cbe518e3-98c2-4776-ad2f-666069efc841 urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2026-01-23T04:56:45 creation ISO 19115 2016 Maria island artificial reef fish data cbe518e3-98c2-4776-ad2f-666069efc841 Data describing post-recruit (adult) fish assemblages and the abundance of recruiting cryptobenthic species associated with 28 artificial reefs of different sizes and supporting different densities of transplanted kelp (Ecklonia radiata) off the west coast of Maria island. Adult assemblages were assessed using diver-based visual surveys conducted at three times (early: spring 2015, middle: autumn: 2016, late: spring 2016). At each time, 2 surveys were conducted, and the results were averaged. Recruiting cryptobenthic fishes were assessed using SMURF (standard Monitoring Units for the Recruitment of Fishes) collectors that were deployed for a six-week period in the centre of each reef on four consecutive occasions (November 2015 to March 2016). {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[147.978469849, -42.7070060609], [148.054000854, -42.7070060609], [148.054000854, -42.6216103373], [147.978469849, -42.6216103373], [147.978469849, -42.7070060609]]]} 147.978469849 148.054000854 -42.7070060609 -42.6216103373 Ecklonia radiata Forsterygion gymnotum Parablennius tasmnaianus Temperate Reef adult fish abundance density of adult fishes eco-engineering estimated biomass of adult fishes fragmentation habitat degradation habitat matrix kelp density macroalgae patch dynamics patch size restoration species richness structural complexity time of sampling total abundance of Forsterygion gymnotum recruits total abundance of Parablennius tasmaninus recruits total abundance of recruits total abundance of recruits in January README - Fish community structure [.docx] documentDigital DOCX README - Adult and recruiting fishes [.docx] documentDigital DOCX DATA ACCESS - Fish community structure [direct download CSV] documentDigital CSV DATA ACCESS - Adult and recruiting fishes [direct download CSV] documentDigital CSV ORCID ID documentDigital HTML ORCID ID documentDigital HTML Unnamed resource documentDigital HTML Unnamed resource documentDigital License Graphic PNG Unnamed resource documentDigital HTML