Ecological studies on seagrasses of SW Australia - Cockburn Sound - Summary

Created 25/06/2017

Updated 11/08/2023

Data was collected from Cockburn Sound to determine: - the past and present distribution of seagrasses; - the 'standing crop' (weight of above-ground material) of seagrass in December 1977; - the light penetration or attenuation in the water column in Cockburn Sound; - the suitability of water quality for seagrass growth through the use of field transplants of seagrass; and - the primary productivity of Posidonia spp. in Cockburn Sound

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Title Ecological studies on seagrasses of SW Australia - Cockburn Sound - Summary
Language English
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/9606d7ae-c4ad-4532-bae0-6d365d48f96b
Contact Point
School of Plant Biology (SPB) / UWA Oceans Institute (OI), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
marion.cambridge@uwa.edu.au
Reference Period 25/06/2017
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