Metadata details

AAS_4633_BEAUT_Parent

All scientific data collected by the Australian Antarctic program (AAp) are eventually described in the Catalogue of Australian Antarctic and Subantarctic Metadata (CAASM). CAASM can be used to search through AAp data descriptions, and it also provides links to access publicly available datasets, which can either be immediately downloaded or obtained from the Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AADC).

Citation
Stark, J. (2026) Biodiversity of East Antarctica - Underwater and Terrestrial Project Parent record, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/AAS_4633_BEAUT_Parent, Accessed: 2026-06-21
Title
Biodiversity of East Antarctica - Underwater and Terrestrial Project Parent record
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
Created Date
2026-01-13
Revision Date
2026-06-09
Expected Date of Data Release
None
Data Version
None
Parent record
None
Child record
AAS_4633_BEAUT_Marine_benthic_CaseyDavis_Photoquadrats
AAS_4633_BEAUT_Marine_Benthic_Ellis_LongFjord_Photoquadrats
AAS_4633_BEAUT_Terrestrial_2024-25_Bungers_Casey_FieldSummary
AAS_4633_BEAUT_Terrestrial_Cryoconite_BungerHills_2024_25
AAS_4633_BEAUT_Terrestrial_Lake_BungerHills_202425
AAS_4633_BungerHills_LakeChemistry_2425
AAS_4633_Casey_marine_meiofauna_2015

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    Description

    This project aims to expand and enhance knowledge of the biodiversity of AAT and to make this information highly visible and accessible. BEAUT will survey areas in AAT that have not been visited or sampled, extend knowledge of our station areas, and consolidate historical biodiversity information. Field campaigns will utilise Australia's icebreaker RSV Nuyina, as well as deploying teams to coastal areas in east Antarctica and subantarctic Islands. Knowledge of biodiversity in space and time is vital for area protection and management, and will include identification guides, a biodiversity atlas and database, and will contribute baseline data to EAMP (East Antarctic Monitoring Program). BEAUT will also facilitate collaboration with the SAEF SRI and other partners.

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    Purpose

    This is the parent metadata record which lists all associated data sets across marine, terrestrial and lake habitats collected or analysed for the BEAUT project. As such the naming of each data set should follow the convention outlined below:
    BEAUT_Biome_Organism/Community_Region_Season
    e.g. BEAUT_Terrestrial_Moss_Vestfolds_2024/25

    Access

    See the child records for access to the data.

    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -63
    Southernmost:
    -73.82482

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    7.73437
    Easternmost:
    176.48437

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • MARINE INVERTEBRATES
    • 4633
    • AAS 4633

    Locations

    • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CASEY
    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > VESTFOLD HILLS
    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > BUNGER HILLS

    Platforms

    • FIELD SURVEYS
    • LABORATORY

    Instruments

    • VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
    • VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS

    Researchers

    • stark, jonny (INVESTIGATOR,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=AAS_4633_BEAUT_Parent when using these data.

    Project

      ISO Topic

      • BIOTA
      • OCEANS

      Dataset Language

      • English

      Orignating Centre

      • Australian Antarctic Division

      Dataset Progress

      • COMPLETE

      IDN Node

      • AMD
      • AMD/AU
      • CEOS

      Metadata Revision History

        2026-01-13 - record created by Jonny Stark. 2026-06-09 - record updated by Dave Connell.

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