IMOS - National Reef Monitoring Network Sub-Facility - Survey metadata

The National Reef Monitoring Network brings together shallow reef surveys conducted around Australia into a centralised database. The IMOS National Reef Monitoring Network sub-Facility collates, cleans, stores and makes this data rapidly available from contributors including: Reef Life Survey, Parks Australia, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia), Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (South Australia), Department of Primary Industries (New South Wales), Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service and Parks Victoria.The data provided by the National Reef Monitoring Network contributes to establishing and supporting national marine baselines, and assisting with the management of Commonwealth and State marine reserves. Reef Life Survey (RLS) and the Australian Temperate Reef Network (ATRC) aims to improve biodiversity conservation and the sustainable management of marine resources by coordinating surveys of rocky and coral reefs using scientific methods, with the ultimate goal to improve coastal stewardship. Our activities depend on the skills of marine scientists, experienced and motivated recreational SCUBA divers, partnerships with management agencies and university researchers, and active input from the ATRC partners and RLS Advisory Committee.RLS and ATRC data are freely available to the public for non-profit purposes, so not only managers, but also groups such as local dive clubs or schools may use these data to look at changes over time in their own local reefs. By making data freely available and through public outputs, RLS and ATRC aims to raise broader community awareness of the status of Australia's marine biodiversity and associated conservation issues.This dataset provides the metadata associated with individual 50 m transects surveyed by Reef Life Survey (RLS) and Australian Reef Collaboration Network (ATRC) divers and partners. All surveys in this list were undertaken using standard methods. ATRC surveys are predominantly collected as a group of 4 x 50m transects per site, RLS surveys commonly have a minimum of 2 x 50 m surveys per site on any given date (typically at different depths), but this number often varies.This dataset supersedes the RLS specific "Reef Life Survey (RLS): Survey Locations " collection that was available at https://catalogue-rls.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/en/metadata.show?uuid=4972fa20-195b-41e4-bee8-8175d6ac792b (provision of data was stopped in June 2021).国家珊瑚礁监测网络（National Reef Monitoring Network）将澳大利亚周边开展的浅海珊瑚礁调查数据整合至统一集中式数据库中。澳大利亚综合海洋观测系统（Integrated Marine Observing System, IMOS）下属的国家珊瑚礁监测网络子设施负责对上述数据进行整理、清洗、存储，并快速向贡献方开放数据，贡献方包括：珊瑚礁生物调查（Reef Life Survey, RLS）、澳大利亚公园管理局、西澳大利亚州生物多样性、保护与旅游部、南澳大利亚州环境、水与自然资源部、新南威尔士州初级产业部、塔斯马尼亚公园与野生动物服务局以及维多利亚州公园管理局。国家珊瑚礁监测网络提供的数据，有助于建立并维护国家海洋基准线，同时助力联邦与州级海洋保护区的管理工作。珊瑚礁生物调查（Reef Life Survey, RLS）与澳大利亚温带珊瑚礁网络（Australian Temperate Reef Network, ATRC）通过采用科学方法协调岩礁与珊瑚礁调查工作，旨在提升生物多样性保护水平与海洋资源的可持续管理能力，最终目标是改善海岸管护工作。本工作的开展依赖于海洋科学家、经验丰富且积极性高昂的休闲水肺潜水员的专业技能，同时依托与管理机构及高校研究人员的合作，并吸纳ATRC合作方与RLS咨询委员会的积极建言。RLS与ATRC所产生的数据面向公众免费开放，仅用于非盈利用途，因此不仅管理机构，本地潜水俱乐部、学校等团体也可利用这些数据观测当地珊瑚礁随时间发生的变化。通过免费开放数据并公开相关成果，RLS与ATRC旨在提升公众对澳大利亚海洋生物多样性现状及相关保护议题的认知水平。本数据集提供了由珊瑚礁生物调查（Reef Life Survey, RLS）与澳大利亚珊瑚礁协作网络（Australian Reef Collaboration Network, ATRC）的潜水员及合作方开展的单条50米样带相关的元数据。本列表中的所有调查均采用标准方法开展。ATRC调查通常以每个调查点开展4组50米样带调查为标准模式；RLS调查在单次调查中，每个调查点通常至少开展2组50米样带调查（通常分布于不同水深），但实际数量往往存在差异。本数据集替代了此前于https://catalogue-rls.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/en/metadata.show?uuid=4972fa20-195b-41e4-bee8-8175d6ac792b 公开的专属RLS数据集"珊瑚礁生物调查（RLS）：调查点位"，该数据集的数据提供服务已于2021年6月终止。