Coral Reef Health Sediment Survey 2013 - 2015

Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership (PMCP) coral reef sediment samples between northern Ningaloo and the Dampier Archipelago.
The data include:
* Sediment characteristics
* Sediment particle size distribution from sediments sampled on reefs

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The Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership (PMCP) was an initiative designed to enhance the net conservation benefits of the globally-significant coral reef ecosystems of the Pilbara (Western Australia) by providing an assessment of the condition and trajectory of key ecological values. These assessments were designed to inform and complement existing governance and management arrangements and the PMCP is intended to provide ongoing advice and assessment for conservation efforts in the region, providing lasting benefits.

The PMCP concept is based on three core ecological components, namely:
Coral Reef Health - concentrating mainly on habitat forming primary producers.
Fish and Sharks - their community structure, interactions and impacts on lower trophic levels.
Environmental Pressures - physical and anthropogenic factors that influence the condition of reefs and associated biota.

皮尔巴拉海洋保护伙伴关系（Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership, PMCP）的珊瑚礁沉积物样本采集于宁格罗北部与丹皮尔群岛之间的海域。
本次数据集包含：
* 沉积物特征
* 礁体沉积物的粒径分布数据

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皮尔巴拉海洋保护伙伴关系（PMCP）是一项旨在提升西澳大利亚州皮尔巴拉地区具有全球重要性的珊瑚礁生态系统净保护效益的倡议，通过对关键生态价值的现状与发展趋势开展评估，为现有治理与管理安排提供参考并形成补充。该伙伴关系旨在为该区域的保护工作提供持续的建议与评估，以产生长效效益。

PMCP的核心理念基于三大核心生态组分：
珊瑚礁健康——主要聚焦于构成栖息地的初级生产者；
鱼类与鲨类——其群落结构、种间相互作用及对低营养级生物的影响；
环境压力——影响珊瑚礁及相关生物群落现状的物理因素与人为活动因素。