NWSSRP Theme 4 - Understanding the Isolated Coral Atolls of the North West Shelf (Rowley Shoals)
Theme 4 program is forging new paths in underwater monitoring by comparing traditional diver-based methods with autonomous methods, including independent machines capable of collecting data across large areas of ocean and other that can process that information very quickly. These new cost-effective technologies could shape a new age of reef monitoring across the region. The scope of work includes:
-
producing a habitat model linking the distribution of biological communities with reef structure and physical condition
-
applying the habitat model and existing data to design a monitoring program that isolates the effects of multiple pressures
-
incorporating emerging technologies, particularly autonomous and automated approaches to data acquisition and processing, that can be applied more widely.
The objectives are to quantify baseline spatial dynamics of key biological communities and their physical drivers in an adaptive monitoring program that addresses processes of change and integrates new technologies for collection and processing of data.
Data and resources
-
Birt MJ, Cure K, Wilson S, Newman SJ, Harvey ES, Meekan M, Speed C, Heyward A, Goetze J, Gilmour J (2021) Isolated reefs support stable fish communities with…HTML Open
-
Grimaldi, C.M., Lowe, R.J., Benthuysen, J.A., Cuttler, M.V.W., Green, R.H., Radford, B., Ryan, N. and Gilmour, J. (2022), Hydrodynamic drivers of fine-scale…HTML Open
-
Camille Mathilde Grimaldi. (2022). Hydrodynamic drivers of fine-scale connectivity within a coral reef atoll. Limnology and Oceanography.…HTML Open
-
Software for Adam A. A. S., et.al (2022). Population connectivity and genetic offset in the spawning coral Acropora digitifera in Western Australia. Zenodo.…HTML Open
-
Grimaldi, C.M., Lowe, R.J., Benthuysen, J.A. et al. Hydrodynamic and atmospheric drivers create distinct thermal environments within a coral reef atoll. Coral…HTML Open
-
Grimaldi, Camille, Lowe, Ryan, Benthuysen, Jessica, Green, Rebecca, Reyns, Johan, Kernkamp, Herman, & Gilmour, James. (2021). Wave and tidally driven flow…HTML Open
-
Cresswell AK, Ryan NM, Heyward AJ, Smith ANH, Colquhoun J, Case M, Birt MJ, Chinkin M, Wyatt M, Radford B, Costello P, Gilmour JP. 2021. A quantitative…HTML Open
-
Birt, M. J., Langlois, T. J., McLean, D., & Harvey, E. S. (2021). Optimal deployment durations for baited underwater video systems sampling temperate,…HTML Open
-
Data for Thomas et al (2022) is available at the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/2ba8p/) and sequence at NCBI Sequence Read Archive (PRJNA809112).HTML Open
-
Data for Adam A. A. S. et al. (2022), Population connectivity and genetic offset in the spawning coral Acropora digitifera in Western Australia, Dryad, Dataset,…HTML Open
-
Dugal, L., Thomas, L., Wilkinson, S.P., Richards, Z.T., Alexander, J.B., Adam, A.A., Kennington, W.J., Jarman, S., Ryan, N.M., Bunce, M. and Gilmour, J.P.…HTML Open
-
Thomas, L., Underwood, J. N., Rose, N. H., Fuller, Z. L., Richards, Z. T., Dugal, L., Grimaldi, C. M., Cooke, I. R., Palumbi, S. R., & Gilmour, J. P. (2022).…HTML Open
-
Raw sequence data (.fastq files), sample information for the 94 coral species, and R scripts for Dugal et al (2021)HTML Open
-
Adam, A. A. S., Thomas, L., Underwood, J., Gilmour, J., & Richards, Z. T. (2022). Population connectivity and genetic offset in the spawning coral Acropora…HTML Open
-
Rowley Shoals ITS2 coral database sequences are available on NCBI under the accession MW473514 to MW473666, as presented in Dugal et al (2021)HTML Open
-
Data for Grimaldi Camille,et al. (2022). Fine-scale temperature variability creates distinct thermal environments within a coral reef atoll.…HTML Open
-
Stone et al (2024) Data available at UWA repository: Clerke Reef Lagoon Bommie Habitat MapsHTML Open
-
Stone, A., Hickey, S., Radford, B. and Wakeford, M. (2024), Mapping emergent coral reefs: a comparison of pixel- and object-based methods. Remote Sens Ecol…HTML Open
-
audio/basic Open
-
audio/basic Open
-
audio/basic Open
-
audio/basic Open
-
License GraphicPNG Open
-
HTML Open
Additional information
| Date (revision) | 2026-10-24 |
|---|---|
| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |