Species distribution and habitat data from the Lau Back-arc Basin acquired during the Melville expedition TUIM07MV (2005)

This data set brings together data acquired with a Digital Camera, ISEA Chemistry Probe, and Temperature Probe during Melville expedition TUIM07MV conducted in 2005 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Charles Fisher; Investigator(s): Elizabeth Podowski, Dr. Charles Fisher, and Dr. George Luther). These data files are of Shapefile format and include Species Distribution, Electrochemistry, and Temperature data. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Site evaluations and background studies of interactions among fluid chemistry, physiology, and community ecology and Venture Deep Ocean, Lau Basin Expedition 5 of 5, and funding was provided by NSF grant(s): OCE02-40896, OCE02-40982, OCE02-40985, and OCE02-41250. This data was cited by Podowski et al., 2009.