First broad-scale maps of life on the sea-shelf
CSIRO Media Release – 25 March 2011
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| Video of an autonomous underwater vehicle and seabed habitat; and, an animation of the Carnarvon Shelf seabed. |
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Lace bryozoans and seapens are found in the Bathurst Channel, Port Davey, south-west Tasmania, where tannin-stained waters restrict light penetration |
Video credit – Geoscience Australia, IMOS, IMAS |
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Image credit – Neville Barrett, University of Tasmania |
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| A new species of shrimp discovered in deep water of Western Australia |
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An area of high coral cover on the Far North Great Barrier Reef |
Image credit – Museum Victoria |
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Image credit – Eric G Matson, Australian Institute of Marine Science |
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| Sponge-dominated seabed communities on a rocky reef at 93 metres depth off Jurien Bay, WA |
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Seabed bathymetry at Carnarvon Shelf, an area of research focus for the CERF Marine Biodiversity Hub |
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Image credit – Geoscience Australia |
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