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Seagrass meadows of Arnhem Land, Kakadu and Gulf of Carpentaria

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Citation

Marine Biodiversity Group (2022). Seagrass meadows of Arnhem Land, Kakadu and Gulf of Carpentaria. Version 1.2. CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure (NCMI) Information and Data Centre (IDC). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/wcpqtx accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-03-28.

Description

This is a collection of polygons outlining significant seagrass meadows around Arnhem Land, Kakadu and Gulf of Carpentaria coastal waters for the Northern Australia Marine Biodiversity Survey (NAMBS) project between 2003 and 2005. Data was collected from imagery and ground truthed by observers from helicopter and insitu sample grabs. Data supplied by Department of Environment and Natural Resources. © Copyright Northern Territory of Australia

Additional info

marine, harvested by OBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Arnhem Land, Kakadu and Gulf of Carpentaria

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Marine Biodiversity Group
originator
position: Investigator
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Northern Territory Government
25 Chung Wah Terrace
Palmerston
0830
Northern Territory
AU
email: marine.ecosystems@nt.gov.au
Marine Biodiversity Group
metadata author
position: Investigator
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Northern Territory Government
25 Chung Wah Terrace
Palmerston
0830
Northern Territory
AU
email: marine.ecosystems@nt.gov.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
Marine Biodiversity Group
administrative point of contact
position: Investigator
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Northern Territory Government
25 Chung Wah Terrace
Palmerston
0830
Northern Territory
AU
email: marine.ecosystems@nt.gov.au
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