Albatross Bay Phytoplankton Data 1986-1992

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

The biomass and species composition of tropical phytoplankton in Albatross Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia, were examined monthly for six years between March 1986 and April 1992. Phytoplankton taxonomic groups were identified to genus level, and described as dominant, common or rare. Refer to the cited publication for detailed methodology.

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Field Value
Title Albatross Bay Phytoplankton Data 1986-1992
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/cd504d06-3e63-4006-abf6-15886381dc3c
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 01/03/1986 - 01/04/1992
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal CSIRO Marlin

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Albatross Bay Phytoplankton Data 1986-1992". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/albatross-bay-phytoplankton-data-1986-19921