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Survey of the Aquatic Fauna of the Kimberley Islands and Reefs, Western Australia.

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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Eight scientific staff of the Western Australian and Northern Territory Museums completed a survey of 37 marine, five freshwater and two terrestrial stations in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Habitats were sampled for a variety of invertebrate taxa and for fish. This report includes species inventories for most of the taxa sampled. More than 170 species of hard corals, 82 species of echinoderms, 317 species of molluscs, 139 species of decapod crustaceans, 49 species of barnacles, 67 species and higher taxa of polychaete worms and 324 species of fishes were recorded. The Kimberley has quite a high diversity of marine habitats which are dominated by the effects of strong tidal currents and high turbidity resulting in a relatively low faunal diversity. Comments are included on future management options for Kimberley marine ecosystems.

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Title Survey of the Aquatic Fauna of the Kimberley Islands and Reefs, Western Australia.
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/3a133d1d-b8e8-4688-93f2-791ae7598b91
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
clay.bryce@museum.wa.gov.au
Reference Period 11/08/1991 - 28/08/1991
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Survey of the Aquatic Fauna of the Kimberley Islands and Reefs, Western Australia.". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/survey-of-the-aquatic-fauna-of-the-kimberley-islands-and-reefs-western-australia