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Citation
Watson, J. (2025) Data extract from the publication, "Hydroids of the BANZARE Antarctic expeditions 1929 - 1931", Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.26179/bpa0-q234, Accessed: 2026-05-13
Title
Data extract from the publication, "Hydroids of the BANZARE Antarctic expeditions 1929 - 1931"
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
DOI
doi:10.26179/bpa0-q234
Created Date
2003-05-26
Revision Date
2025-07-23
Expected Date of Data Release
2025-07-23
Data Version
1
Parent record
ASAC_2377

Description

These data are a csv extract from the Biodiversity Database of data recorded in the publication, "Hydroids of the BANZARE Antarctic expeditions 1929 - 1931". The csv contains 29 rows of data.

Taken from the referenced publication:

The BANZARE Expeditions (British, Australian, New Zealand, Antarctic Research Expeditions) 1929-1931 sampled the marine benthos in the Southern Ocean, at the Kerguelen Islands, Heard Island, Macquarie Island, and south-west of Tasmania and along the coast of the Australian Antarctic Territory. Forty six stations at depths of 2 - 640 m were occupied along the Australian Antarctic Territory coast. Eight species of Halecium including five new and Hydrodendron arboreum were found and recorded from eight stations.

Forty six stations were occupied along the Australian Antarctic Territory coast and samples collected using various trawls to depths of 640 m; some coastal collections were also made in shallow water 2 m deep. The hydroid collection was originally deposited in the British Museum, Natural History (BMNH), London. There, preserved material was sorted during the 1960s and microslide mounts prepared. A small amount of material left over from the earlier AAE (Australian Antarctic Expedition) 1911-1914 was also incorporated into the BANZARE collection as Station No. 1785. The entire BANZARE hydroid collection was sent to the National Museum of Victoria in Melbourne for identification.

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Quality

Values provided in temporal and spatial coverage are approximate only.

Access

These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.

Temporal Coverages

Spatial Coverages

Science Keywords

Additional Keywords

  • COMMONWEALTH BAY
  • BANZARE
  • HYDROIDS
  • MAWSON
  • POLYPS

Locations

  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Platforms

  • SHIPS
  • RRS DISCOVERY

Instruments

  • TRAWL

Researchers

  • watson, jeanette (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
  • connell, dave (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=ASAC_2377_data when using these data.

Project

  • British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition of 1929-31 (Long Name)
  • BANZARE (Short Name)

ISO Topic

  • BIOTA

Dataset Language

  • English

Orignating Centre

  • Australian Antarctic Division

Dataset Progress

  • COMPLETE

IDN Node

  • AMD/AU
  • CEOS
  • AMD

Publications

  • Watson J.E. (2008) Hydroids of the BANZARE expeditions, 1929 - 1391: the family Haleciidae (Hydroza, Leptothecata) from the Australian Antarctic Territory, Memoirs of Museum Victoria, 65, 165-178

Metadata Revision History

    2025-07-23 - record created by Dave Connell after a data extract from the Biodiversity Database was made by Johnathan Kool.

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