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Seagrass and associated benthic community data derived from field surveys at Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef 1997

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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The distribution of seagrass and associated benthic communities was mapped between the 29 July and 29 August 1997 on the reef and lagoon at Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef. For this survey, a total of 349 benthic survey points were examined by observers walking or free‐diving at survey points positioned approximately 50 m apart along a series of transects. To assist with mapping meadow boundaries, an additional 177 points were assessed and a 1:12,000 rectified aerial photo was commissioned (26th August 1997). A differential handheld global positioning system (GPS) was used to locate each point assessed. 127.8 ±29.6 hectares of seagrass was mapped.

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Title Seagrass and associated benthic community data derived from field surveys at Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef 1997
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/508b867c-f759-4f7d-8c0a-abcf5e1f2e55
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
seagrass@jcu.edu.au
Reference Period 23/09/2020
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        145.3,
        -16.6
      ],
      [
        145.8,
        -16.6
      ],
      [
        145.8,
        -16.1
      ],
      [
        145.3,
        -16.1
      ],
      [
        145.3,
        -16.6
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Seagrass and associated benthic community data derived from field surveys at Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef 1997". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/seagrass-and-associated-benthic-community-data-derived-from-field-surveys-at-low-isles-gre-1997