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Geophysical Variables as Predictors of Megabenthos Assemblages from the Northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Created 07/03/2026

Updated 07/03/2026

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The question as to whether geophysical data from habitats can be used to predict the occurrence of benthic biodiversity is becoming more important with the increase in the use of Marine Protected Areas as tools for marine conservation. To help answer this question and to better understand the relationship between sediment, geomorphology and benthos, a multibeam sonar survey was conducted over two areas in the northern Great Barrier Reef - Gulf of Papua region.

View this article in Geological Association of Canada Special Publication 47 pp. 247-263

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Title Geophysical Variables as Predictors of Megabenthos Assemblages from the Northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/b40aa174-c753-4bf1-852a-b33fdc52a15c
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Reference Period 22/04/2018
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Geophysical Variables as Predictors of Megabenthos Assemblages from the Northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/geophysical-variables-as-predictors-of-megabenthos-assemblages-from-the-northern-great-barrier-7