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Seagrass baseline survey for Orman Reef, Torres Strait, 2017

Dataset homepage

Citation

Rasheed M (2023): Seagrass baseline survey for Orman Reef, Torres Strait, 2017. v1.9. CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure (NCMI) Information and Data Centre (IDC). Dataset/Samplingevent. https://www.marine.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=orman_reef_seagrass&v=1.9 https://doi.org/10.15468/asy6gc accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-25.

Description

This dataset summarises benthic surveys of seagrass for Dugong and Turtle habitats at Orman Reefs, Torres Strait. The site data describes seagrass coverage estimations at 279 intertidal sites. Data downloaded May 2020 from https://eatlas.org.au/data/uuid/30c80ed2-f506-4e37-9d02-83279642fd6d

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Cymodocea rotundata
    rank: species
  2. Cymodocea serrulata
    rank: species
  3. Enhalus acoroides
    rank: species
  4. Halophila ovalis
    rank: species
  5. Syringodium isoetifolium
    rank: species
  6. Thalassia hemprichii
    rank: species
  7. Thalassodendron ciliatum
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Michael Rasheed
originator
position: Principal Research Scientist
TropWATER, James Cook University
Queensland
Cairns
4878
Queensland
AU
Telephone: +61 7 4232 2010
email: michael.rasheed@jcu.edu.au
Alex Carter
metadata author
position: Senior Research Officer
TropWATER, James Cook University
Queensland
Cairns
4878
Queensland
AU
Telephone: +61 7 4232 2015
email: alexandra.carter@jcu.edu.au
OBIS Australia Node manager
publisher
position: OBIS Australia Data Manager
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre
Castray Esplanade
Hobart
7000
Tasmania
AU
email: obisau@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au
Alex Carter
administrative point of contact
position: Senior Research Officer
TropWATER, James Cook University
Queensland
Cairns
4878
Queensland
AU
Telephone: +61 7 4232 2015
email: alexandra.carter@jcu.edu.au
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