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IMCRA
The Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA), formerly the Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation for Australia, is a biogeographic regionalisation of the oceanic waters of Australia's exclusive economic zone (EEZ). As of 2008, the most recent version is IMCRA Version 4.0. IMCRA actually defines two bioregionalisations: a benthic bioregionalisation, based on biogeography of fish together with geophysical data; and a pelagic bioregionalisation, base on oceanographic characteristics. The benthic bioregionalisation incorporates three separate regionalisations: #A regionalisation of the EEZ into provincial bioregions, based on the biogeography of bottom dwelling fishes. In IMCRA 4.0, 41 provincial bioregions, consisting of 24 ''provinces'' and 17 ''transitions''. #A regionalisation of the continental shelf into ''meso-scale regions'' based on biological and physical characters, and the distance from the coast. In IMCRA 4.0 there are 60 meso-scale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tweed-Moreton
Tweed–Moreton, also known as the Central Eastern Shelf Transition, is a marine biogeographic region of eastern Australia. The region includes the coastal and estuarine waters from just north of the Baffle Creek estuary in Queensland to north of Nambucca Heads in New South Wales. It extends from the shore to the edge of the narrow continental shelf,Thackway R, Cresswell ID. 1998. Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation for Australia: An Ecosystem-based Classification for Marine and Coastal Environments. Version 3.3. Canberra (Australia): Environment Australia, Commonwealth Department of the Environment. with an area of 46,484 km2."Tweed-Moreton". DOPA Explorer. Accessed 8 August 2021/ref> It is a transition zone between the tropical waters of the northeastern Australian coast (Northeast Shelf Province) and the warm temperate seas of the central eastern Australian coast (Manning-Hawkesbury or Central Eastern Shelf Province). It is defined as both a bioregional province and mes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Eastern Shelf Transition
Tweed–Moreton, also known as the Central Eastern Shelf Transition, is a marine biogeographic region of eastern Australia. The region includes the coastal and estuarine waters from just north of the Baffle Creek estuary in Queensland to north of Nambucca Heads in New South Wales. It extends from the shore to the edge of the narrow continental shelf,Thackway R, Cresswell ID. 1998. Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation for Australia: An Ecosystem-based Classification for Marine and Coastal Environments. Version 3.3. Canberra (Australia): Environment Australia, Commonwealth Department of the Environment. with an area of 46,484 km2."Tweed-Moreton". DOPA Explorer. Accessed 8 August 2021/ref> It is a transition zone between the tropical waters of the northeastern Australian coast ( Northeast Shelf Province) and the warm temperate seas of the central eastern Australian coast (Manning-Hawkesbury or Central Eastern Shelf Province). It is defined as both a bioregional province and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwest Shelf Province
The Northwest Shelf Province, also known as Exmouth to Broome, is a biogeographic region of Australia's continental shelf. Geography The Northwest Shelf Province includes the coastal waters and continental shelf of north-western Western Australia between North West Cape and Cape Leveque. It has an area of 238,759 km2, extending from the shore to 200 m depth. It varies in width from about 50 km at Exmouth Gulf to more than 250 km off Cape Leveque. The Northwest Shelf Province adjoins the Central Western Shelf Transition or Ningaloo region on the southwest. The Northwest Shelf Transition lies east of Cape Leveque. To the north the continental slope descends towards the Indian Ocean's abyssal plain. Oceanography The waters are tropical. Surface waters are derived from the Indonesian Throughflow, and circulate through the province via branches of the South Equatorial and Eastern Gyral currents. Tidal ranges are generally high. The Northwest Coast, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast Shelf Province
The Northeast Shelf Province is a biogeographic region of Australia's coastal and continental shelf waters. It includes the tropical coastal waters of the central and southern Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Australia. It is a provincial level bioregion in the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA) system."A Guide to the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia Version 4.0". Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of Australia. June 2006. ISBN 0 642 552274. It corresponds to the Central and Southern Great Barrier Reef marine ecoregion in the WWF's Marine Ecoregions of the World system. Geography The Northeast Shelf Province extends along the eastern coast of Australia, from Cooktown/ Cairns at its northern end to just north of Baffle Creek at its southern end. It extends from the shore to the edge of the continental shelf, and includes the central and southern portion of the Great Barrier Reef. On the north it adjoins t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnhem Coast To Gulf Of Carpentaria
The Northern Shelf Province, also known as Arnhem Coast to Gulf of Carpentaria, is a biogeographic region of Australia's continental shelf. It includes the coastal waters of Arnhem Land and the Gulf of Carpentaria in Northern Australia. Geography The Northwest Shelf Transition includes the coastal waters and continental shelf of Northern Australia, extending from the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands eastwards along the coast of Arnhem Land and the Gulf of Carpentaria to Cape York. The Northwest Shelf Transition lies to the west, and the Northeast Shelf Transition to the northeast. To the north the shallow continental shelf extends outside Australian waters to New Guinea."A Guide to the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia Version 4.0". Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of Australia. June 2006. ISBN 0 642 552274. Meso-scale bioregions The Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA) identifies ten distinct meso-sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Shelf Province
