Dataset

Restoration of String Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitat on Tasmania's east and south coasts: fish, invertebrate and algae counts, Australia (1998-2002)

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A project investigating the restoration of string kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitat on Tasmania's east and south coasts. Macroalgae, fish and invertebrate counts were collected as part of the project using the Edgar Barrett transect technique in the Derwent Estuary and in the Mercury Passage on the South East Tasmania. Other fish, invertebrate and macroalgal data was also collected. Data and reports accessed from https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/metadata.show?uuid=9d3e6280-44ab-11dc-8cd0-00188b4c0af8 on 2020-10-08.

Citation: Ling, SD and Ibbott, S* and Sanderson, JC, ‘Recovery of canopy-forming macroalgae following removal of the enigmatic grazing sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma’, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 395 (1-2) pp. 135-146. ISSN 0022-0981 (2010)

Published: June 08, 2022 at 01:48

URL: https://www.marine.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=macrocystis_pyrifera_restoration_surveys

Craig Sanderson
SeaCare Inc.

Sam Ibbott
SeaCare Inc.

OBIS Australia Node manager
CSIRO

1,602
occurrence records
93
taxa
89
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
eventDate 89
5.6%
maximumDepthInMeters 1,602
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 1,602
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 1,602
100.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data