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AAS_4124_CEAMARC200708_BenthicStills
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- Citation
- Jansen, J., Robineau, C., Delaplanque-Lasserre, J. and Eleaume, M.P. (2017) Abundances of broad benthic functional groups in the CEAMARC region 2007/08, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/59dea9a19a61d, Accessed: 2026-05-15
- Title
- Abundances of broad benthic functional groups in the CEAMARC region 2007/08
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- DOI
- doi:10.4225/15/59dea9a19a61d
- Created Date
- 2017-10-12
- Revision Date
- 2026-04-15
- Parent record
- AAS_4124_CEAMARC200708_BenthicStills_InvertebrateAbundances
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Description
Derived dataset from the forward facing still-images collected during the benthic trawls of the 2007/08 CEAMARC voyage of the Aurora Australis (raw data-set here: https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/CEAMARC_CASO_200708_V3_IMAGES). All fauna in the bottom third of each image was scored to the lowest taxonomic resolution possible, and operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were aggregated by feeding type afterwards. The images originate from 32 transects, but were split by their latitude and longitude position within a spatial grid of environmental variables into 41 sites.
This dataset contains:
- the mean longitude of all images aggregated per site.
- the mean latitude of all images aggregated per site.
- the number of images scored per site - the aggregated abundances (given in %-cover) for three main benthic groups (SF=Suspension Feeder, DF=Deposit Feeder, PR=Predator).
- number of OTUs observed per benthic group per site.
- the total number of OTUs observed per site.
Purpose
The analysis of this dataset forms part of the journal article Jansen et al. (2018) Abundance and richness of key Antarctic seafloor fauna correlates with modelled food-availability. Nature Ecology and Evolution 2, 71-80.
Access
These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 2007-12-22 - Stop date: 2008-01-20
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
Additional Keywords
- Benthic Trawl
- CEAMARC
Locations
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
- OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > GEORGE V SHELF
- OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MERTZ GLACIER
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
Platforms
- R/V Aurora Australis
- SHIPS
Instruments
- CAMERAS
- TRAWL
Researchers
- jansen, jan (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)
- robineau, camille (INVESTIGATOR)
- delaplanque-lasserre, julie (INVESTIGATOR)
- eleaume, marc (INVESTIGATOR)
Use Constraints
When using the dataset, please cite the journal article of Jansen et al. (“Abundance and richness of key Antarctic seafloor fauna correlates with modelled food-availability”, Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2018).
This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4124_CEAMARC200708_BenthicStills when using these data.
