Spatial Distributions of Plankton in Shark Bay, Western Australia - 1983

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

During June 1983, the abundance and diversity of zooplankton were sampled at a series of locations though Shark Bay, Western Australia. High-salinity experiments were also conducted on certain zooplankton to determine abundance patterns for individual species.

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Title Spatial Distributions of Plankton in Shark Bay, Western Australia - 1983
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/87f378ad-2fb5-4364-82ef-c8d163913087
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
kimmerer@sfsu.edu
Reference Period 07/06/1983 - 18/06/1983
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        113.0,
        -27.0
      ],
      [
        115.0,
        -27.0
      ],
      [
        115.0,
        -25.0
      ],
      [
        113.0,
        -25.0
      ],
      [
        113.0,
        -27.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Spatial Distributions of Plankton in Shark Bay, Western Australia - 1983". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/spatial-distributions-of-plankton-in-shark-bay-western-australia-19831