The Northern Shelf Province, also known as Arnhem Coast to Gulf of Carpentaria, is a biogeographic region of Australia's continental shelf. It includes the coastal waters of Arnhem Land and the Gulf of Carpentaria in Northern Australia. Geography The Northwest Shelf Transition includes the coastal waters and continental shelf of Northern Australia, extending from the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands eastwards along the coast of Arnhem Land and the Gulf of Carpentaria to Cape York. The Northwest Shelf Transition lies to the west, and the Northeast Shelf Transition to the northeast. To the north the shallow continental shelf extends outside Australian waters to New Guinea."A Guide to the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia Version 4.0". Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of Australia. June 2006. ISBN 0 642 552274. Meso-scale bioregions The Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA) identifies ten distinct meso-sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torres Strait And Northern Great Barrier Reef
The Northeast Shelf Transition is a biogeographic region of Australia's coastal and continental shelf waters. It includes the tropical coastal waters of the northern Great Barrier Reef and the Torres Strait in northeastern-most Australia. It is a provincial level bioregion in the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA) system."A Guide to the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia Version 4.0". Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of Australia. June 2006. ISBN 0 642 552274. It corresponds to the Torres Strait and Northern Great Barrier Reef marine ecoregion in the WWF's Marine Ecoregions of the World system. Geography The Northeast Shelf Province extends along the eastern coast of Australia, from west of Cape York, the northern tip of Australia, southwards to Cooktown/ Cairns. It extends from the shore to the edge of the continental shelf, and includes the Northern portion of the Great Barrier Reef and the waters aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast Shelf Transition
The Northeast Shelf Transition is a biogeographic region of Australia's coastal and continental shelf waters. It includes the tropical coastal waters of the northern Great Barrier Reef and the Torres Strait in northeastern-most Australia. It is a provincial level bioregion in the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA) system."A Guide to the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia Version 4.0". Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of Australia. June 2006. ISBN 0 642 552274. It corresponds to the Torres Strait and Northern Great Barrier Reef marine ecoregion in the WWF's Marine Ecoregions of the World system. Geography The Northeast Shelf Province extends along the eastern coast of Australia, from west of Cape York, the northern tip of Australia, southwards to Cooktown/Cairns. It extends from the shore to the edge of the continental shelf, and includes the Northern portion of the Great Barrier Reef and the waters around t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central And Southern Great Barrier Reef
The Northeast Shelf Province is a biogeographic region of Australia's coastal and continental shelf waters. It includes the tropical coastal waters of the central and southern Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Australia. It is a provincial level bioregion in the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA) system."A Guide to the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia Version 4.0". Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of Australia. June 2006. ISBN 0 642 552274. It corresponds to the Central and Southern Great Barrier Reef marine ecoregion in the WWF's Marine Ecoregions of the World system. Geography The Northeast Shelf Province extends along the eastern coast of Australia, from Cooktown/Cairns at its northern end to just north of Baffle Creek at its southern end. It extends from the shore to the edge of the continental shelf, and includes the central and southern portion of the Great Barrier Reef. On the north it adjoins the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bass Strait Shelf Province
The Bass Strait Shelf Province is a biogeographic region of Australia's coastal and continental shelf waters. It covers the central Bass Strait between Tasmania and the southern Australian mainland. It is a provincial level bioregion in the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA) system."A Guide to the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia Version 4.0". Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of Australia. June 2006. ISBN 0 642 552274. The Bassian and adjacent Tasmanian Shelf provinces correspond to the Bassian marine ecoregion in the WWF's Marine Ecoregions of the World system. Geography The Bass Strait Shelf Province covers the central Bass Strait, and the adjacent coasts of Tasmania and Victoria. On the Victorian Coast it extends from east of Cape Otway to Waratah Bay. It also includes the northern Tasmanian coast, from the northwestern tip of the island near Kangaroo Island to Little Musselroe Bay, east of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shark Bay Ecoregion
The Central Western Shelf Province, also known as the Shark Bay marine ecoregion, is a biogeographic region of Australia's continental shelf and coastal waters. It includes the subtropical coastal waters of Western Australia."A Guide to the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia Version 4.0". Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of Australia. June 2006. ISBN 0 642 552274. Geography The Central Western Shelf Province includes the subtropical coastal waters and continental shelf along Western Australia's west coast, extending from Gnaraloo Bay to Kalbarri. It bounded on the north by the Central Western Shelf Transition, or Ningaloo Coast, which is a transitional zone between the subtropical and tropical coastal waters. On the south it is bounded by the Southwest Shelf Transition, a transition from subtropical waters to the warm temperate waters further south. The warm Leeuwin Current runs southwards along the coast. The continental shelf is narro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Eastern Shelf Province
The Central Eastern Shelf Province is a biogeographic region of Australia's coastal and continental shelf waters. It includes the warm temperate coastal waters of eastern Australia. It is a provincial level bioregion in the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA) system."A Guide to the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia Version 4.0". Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of Australia. June 2006. ISBN 0 642 552274. It corresponds to the Manning-Hawkesbury marine ecoregion in the WWF's Marine Ecoregions of the World system. Geography The Central Eastern Shelf Province extends along the eastern coast of Australia, from Coffs Harbour to south of Wollongong. In the east it extends to the edge of the continental shelf. On the north it adjoins the Central Eastern Shelf Transition, a transitional region between the warm temperate and tropical waters. On the south it adjoins the Southeast Shelf Transition region, the trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
