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Project 1.1.1 Year 1 - Identification of non-reefal species and potential indicator species of a bioregional scale

Project Leader:  Dr Roland Pitcher, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research 

Research Providers:  AIMS, CSIRO

In collaboration with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Project 1.1.1 utilised the Seabed Biodiversity dataset to develop indicators of biodiversity protection levels for seabed species, habitats and assemblages.  The project team reviewed the representation of seabed biodiversity at different conservation levels.  The analysis also documented representation of biological assemblages by Great Barrier Reef Bioregions.

It is suggested that indicators of protection levels may be expressed, for example, in terms of:

  • percent biomass by zone for species;

  • percent area by zone for habitats; and

  • percent area by zone for assemblages.

Project 1.1.1 Year 1 Downloads

Project 1.1.1 CSIRO/AIMS Pitcher, R. et al. (2007) Indicators of protection levels for seabed habitats, species and assemblages on the continental shelf of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
Report by CSIRO and the Australian Institute of Marine Science which outlines the objectives of Project 1.1.1 for Year 1: to develop indicators of protection levels for seabed species, assemblages and habitats for the GBR Zoning Plan in effect both before and after 1 July 2004, and identify the change in protection levels coinciding with the Representative Areas Program re-zoning. [pdf 13.6 Mb]


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