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Australian Seagrass distribution (2005 - Polygons + Points Datasets) as subsetted from Global Distribution of Seagrasses

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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The seagrass dataset has been compiled by UNEP-WCMC in collaboration with Dr Frederick T. Short, University of New Hampshire, USA to show the global distribution of seagrass species. This dataset has been created from multiple sources and was used in the creation of the “World Atlas of Seagrasses”(2003). This polygon feature dataset is an update of the data used in the Atlas and is a unique data holding about the state of the world’s seagrasses. For a complete overview of global seagrass distribution this dataset should be displayed together with the associated point dataset. Both polygon and point datasets are available to download from this record.

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Title Australian Seagrass distribution (2005 - Polygons + Points Datasets) as subsetted from Global Distribution of Seagrasses
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/ca5353da-1202-4601-9962-89f0e024b824
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
spatialanalysis@unep-wcmc.org
Reference Period 18/01/2020
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        113.019,
        -43.0436
      ],
      [
        159.08,
        -43.0436
      ],
      [
        159.08,
        -8.50001
      ],
      [
        113.019,
        -8.50001
      ],
      [
        113.019,
        -43.0436
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Australian Seagrass distribution (2005 - Polygons + Points Datasets) as subsetted from Global Distribution of Seagrasses". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/australian-seagrass-distribution-2005-polygons-points-datasets-as-subsetted-from-global-distrib