Fishes and benthos of near-shore seagrass and sandflat habitats at Monkey Mia Shark Bay, Western Australia

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

In February and June 1983, fishes and benthic fauna were sampled to provide quantitative estimates of densities and volumes of the benthic invertebrate animals and biomass of the seagrass in summer, as well as abundances of the fishes occurring during the day and night and in both summer and winter in Amphibolis seagrass beds and sand flats at Monkey Mia Shark Bay, Western Australia.

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Title Fishes and benthos of near-shore seagrass and sandflat habitats at Monkey Mia Shark Bay, Western Australia
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ef63af2e-8872-4f1c-85eb-b6424602ed81
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
robert.black@uwa.edu.au
Reference Period 01/02/1983 - 01/06/1983
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Fishes and benthos of near-shore seagrass and sandflat habitats at Monkey Mia Shark Bay, Western Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/fishes-and-benthos-of-near-shore-seagrass-and-sandflat-habitats-at-monkey-mia-shark-bay-western1