Gulf of Carpentaria Infauna Data 1990

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

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/en/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 Portal CSIRO Marlin

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