Category: Biodiversity & Conservation
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Building a national seagrass mega-dataset
IMOS is producing a comprehensive national seagrass mega-dataset, which will soon be available through the new Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) Portal. Developed as part of the IMOS Data Uplift program and supported by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP MaC Project 5.9), the dataset aggregates more than 65 individual collections into a unified, cloud-optimised…
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IMOS data informs the National Climate Risk Assessment
The Australian Climate Service (ACS), working with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), recently delivered Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment (the National Assessment). The National Assessment has identified to what degree Australia’s people, infrastructure, the economy, and landscapes are exposed and vulnerable to climate change now and over the…
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IMOS brings together shallow reef survey data into a new centralised database
The National Reef Monitoring Network dataset collections are now available on the AODN Portal.
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COVID-19 restrictions help understand human impacts on marine life
New research shows how changes in marine activities during Covid-19 restrictions could affect shark and fish behaviour in Australian waters.
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Keeping pace with marine heatwaves
A new paper outlines the need for predicting marine heatwaves and highlights how IMOS is monitoring heatwaves in real time as they develop with ocean gliders.