Kelp rafts in the Southern Ocean
Citation
Raymond B (2015). Kelp rafts in the Southern Ocean. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/uv2qja accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-20.Description
Records of observations of kelp rafts passing within 50 m of one side of the vessel over replicated periods of 1 hour. Data collected over subantarctic latitudes only. Records include: size, species, presence/absence of holdfast, latitude and longitude, ship speed.
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Southern Ocean
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Contacts
Ben Raymondoriginator
position: AADC Manager
Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Ben Raymond
metadata author
position: AADC Manager
Australian Antarctic Data Centre
email: aadcmanager@aad.gov.au
Ben Raymond
administrative point of contact
position: AADC Manager
Australian Antarctic Data Centre
email: aadcmanager@aad.gov.au