Name: Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) Archive of Project Documentation - CAML_Project_Archive.Sampling_Protocols
Published: 2010-12-23
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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,OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN,CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA,GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR,NOT APPLICABLE,[object Object],International Polar Year,Biodiversity,Biogeography,CAML

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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.Sampling_Protocols, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/CAML_Project_Archive.Sampling_Protocols, Accessed: 2026-08-17
Title: Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) Archive of Project Documentation - CAML_Project_Archive.Sampling_Protocols
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

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 Sampling_Protocols includes: CAML and IPY data policy; map of sampling locations; demonstration projects; and protocols for sampling pelagic, benthic, and deep sea habitats.

Access

Copies of the relevant documents can be downloaded at the provided URL.

Temporal Coverages

Start date: 2005-01-01 - Stop date: 2010-12-31

Spatial Coverages

Latitude

Northernmost:
Southernmost:

Longitude

Westernmost:
Easternmost:

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
CAML

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.Sampling_Protocols when using these data.

Metadata details

CAML_Project_Archive.Sampling_Protocols