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CAML_Project_Archive.Data_Synthesis

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
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.Data_Synthesis, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/CAML_Project_Archive.Data_Synthesis, Accessed: 2026-08-17
Title
Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) Archive of Project Documentation - CAML_Project_Archive.Data_Synthesis
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
Created Date
2010-12-15
Revision Date
2019-09-12
Expected Date of Data Release
2010-12-23
Data Version
1
Parent record
CAML_Project_Archive

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    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).

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    Purpose

    CAML_Data_Synthesis includes: the original proposal, proposed strategy, research plan, and final report of the data synthesis of CAML. Also referred to as the Polar Synthesis Macroscope.

    Access

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

    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -60
    Southernmost:
    -80

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    -180
    Easternmost:
    180

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • International Polar Year
    • Biogeography
    • Biodiversity
    • 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.Data_Synthesis when using these data.

    Project

    • INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR (Long Name)
    • IPY (Short Name)
    • CENSUS OF ANTARCTIC MARINE LIFE (Long Name)
    • CAML (Short Name)
    • CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE (Long Name)
    • COML (Short Name)
    • Evolution and Biodiversity in the Antarctic (Long Name)
    • EBA (Short Name)

    ISO Topic

    • BIOTA
    • ENVIRONMENT
    • OCEANS

    Dataset Language

    • English

    Orignating Centre

    • Australian Antarctic Division

    Dataset Progress

    • COMPLETE

    IDN Node

    • AMD/AU
    • CEOS
    • AMD

    Publications

    • Brandt, A, et al (2007) First insights into the biodiversity and biogeography of the Southern Ocean deep sea, Nature, 447, 307-311, 10.1038/nature05827

    Metadata Revision History

      2010-12-23 - record created by Daria Carle. 2010-12-23 - record updated by Dave Connell to link the data. 2019-09-12 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates.

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