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Gulf of Carpentaria Infauna Data 1990

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

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Megabenthos was sampled using a beam trawl, at 105 sites throughout the Gulf of Carpentaria during the Southern Surveyor cruise SS 03/90. The infauna was identified, counted and weighed. The results were used in pattern analysis of the communities. Data on sediment grain size were also collected.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Gulf of Carpentaria Infauna Data 1990
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/729b0407-3e74-4bb4-a02f-5c4ffb8da564
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 01/11/1990 - 31/12/1990
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Gulf of Carpentaria Infauna Data 1990". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/gulf-of-carpentaria-infauna-data-1990