Coral Reef Health Broadscale Survey - Reef Benthic Survey 2013 - 2015

Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership (PMCP) coral reef survey of benthic cover, between northern Ningaloo and the Dampier Archipelago.The data include:* Benthic Photographs* Digital still images of benthos taken along transects * Benthic cover database* Cover (%) of benthic life forms on 25m transects, derived from point intercept data taken from transect images. ----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）针对宁格罗北部与丹皮尔群岛之间海域的底栖覆盖开展珊瑚礁调查。本数据集涵盖以下内容：
- 底栖生物照片：沿调查样带拍摄的底栖生物数码静态影像
- 底栖覆盖数据库：基于样带影像的点截法数据推导得出的25米样带底栖生物类群盖度（百分比）。

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区域全球重要珊瑚礁生态系统净保护效益的倡议，通过评估关键生态价值的现状与演化趋势，为现有治理与管理机制提供信息支撑与补充。该伙伴关系旨在为该区域的保护工作提供持续的咨询与评估服务，以实现长期保护效益。
PMCP的核心框架依托三大生态维度展开：
1. 珊瑚礁健康：主要聚焦于构建栖息地的初级生产者类群
2. 鱼类与鲨类：其群落结构、种间互动及对低营养级生物的影响
3. 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。