-2 d-1). Seagrasses are dependent on light for photosynthetic carbon fixation, growth and biomass production. Within the Great Barrier Reef, seagrasses occupy sediment-rich banks in relatively shallow water in order access light and where nutrients are abundant to support growth to depths of ~60m.

This dataset summarises 35 years of seagrass data collection (1984-2018) within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area into one GIS shapefile containing seagrass presence and absence survey data for 81,387 sites. Managing seagrass resources in the GBRWHA requires adequate baseline information on where seagrass is (presence/absence), what species are present, and date of collection. This baseline is particularly important as a reference point against which to compare seagrass loss or change through time.

This dataset summarises intertidal benthic surveys of Dungeness Reef, Torres Strait, in February 2020 into 3 GIS shapefiles. The site shapefile describes (1) seagrass presence/absence and (2) species composition at 92 sites. The meadow shapefile describes seagrass community for the reef-top meadow. The interpolation shapefile describes variation in seagrass biomass across sites for the meadow. This project is part of ongoing long-term monitoring of intertidal reef-top seagrass in Torres Strait. This data describes seagrass at the Dungeness Reef intertidal reef-top meadow in 2020.

This derived dataset contains basic statistical products derived from the eReefs CSIRO hydrodynamic model v2.0 outputs at both 1 km and 4 km resolution and v4.0 at 4 km for both a daily and monthly aggregation period. The statistics generated are daily minimum, maximum, mean and range. For monthly aggregations there are monthly mean of the daily minimum, maximum and range, and the monthly minimum, maximum and range. The dataset only calculates statistics for the temperature and water elevation (eta).

This service provides generated summaries (daily, monthly, annual) of the eReefs CSIRO biogeochemistry model v3.1 (https://research.csiro.au/ereefs) outputs at 4km resolution as a Thredds data service. This provides the data as an OPeNDAP service and as NetCDF files (https://thredds.ereefs.aims..../thredds/). The processing is provided by the AIMS eReefs Platform (https://ereefs.aims.gov.au/ereefs-aims).

This dataset summarises benthic surveys in November 2016 and February 2017 into 4 GIS shapefiles. The sites shapefile describes seagrass at 159 intertidal sites and 130 subtidal sites; the meadow shapefile describes seagrass at 8 individual meadows. One interpolation shapefile describes variation in seagrass biomass across sites within meadows. This project fills an information gap for dugong and turtle habitat management in central Torres Strait. It describes seagrasses at Dungeness Reef.

This dataset summarises intertidal benthic surveys of Kai and Gariar Reefs (Orman Reefs, Torres Strait) in September 2019 into 3 GIS shapefiles. (1) The site shapefile describes (a) seagrass presence/absence and (b) species composition at 124 sites. (2) The meadow shapefile describes seagrass communities for the two reef-top meadows. (3) The interpolation shapefile describes variation in seagrass biomass across sites for the two reef-top meadows.

The dashboard set comprises individual web pages for each sensor/location. Each dashboard includes a map showing the location of the station, basic statistics and time series plots. If enough data is available (more than 10 years), a climatology of the temperature record is calculated. The SSTAARS climatology is also plotted along the sensor data. Hourly time series plots are also available at each instrument’s depth. See "Interactive map of this dataset" resource link below for a navigation map to the dashboard web pages.

This dataset summarises intertidal benthic surveys of Dungeness Reef, Torres Strait, in February 2019 into 3 GIS shapefiles. The site shapefile describes (1) seagrass presence/absence and (2) species composition at 92 sites. The meadow shapefile describes seagrass community for the reef-top meadow. The interpolation shapefile describes variation in seagrass biomass across sites for the meadow. This project is part of ongoing long-term monitoring of intertidal reef-top seagrass in Torres Strait. This data describes seagrass at the Dungeness Reef intertidal reef-top meadow in 2019.

This dataset summarises intertidal benthic surveys of Kai and Gariar Reefs (Orman Reefs, Torres Strait) in November 2018 into 3 GIS shapefiles. (1) The site shapefile describes (a) seagrass presence/absence and (b) species composition at 124 sites. (2) The meadow shapefile describes seagrass communities for the two reef-top meadows. (3) The interpolation shapefile describes variation in seagrass biomass across sites for the two reef-top meadows.

