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Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) Archive of Project Documentation

Entry ID: CAML_Project_Archive

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Summary

Abstract: The Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) Project Archive is a collection of scanned documents, maps, videos, and other related material that comprise the organisation and management documentation associated with a major research project of international significance. CAML measured the distribution and abundance of life in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica so that future impacts of climate ...

Purpose: The CAML Project Archive includes: internal and annual reports; reports to the funding agency (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation); maps of voyage routes and sampling areas; sampling protocols; research synthesis; science plans; barcoding project information; meeting agendas, minutes, and selected powerpoint presentations; list of ships and voyages; and videos, media, and press releases.

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Website for the CAML project

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -60.0

S: -80.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Daria O. Carle

Dataset Title: CAML_Project_Archive

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2005-01-01

Stop Date: 2010-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

OCEANS > AQUATIC SCIENCES

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE HABITAT

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > BIODIVERSITY FUNCTIONS

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

Project

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

CAML > CENSUS OF ANTARCTIC MARINE LIFE

COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE

EBA > Evolution and Biodiversity in the Antarctic

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Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=CAML_Pro... when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

International Polar Year

Biodiversity

Biogeography

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Personnel

VICTORIA A WADLEY

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +61 03 62323124

Email: victoria.wadley at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

Publications/References

Brandt, A, et al (2007), First insights into the biodiversity and biogeography of the Southern Ocean deep sea, Nature, 447, 307-311, doi:10.1038/nature05827

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2010-12-16

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-23

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