IMAS Metadata Catalogue
Habitat Maps derived from Point Lookout Ecological Surveys (PLEA)
In 2014, UniDive (The University of Queensland Underwater Club) conducted an ecological assessment of the Point Lookout Dive sites for comparison with similar surveys conducted in 2001 - the PLEA project. Involvement in the project was voluntary. Members of UniDive who were marine experts conducted training for other club members who had no, or limited, experience in identifying marine organisms and mapping habitats.
Since the 2001 detailed baseline study, no similar seasonal survey has been conducted. The 2014 data is particularly important given that numerous changes have taken place in relation to the management of, and potential impacts on, these reef sites. In 2009, Moreton Bay Marine Park was re-zoned, and Flat Rock was converted to a marine national park zone (Green zone) with no fishing or anchoring. In 2012, four permanent moorings were installed at Flat Rock. Additionally, the entire area was exposed to the potential effects of the 2011 and 2013 Queensland floods, including flood plumes which carried large quantities of sediment into Moreton Bay and surrounding waters. The population of South East Queensland has increased from 2.49 million in 2001 to 3.18 million in 2011 (BITRE, 2013). This rapidly expanding coastal population has increased the frequency and intensity of both commercial and recreational activities around Point Lookout dive sites (EPA 2008).
Habitats were mapped using a combination of towed GPS photo transects, aerial photography and expert knowledge. This data provides georeferenced information regarding the major features of each of the Point Lookout Dive Sites.
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Identification info
- Date (Publication)
- 2017-04-27
Principal investigator
Collaborator
Collaborator
Collaborator
Collaborator
Collaborator
- Status
- Completed
Point of contact
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
))
Temporal extent
- Time position
- 2014-06-30
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
Resource format
- Title
- ESRI Shapefile
- Date
- Edition
- -
- Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords Version 8.0
- Keywords (Theme)
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- Benthic physical habitat
- Benthic habitat
- AODN Instrument Vocabulary
Resource specific usage
- Specific usage
- Data supplied for use by the Seamap Australia Project.
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Resource constraints
- Linkage
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License Graphic
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Website
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License Text
- Other constraints
- Cite data as: Pheasant, Mike; Stetner, Douglas; Pollard, Lachlan; Barrenger, Trevor; Raby, Lee; Roelfsema, Christiaan M (2015): Habitat Maps derived from Point Lookout Ecological Surveys (PLEA) of the Shag Rock, Manta Ray Bommie and Flat Rock dive sites at Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island, Australia, in 2014, in ArcGIS (shapefile) format. PANGAEA, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.845011
- Other constraints
- This dataset is hosted by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, on behalf of The University of Queensland for the purposes of the Seamap Australia collaborative project (testing a national marine benthic habitat classification scheme).
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Supplemental Information
- Kovacs, Eva M; Bray, Peran; Thurstan, Ruth; Flower, Jason; Beger, Maria; Gallo, Michele; Loder, Jennifer; Gomez Cabrera, K-Le; Lea, Alex; Ortiz, Juan; Roelfsema, Christiaan M (2014): Ecological assessment data of the marine flora and fauna of Point Lookout in 2014 (PLEA). University of Queensland Underwater Club, Brisbane, Australia, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.843122 Roelfsema, Christiaan M; Thurstan, Ruth; Flower, Jason; Beger, Maria; Gallo, Michele; Loder, Jennifer; Kovacs, Eva M; Gomez Cabrera, K-Le; Lea, Alex; Ortiz, Juan; Brunner, Dunia; Kleine, Diana (2014): Ecological Assessment of the Flora and Fauna of Point Lookout Dive Sites, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. UniDive, The University of Queensland Underwater Club, Brisbane, Australia, hdl:10013/epic.45045.d001 Thurstan, Ruth; Flower, Jason; Beger, Maria; Dudgeon, Christine; Gomez Cabrera, K-Le; Ortiz, Juan; Kovacs, Eva M; Loder, Jennifer; Saunders, Megan I; Kleine, Diana; Roelfsema, Christiaan M (2014): Survey Methods Manual Unidive Point Lookout Ecological Assessment (PLEA). The University of Queensland Underwater Club, Brisbane, Australia, hdl:10013/epic.45059.d001
Content Information
- Content type
- Physical measurement
- Description
- Benthic phototransects from divers towing GPS
- Name
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Benthic physical habitat
- Description
- Appended to original data for styling purposes for the Seamap Australia Project.
- Name
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Benthic habitat
- Name
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SM_HAB_CLS
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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ESRI Shapefile
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ESRI Shapefile
- OnLine resource
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SHAPE-ZIP
DATA ACCESS - This OGC WFS service returns the data (Point Lookout ecological assessment) in Shapefile format.
- OnLine resource
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seamap:SeamapAus_QLD_PointLookout_ecology
MAP - Point Lookout habitat map
- OnLine resource
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Original metadata record [PANGAEA catalogue]
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Habitats were mapped using a combination of towed GPS photo transects, aerial photography and expert knowledge.
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Platform
Identifier
- Code
- diver
Instrument
Identifier
- Code
- underwater cameras
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Platform
Identifier
- Code
- research aeroplane
Instrument
Identifier
- Code
- cameras
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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09bb945e-77aa-4e76-a792-797b1c19b8bf
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
- Parent metadata
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/09bb945e-77aa-4e76-a792-797b1c19b8bf
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2020-09-23T12:29:21
- Date info (Revision)
- 2020-09-23T12:29:21
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018
Overviews
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