Collation of spatial seagrass data from 1984 - 2014 for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area - Meadow boundaries
Citation
King R (2023): Collation of spatial seagrass data from 1984 - 2014 for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area - Meadow boundaries. v1.3. CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure (NCMI) Information and Data Centre (IDC). Dataset/Occurrence. https://www.marine.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=nesp_seagrass_boundaries&v=1.3 https://doi.org/10.15468/nr2dxs accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-18.Description
This dataset summarises 30 years of seagrass data collection (1984-2014) within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area into a GIS shapefile which describes seagrass at 1,169 individual or composite meadows. The data includes information on species, meadow type and age and reliability of the data.
The data described by this record is current as of 01/12/2016 for use in the The data described by this record is current as of 01/12/2016 for use in the Seamap Australia project. Newer versions of the data, additional 'point' site data, and alternative download formats are available from eAtlas. http://eatlas.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/metadata.show?u uid=77998615-bbab-4270-bcb1-96c46f56f85a
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Rob Kingoriginator
position: Principal Research Scientist
Centre for Tropical Waters and Aquatic Research (TropWATER), James Cook University (JCU)
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email: rob.coles@jcu.edu.au
Rob King
metadata author
position: Principal Research Scientist
Centre for Tropical Waters and Aquatic Research (TropWATER), James Cook University (JCU)
Cairns
Queensland
AU
email: rob.coles@jcu.edu.au
OBIS Australia Node manager
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CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre
Castray Esplande
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Rob King
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position: Principal Research Scientist
Centre for Tropical Waters and Aquatic Research (TropWATER), James Cook University (JCU)
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Queensland
AU
email: rob.coles@jcu.edu.au
Alex Carter
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Centre for Tropical Waters and Aquatic Research (TropWATER), James Cook University (JCU)
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Queensland
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Skye McKenna
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Centre for Tropical Waters and Aquatic Research (TropWATER), James Cook University (JCU)
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Queensland
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Michael Rasheed
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Centre for Tropical Waters and Aquatic Research (TropWATER), James Cook University (JCU)
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Queensland
AU
Len McKenzie
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position: Principal Research Officer
Centre for Tropical Waters and Aquatic Research (TropWATER), James Cook University (JCU)
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Queensland
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