Strand line fauna of beaches on the north and west coasts of Tasmania, Flinders and King Islands

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

Sandy beaches on the north and west coasts of Tasmania, and on Flinders and King Islands were sample between October 1996 and August 1997. At each of 102 sites the strandline fauna was sampled using pitfall traps set overnight during the low tide period. A number of physical and biotic characteristics of each beach were also measured.

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Title Strand line fauna of beaches on the north and west coasts of Tasmania, Flinders and King Islands
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/0eeea778-cfe1-4e11-940b-afb32ab6a917
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
Alastair.Richardson@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 01/10/1996 - 31/08/1997
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        144.5,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        148.5,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        148.5,
        -39.0
      ],
      [
        144.5,
        -39.0
      ],
      [
        144.5,
        -44.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Strand line fauna of beaches on the north and west coasts of Tasmania, Flinders and King Islands". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/strand-line-fauna-of-beaches-on-the-north-and-west-coasts-of-tasmania-flinders-and-king-islands