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Phytoplankton sampling in the coastal waters of south eastern Tasmania
Phytoplankton was counted and identified from five sites over the 5-year period. Annual cycles in abundance are available (as cells mL-1), along with detailed species... -
Condition of rocky reef communities around Tasmania: fish surveys
The data is the quantitative abundance of fish derived from underwater visual census methods involving transect counts at rocky reef sites around Tasmania. This data forms part... -
Zooplankton sampling in the coastal waters of south eastern Tasmania
Zooplankton was counted and identified from three sites over the 5-year period. The net used (200 m Bongo net) was designed to catch meso-zooplankton with an integrated... -
National Outfall Database
The National Outfall Database (NOD) project addresses the need of government and community to understand the impacts on health and the ocean environment that occur from sewerage... -
A Survey of the Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh Stocks on the East Coast...
The results of this survey are based primarily on the first hand experience of Craig Sanderson who was doing his masters thesis at the time on aspects of the biology of... -
Surveys of long spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) and barrens...
Quantitative surveys were undertaken at four sites in the Kent Group, north eastern Tasmania (southern and northern shores of East Cove at Deal Island, Winter Cove at Deal... -
Pigment sampling in the coastal waters of south eastern Tasmania
Water samples for the analysis of pigments using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) were collected only in the first 12 months of the sampling program. Pigment... -
A Survey of the Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh Stocks on the East Coast...
A survey was conducted for Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh 1820 from Eddystone Point to South East Cape The survey was conducted from light aeroplane. Areas of... -
Growth and age across range extension region of Centrostephanus rodgersii in...
The barrens-forming sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii has undergone poleward range extension to eastern Tasmania. This data compares growth, morphology, reproductive... -
Management options to minimise formation of urchin barrens: using belt...
Belt transect surveys (50m) were used to monitor the benthic community structure through time at experimental (lobster additions/ research reserve sites or abalone diver urchin... -
Nutrient sampling in the coastal waters of south eastern Tasmania
Biologically relevant macronutrients, nitrate + nitrite, silicate, phosphate and ammonia, were measured at all sites throughout the study. Nitrate + nitrite values (NOx) at the... -
Bicheno region urchin barrens from AUV imagery
This data set consists of a scored time-series of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) images from the Bicheno region on the east coast of Tasmania. Surveys were conducted... -
Baseline coastal and estuarine condition assessment of the southern NRM...
A 12-month program was developed and implemented in order to obtain baseline information on water quality (salinity, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, pH,... -
A Survey of the Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh Stocks on the East Coast...
A survey of the east Tasmanian coastline from Musselroe Bay to South East Cape revealed a total of 10 km2 of Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh 1820 kelp forest. Average... -
Aerial surveys of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) from Musselroe Bay to...
An aerial survey of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), was carried out on the east coast of Tasmania from Musselroe Bay to Southeast Cape. This survey represents part of a... -
Physical and chemical parameters of several oyster growing areas in Tasmania
Physical and chemical parameters at five Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) growing areas in Tasmania - Pittwater, Pipeclay Lagoon, Little Swanport, Georges Bay and Simpsons Bay... -
Condition of rocky reef communities around Tasmania: invertebrate surveys
The data is the quantitative abundance of megafaunal invertebrates derived from underwater visual census methods involving transect counts at rocky reef sites around Tasmania.... -
Effect of Centrostephanus rodgersii barrens on standing stocks of abalone...
The effect of barrens formed by the long spined sea urchin, Centrostephanus rodgersii, on the standing stocks of southern rock lobsters (Jasus edwardsii) and black lip abalone... -
Determining the ecological health of key estuaries in North-Western Tasmania
This study considered a range of water-column and sediment (benthos) based variables commonly used to monitor estuaries,utilising estuaries on the North-West Coast of Tasmania... -
Chlorophyll sampling in the coastal waters of south eastern Tasmania
Chlorophyll a concentration is widely used as a proxy to describe trends in phytoplankton biomass over spatial and temporal scales. The concentration of chlorophyll a in Storm...