Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012
Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012
Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012
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AEBAR <strong>2012</strong>: Appendices: Past projects<br />
15. To assess the extent to which patterns of species distributions <strong>and</strong><br />
communities can be predicted using environmental data (including fishing)<br />
collected during the Ocean 20/20 voyages or held in other databases.<br />
16. To provide an interactive- high resolution mapping facility for displaying &<br />
plotting all data collected & derived indices. Includes environmental data- the<br />
abundance of species- indices of biomass or diversity- <strong>and</strong> statistically derived<br />
groupings<br />
17. To assess the extent to which acoustic- environmental- or other remotesensed<br />
data can provide cost-effective- reliable means of assessing biodiversity<br />
at the scale of the Oceans 20/20 surveys.<br />
18. To assess the extent to which the 2005 MEC <strong>and</strong> subsequent variants can<br />
provide cost-effective- reliable means of assessing biodiversity at the scale of the<br />
Oceans 20/20 surveys.<br />
19. Collating all information <strong>and</strong> analysis from all objectives- devise a series of<br />
statistically supported recommendations for surveying marine biodiversity in the<br />
future. Including- but may not be limited to- statistical analyses <strong>and</strong> modelling.<br />
BIODIVERSITY continued<br />
Project Code Project Title Specific Objectives Status Citation/s<br />
ZBD2006-02 Ongoing NABIS<br />
development<br />
As part of NABIS, users will be able to identify spatial information relating to the<br />
annual distribution (average distribution over the period of a year) of particular<br />
species within the waters around New Zeal<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> in the terrestrial environment<br />
(including off shore isl<strong>and</strong>s) of New Zeal<strong>and</strong>. Users will also be able to<br />
interrogate metadata <strong>and</strong> attribute data related to the information layers<br />
presented. Users will employ NABIS to identify where a particular species is<br />
found, to identify what species are found within an area of interest, <strong>and</strong> be able<br />
to compare the spatial distribution of a particular species with other information<br />
layers.<br />
2. Some species may have notable changes in their spatial distribution<br />
throughout a year. For such species, users of NABIS will be able to view spatial<br />
information relating to the seasonal distribution of particular species within the<br />
waters around New Zeal<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> in the terrestrial environment (including offshore<br />
isl<strong>and</strong>s) of New Zeal<strong>and</strong>. Users will also be able to interrogate metadata <strong>and</strong><br />
attribute data related to the information layers presented. For species with a<br />
seasonal component to their biological distribution, users will employ NABIS to<br />
identify where a particular species is found within the waters around New<br />
Zeal<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> in the terrestrial environment (including off shore isl<strong>and</strong>s) of New<br />
Zeal<strong>and</strong> at a particular time of the year, to identify what species are found within<br />
an area of interest at a particular time of year, or be able to compare the<br />
distribution of a particular species at a particular time of year, with other<br />
information layers.<br />
3. To provide analysis of the data used in determining the hotspot distribution.<br />
365<br />
Completed Anderson 2007b
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