Ningaloo Marine Park Monitoring Program

Benthic lifeform and substrate monitoring data from 1993 onwards, held in the RM_VPOINT table of the NMPMP database. Percentage cover of different substrate types and benthic organisms (particularly corals), identified to benthic group or lifeform level. Videos are made along fixed transects and data is analysed from stills on a large video screen halted at specified time intervals. The AIMS LTMP monitors about 50 selected reefs throughout the Great Barrier Reef. Transects are recorded at 3 sites per reef, and 3 50m transects per site. Visual transect data is stored in a separate table, and described as a separate but related dataset.

1993年起采集的底栖生活型（benthic lifeform）与底质（substrate）监测数据，存储于NMPMP数据库的RM_VPOINT数据表中。该数据集记录了不同底质类型与底栖生物（尤其珊瑚）的盖度百分比，鉴定精度可达底栖类群或生活型水平。数据通过沿固定样带录制视频的方式采集，随后在指定时间间隔暂停视频，借助大型视频屏幕对静帧画面开展分析以提取监测数据。澳大利亚海洋科学研究所长期监测项目（AIMS LTMP）对大堡礁（Great Barrier Reef）全域约50个选定礁体开展监测工作。每个礁体设置3个监测位点，每个位点布设3条50米长的样带。视觉样带数据存储于独立数据表中，作为独立但相关的数据集进行描述。