Aerial surveys of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) from Musselroe Bay to Southeast Cape, Tasmania, 2019

Claire Butler

doi:10.15468/3p3bpu

Aerial surveys of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) from Musselroe Bay to Southeast Cape, Tasmania, 2019

Citation

The data described in this record are the intellectual property of Marine Solutions Pty Ltd, and the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania. https://doi.org/10.15468/3p3bpu accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

An aerial survey of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), was carried out on the east coast of Tasmania from Musselroe Bay to Southeast Cape. This survey represents part of a series of similar surveys, with historic aerial surveys having been conducted in 1986, 1999 and 2009. This survey was conducted via light aircraft in Nov-Dec 2019, and recorded areas of visible surface canopy cover of giant kelp. Canopy areas were scribed in-flight onto 1:50,000 topographic maps (TASMAP 2017), and complimentary photo and video footage was collected. Canopy areas were digitised with reference to photo, video and map data within QGIS 3.4, and boundaries were checked against Seamap Australia seafloor habitats (Lucieer et al. 2017) and bathymetric data (Smith 2016). Each bed was attributed a broad and fine scale location, density and reliability estimate (see attached report for details).

Data and metadata from https://metadata-uat.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/api/records/f0904e61-2e15-4346-bb0e-638366b7e626 - accessed 2021-11-01

Taxonomic Coverages

Macrocystis pyrifera
common name: giant kelp rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Tasmanian coastline

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Claire Butler
originator
position: Principal Investigator
Marine Solutions
110 Swanston St
Hobart
7008
Tasmania
AU
email: claire@marinesolutions.net.au

Claire Butler
metadata author
position: Principal Investigator
Marine Solutions
110 Swanston St
Hobart
7008
Tasmania
AU
email: claire@marinesolutions.net.au

OBIS Australia Node manager
publisher
position: OBIS Australia Data Manager
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre
Castray Esplande
Hobart
Tasmania
AU
email: obisau@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au

Claire Butler
administrative point of contact
position: Principal Investigator
Marine Solutions
110 Swanston St
Hobart
7008
Tasmania
AU
email: claire@marinesolutions.net.au

IMAS Data Manager
administrative point of contact
position: Manager
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
AU
email: IMAS.DataManager@utas.edu.au