Metadata details
CAML_Project_Archive
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- Citation
- Wadley, V.A., Stoddart, M., Sparrow, M. and Carle, D.O. (2010) Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) Archive of Project Documentation, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/CAML_Project_Archive, Accessed: 2026-08-17
- Title
- Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) Archive of Project Documentation
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- Created Date
- 2010-12-16
- Revision Date
- 2017-09-21
- Parent record
- CAML_Project_Archive
- Child record
- CAML_Project_Archive
CAML_Project_Archive.CAML_DNA_Barcoding
CAML_Project_Archive.CAML_South_America
CAML_Project_Archive.Data_Synthesis
CAML_Project_Archive.Documents
CAML_Project_Archive.Media_Education_Outreach
CAML_Project_Archive.Meetings
CAML_Project_Archive.Progress_Updates
CAML_Project_Archive.Sampling_Protocols
CAML_Project_Archive.Ships
Datasets and documents
Related links
Description
The Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) Project Archive is a collection of scanned documents, maps, videos, and other related material that comprise the organisation and management documentation associated with a major research project of international significance. CAML measured the distribution and abundance of life in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica so that future impacts of climate change and human activities can be better understood. CAML coordinated the largest-ever survey of the Southern Ocean with 18 voyages in Antarctic waters, and inventoried over 16,000 marine species with hundreds new to science, provided DNA barcodes for 1,500 species, and has so far produced more than 600 scientific publications. CAML is a key activity of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR); a subproject of the Census of Marine Life (CoML); and was a major initiative of the 2007-2009 International Polar Year (IPY).
Purpose
The CAML Project Archive includes: internal and annual reports; reports to the funding agency (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation); maps of voyage routes and sampling areas; sampling protocols; research synthesis; science plans; barcoding project information; meeting agendas, minutes, and selected powerpoint presentations; list of ships and voyages; and videos, media, and press releases.
Quality
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Access
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Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 2005-01-01 - Stop date: 2010-12-31
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > BIODIVERSITY FUNCTIONS
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > AQUATIC SCIENCES
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
Additional Keywords
- International Polar Year
- Biodiversity
- Biogeography
Locations
- OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Platforms
- SHIPS
Instruments
- None
Researchers
- wadley, victoria (INVESTIGATOR)
- stoddart, michael (INVESTIGATOR)
- sparrow, michael (INVESTIGATOR)
- carle, daria (TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)
Use Constraints
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=CAML_Project_Archive when using these data.
