Video surveys of long spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) barrens habitat, Fortescue Bay, eastern Tasmania

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

The spatial extent of C. rodgersii "barrens" was estimated by surveying rocky reef habitat with a towed underwater video system. Sampling took place at 13 regions along the east coast of Tasmania, each comprising 3 subsites, this dataset refers to the Fortescue Bay region, and its 3 subsites: Lanterns, Munroe Bight and Thumbs.

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Title Video surveys of long spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) barrens habitat, Fortescue Bay, eastern Tasmania
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/c448d94b-5ef2-4fd4-9ba8-fcbc467cdb31
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
Craig.Johnson@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 11/07/2001 - 26/10/2001
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Video surveys of long spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) barrens habitat, Fortescue Bay, eastern Tasmania". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/video-surveys-of-long-spined-sea-urchin-centrostephanus-rodgersii-barrens-habitat-fortescue-bay