Towed Video - Benthic survey of Lord Howe Island (2004-02-22 to 2004-03-05)

Created 24/06/2017

Updated 12/08/2023

This data consists of 5720 records derived from 21 tows covering 28.194 km at 4.93m resolution, over a depth range of .0 to .0 meters. Classification of the benthos and substrate was based on 17 benthic classes and 6 substrate classes.

Summary of the primary benthic categories recorded Gorgonians 24.46% Macroalgae 38.22% Macroalgae and Gorgonians 0.89% NoBenthos 36.43%

Summary of substrates recorded Bedrock 0.37% BedrockReef 31.12% Rock 3.81% Rubble 8.74% Sand 7.29% SandCoarse 16.68% SandWaves 15.31% Silt 11.68% Stone 5.00%

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Title Towed Video - Benthic survey of Lord Howe Island (2004-02-22 to 2004-03-05)
Language English
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/a728995c-0851-4532-b227-a9a035db709e
Contact Point
Australian Institute of Marine Science
adc@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 24/06/2017
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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