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title: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University open data
resource: https://publicdata.au/cth/department-of-biological-sciences-macquarie-university/
jurisdiction: Australian Government
catalogue_read: 2026-09-28
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# Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University open data

Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University lists 18 datasets on data.gov.au. 2 of them have an open licence and a file or API we can read.

## On the portals

- [Antarctic Diatom Database (based on 115 surface samples)](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/antarctic-diatom-database-based-on-115-surface-samples) (HTML, PDF; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Diatom recovery from core MD88-779: Raw counts](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/diatom-recovery-from-core-md88-779-raw-counts) (HTML, PDF, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Diatom recovery from core MD88-784: Raw counts](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/diatom-recovery-from-core-md88-784-raw-counts) (HTML, PDF, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Diatom recovery from core MD88-787: Raw counts](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/diatom-recovery-from-core-md88-787-raw-counts) (HTML, PDF, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Historical August Sea-Surface Temperature Estimates Utilising a Diatom Transfer Function with Core MD88-787](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/historical-august-sea-surface-temperature-estimates-utilising-a-diatom-transfer-function-wi-787) (HTML, PDF, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Historical February / September sea-ice concentration and annual sea-ice cover estimation at the location of core MD88-787 in the Southeast Indian Ocean](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/historical-february-september-sea-ice-concentration-and-annual-sea-ice-cover-estimation-at-the-) (HTML, PDF, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Historical February Sea-Surface Temperature Estimates Utilising Diatom Transfer Functions with Core MD88-784](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/historical-february-sea-surface-temperature-estimates-utilising-diatom-transfer-functions-w-784) (HTML, PDF, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Historical February Sea-Surface Temperature Estimates Utilising Diatom Transfer Functions with Core MD88-787](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/historical-february-sea-surface-temperature-estimates-utilising-diatom-transfer-functions-w-787) (HTML, PDF, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Historical winter sea-ice concentration data estimates utilising a diatom proxy for marine sediment core SO136-111](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/historical-winter-sea-ice-concentration-data-estimates-utilising-a-diatom-proxy-for-marine-111) (CSV; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [IMOS - AATAMS Facility Satellite Relay Tagging Program](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/imos-aatams-facility-satellite-relay-tagging-program) (HTML; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2023-08-11)
- [IMOS - Australian Animal Tracking and Monitoring System (AATAMS) Facility](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/imos-australian-animal-tracking-and-monitoring-system-aatams-facility) (HTML; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Oxygen-isotope records, age-model results and sedimentation rates of core MD88-779](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/oxygen-isotope-records-age-model-results-and-sedimentation-rates-of-core-md88-779) (HTML, PDF; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Oxygen-isotope records, age-model results and sedimentation rates of core MD88-784](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/oxygen-isotope-records-age-model-results-and-sedimentation-rates-of-core-md88-784) (HTML, PDF; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Oxygen-isotope records, age-model results and sedimentation rates of core MD88-787](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/oxygen-isotope-records-age-model-results-and-sedimentation-rates-of-core-md88-787) (HTML, PDF; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Phytolith recovery from core MD88-779](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/phytolith-recovery-from-core-md88-779) (HTML, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Phytoplankton and zooplankton abundance off New South Wales (~30°S, 153°E), Australia in 2011/2012](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/phytoplankton-and-zooplankton-abundance-off-new-south-wales-30s-153e-australia-in-2011-2012) (CSV; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Raw counts of diatom species in 18 surface samples collected during the French PACIMA- and Antarctic CRC (South Tasman Rise)- cruise missions](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/raw-counts-of-diatom-species-in-18-surface-samples-collected-during-the-french-pacima-and-antar) (HTML, PDF, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Survey data collected from Core E53-10, located on the edge of the South Tasman rise](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/survey-data-collected-from-core-e53-10-located-on-the-edge-of-the-south-tasman-rise) (HTML, PDF, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)

Full list: https://publicdata.au/cth/department-of-biological-sciences-macquarie-university/catalogue.json