Metadata details
CAML_Project_Archive.Progress_Updates
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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 - CAML_Project_Archive.Progress_Updates, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/CAML_Project_Archive.Progress_Updates, Accessed: 2026-08-17
- Title
- Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) Archive of Project Documentation - CAML_Project_Archive.Progress_Updates
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- Created Date
- 2010-12-15
- Revision Date
- 2019-09-12
- Parent record
- CAML_Project_Archive
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
CAML_Progress_Updates includes: updates, progress reports, news, and other informational items sent as emails to CAML Scientific Steering Committee members, colleagues, and invited experts. Emails were written and sent by the CAML Project Manager (Wadley) and/or Chief Scientist (Stoddart).
Access
A copy of the archived documents are available for download from the provided URL.
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
- Biodiversity
- International Polar Year
- Biogeography
Locations
- OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Platforms
- SHIPS
Instruments
- NOT APPLICABLE
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.Progress_Updates when using these data.
