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Effects of human activities on intertidal gastropods

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Updated 24/06/2025

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This data was collected to investigate the relationship between human activities and size distribution of gastropods on rocky shores. It was predicted that there would be a negative correlation between the level of human activity and the average size of gastropod species such as Cellana tramoserica, Austrocochlea constricta, Turbo undulata, Thais orbita and Nerita atramentosa, which are collected by humans for bait and occasionally for food. Sampling was undertaken in May 1990 and February/March 1991 at 6 locations within the Bunurong Marine Park, Victoria. On each sampling occasion the size of 100 snails of each species was measured at each site.

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Title Effects of human activities on intertidal gastropods
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/10d356ba-c6b2-4fc9-b771-77bcb06688c9
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
mjkeough@unimelb.edu.au
Reference Period 01/05/1990 - 01/03/1991
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Effects of human activities on intertidal gastropods". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/effects-of-human-activities-on-intertidal-gastropods1