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Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) - Surveys of Octocoral communities, benthic cover and environmental factors on coral reefs of Torres Strait, Australia (1999)

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Citation

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). 2009, Surveys of Octocoral communities, benthic cover and environmental factors on coral reefs of Torres Strait, https://apps.aims.gov.au/metadata/view/e1063894-b25a-493a-8ad2-47d1346f0240, accessed 17-Jul-2018 https://doi.org/10.15468/wz5r5k accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-11-19. accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-29.

Description

All surveys were carried out by the principal researcher using Rapid Ecological Assessment. The dataset comprises 33 entries from 7 reef locations. Species recorded: octocorals (soft corals, gorgonians, sea fans, sea whips, sea pens, leather corals, arborescent octocorals, blue coral, stoloniferans), black and wire coral. Note that species are mostly at generic level. Site locations: Cumberland Passage, Dungeness, Tuesday Islet No. 4, Thursday, Warrior, Wednesday, Zuna. Taxa have been matched to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). This dataset was sourced on July 2018 from the original DiGIR dataset at OBIS and updated to reflect changes in the OBIS data requirements.

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Torres Strait, Queensland

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Katharina Fabricius
originator
position: Principle Investigator
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
PMB No. 3
Townsville
4810
Queensland
AU
homepage: http://www.aims.gov.au
Data Manager
metadata author
position: AIMS Data Centre
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
PMB No. 3
Townsville
4810
Queensland
AU
email: adc@aims.gov.au
homepage: http://www.aims.gov.au
Dave Watts
publisher
position: OBIS Australia Node manager
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
PO Box 1538
Hobart
7001
Tasmania
AU
Telephone: +61 (3) 6232 5062
email: dave.watts@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au
Katharina Fabricius
administrative point of contact
position: Principle Investigator
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
PMB No. 3
Townsville
4810
Queensland
AU
homepage: http://www.aims.gov.au
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