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Management options to minimise formation of urchin barrens: using belt transect surveys to monitor benthic community structure

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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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 culls) and control sites in eastern Tasmania. Measures of percentage cover of key algal guilds, percentage of reef grazed by sea urchins, number of sea urchins (Centrostephanus rodgersii, Heliocidaris erythrogramma), Abalone (Haliotis Rubra), Rock lobsters (Jasus edwardsii) and type of substratum were recorded.

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Title Management options to minimise formation of urchin barrens: using belt transect surveys to monitor benthic community structure
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/f53e9c3c-c8bc-4612-af2a-2de195f59716
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
Craig.Johnson@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 01/04/2007 - 28/02/2011
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Management options to minimise formation of urchin barrens: using belt transect surveys to monitor benthic community structure". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/management-options-to-minimise-formation-of-urchin-barrens-using-belt-transect-surveys-to-monit