IMOS - National Reef Monitoring Network Sub-Facility - Benthic cover data (in situ surveys)

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. 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.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, ATRC aims to raise broader community awareness of the status of Australia's marine biodiversity and associated conservation issues.This dataset contains data on the cover of macroalage and sessile invertebrates collected in situ at Australian Temperate Reef Collaboration (ATRC) sites. Quadrats are placed at 10 m spacing along each transect line (i.e. 5 per 50 m transect and 20 per contiguous 200 m) by divers skilled in macroalgal identification. The canopy layer, mid-story and substrate are sequentially assessed in each single, 50 -point quadrat.

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一个集中式数据库中。澳大利亚综合海洋观测系统（Integrated Marine Observing System，简称IMOS）下属的国家珊瑚礁监测网络子设施负责对来自以下贡献方的数据进行整理、清洗、存储并快速开放获取：珊瑚礁生物调查（Reef Life Survey）、澳大利亚公园管理局（Parks Australia）、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处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支撑国家海洋基线，同时助力联邦与州级海洋保护区的管理工作。澳大利亚温带珊瑚礁网络（Australian Temperate Reef Network，简称ATRC）旨在通过协调采用科学方法开展的岩礁与珊瑚礁调查工作，提升生物多样性保护与海洋资源可持续管理水平，最终目标是优化海岸管护效能。本项目的开展依托海洋科学家、经验丰富且积极性高昂的休闲水肺潜水员的专业技能，以及与管理机构、高校研究人员的合作，并得益于ATRC合作方的积极参与。
ATRC所提供的数据面向公众免费开放，仅用于非营利用途，因此不仅管理机构，当地潜水俱乐部、学校等团体也可利用这些数据研究本地珊瑚礁随时间推移发生的变化。通过免费开放数据并发布公共成果，ATRC旨在提升全社会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。
本数据集收录了在澳大利亚温带珊瑚礁协作网络（Australian Temperate Reef Collaboration，简称ATRC）调查点位原位采集的大型藻类覆盖度与固着无脊椎动物相关数据。具备大型藻类鉴定能力的潜水员会沿每条样带以10米的间距放置样方：每50米样带设置5个样方，连续200米样带则设置20个样方。每个包含50个采样点的样方会依次对藻冠层、中层生境与基底进行评估。