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Effect of invasive tagging on the activity behaviour of Holothuria whitmaei (sea cucumber) at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 24/06/2025

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Data were collected to evaluate the practicality of marking the dorsal tegument as a tagging method for short-term mark-recapture studies of holothurians (Holothuria whitmaei, Bell 1887) and to compare the behaviour of 'marked' to 'unmarked' control animals.

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Title Effect of invasive tagging on the activity behaviour of Holothuria whitmaei (sea cucumber) at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/12c06a07-ea46-4e41-ac9a-bfe600333894
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
glenn.shiell@oceanica.com.au
Reference Period 01/07/2000 - 01/08/2003
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Effect of invasive tagging on the activity behaviour of Holothuria whitmaei (sea cucumber) at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/effect-of-invasive-tagging-on-the-activity-behaviour-of-holothuria-whitmaei-sea-cucumber-at-nin1