This dataset and associated data services provide access to modelled 3D environmental conditions of the waters of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea regions. They correspond to generated summaries (daily, monthly, annual, overall) of the eReefs CSIRO hydrodynamic model (v2.0 and v4.0) at both 1km and 4km resolution, along with associated visualisation products. The base eReefs models provide hydrodynamic data with an hourly time interval. This makes the data very large, requiring 630 MB / day for the 4 km grid data and 9.1GB / day for the 1 km grid.

This generated data set contains exposure products derived from the eReefs CSIRO hydrodynamic model v2.0 (https://research.csiro.au/ereefs) outputs at both 1km and 4km resolution, generated by the AIMS eReefs Platform (https://ereefs.aims.gov.au/ereefs-aims).

This dataset presents the programs for enabling communication between the WiSA automated irrigation system and the decision support tool – IrrigWeb for NESP TWQ Project 3.1.2. The WiSA automated irrigation system is a commercialised platform that is used to turn on/off pumps and valves remotely. Aqualink is a software in the WiSA system that used to manage the communication between users and the WiSA hardware. Users can also use this software to manage irrigation schedules and generate irrigation reports.

This dataset contains Vegetation and Biomass monitoring data collected for the NESP TWQ Project 5.9, formally NESP TWQ 2.1.4 - Demonstration and evaluation of gully remediation on downstream water quality and agricultural production in GBR rangelands and Landholders Driving Change (LDC) contracts LRP17-003 and LME17-009. Data is from control and treatment gully sites on commercial grazing properties in the Burdekin. BOTANAL files describe the biomass, species composition and species attributes such as basal area and cover for hillslope areas above gully erosion sites.

This dataset shows the effects of eight herbicides (detected in Great Barrier Reef catchments) on the specific growth rates (from cell density data) of the microalgae Tetraselmis sp. during laboratory experiments conducted in 2019. The aim of this project was to apply standard ecotoxicology protocols to determine the effects of Photosystem II (PSII) and alternative herbicides on the growth of the marine microalgae Tetraselmis sp. Growth bioassays were performed over 3-day exposures using pesticides that have been detected in the Great Barrier Reef catchment area (O’Brien et al. 2016).

This dataset shows the effects of the insecticide imidacloprid on larval development of the hermit crab Coenobita variabilis. Experiments were conducted in 2017. The aim of this project was to apply a standard ecotoxicology protocol to determine the effects of the insecticide imidacloprid (that has been detected in the Great Barrier Reef catchment area (O'Brien et al., 2016)), on larval development (6-d exposures) of the hermit crab Coenobita variabilis.

This dataset shows the effects of herbicides and one fungicide (detected in Great Barrier Reef catchments) on the specific growth rates (from cell density data) of the microalgae Tisochrysis lutea during laboratory experiments conducted from 2018-2019. The aim of this project was to apply standard ecotoxicology protocols to determine the effects of Photosystem II (PSII), alternative herbicides and one fungicide on the growth of the marine microalgae Tisochrysis lutea.

This dataset shows the effects of herbicides (detected in the Great Barrier Reef catchments) on the growth rates (from cell density data) and photosynthesis (effective quantum yield) on the free-living form of the dinoflagellate coral symbiont Cladocopium goreaui during laboratory experiments conducted from 2017-2019. The aims of this project were to develop and implement standard ecotoxicology protocols to determine the effects of Photosystem II (PSII) and alternative herbicides on the growth and photosynthetic efficiency of the marine dinoflagellate Cladocopium goreaui.

This dataset shows the effects of of the insecticide imidacloprid and the fungicide propiconazole on larval development of the acorn barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite experiments conducted in 2018 and 2019. The aim of this project was to apply standard ecotoxicology protocols to determine the effects of the insecticide imidacloprid and the fungicide propiconazole on larval development rate of the acorn barnacle Amphibalanus Amphitrite.