Population dynamics of the Sydney seahorse (Hippocampus whitei)

SCUBA surveys and mark-recapture of seahorse populations in Sydney Harbour using visible implant fluorescent elastomer.

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2007-12-04T11:04:00

Principal investigator

Project Seahorse - Martin-Smith, Keith, Dr
Purpose
Assessment of trends in seahorse populations & estimation of life-history parameters for population modelling.
Credit
Chocolaterie Guylian S.A.
Credit
Project Seahorse
Status
Completed

Principal investigator

Not currently with an organisation - Martin-Smith, Keith, Dr
Topic category
  • Biota
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Geographic identifier
SYDNEY HARBOUR/PORT JACKSON

Title
Marine Community Profile v1.2
Date (Revision)
2006-10-13T00:00:00

Owner

Australian Ocean Data Centre Joint Facility
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Temporal extent

Time period
2003-01-01T00:00:00 2008-07-31T00:00:00

Vertical element

Minimum value
0
Maximum value
9
Identifier
EPSG::5715
Name
MSL depth
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned

Resource format

Title
Microsoft Excel (xls)
Date
Edition
2003
Global Change Master Directory Earth Science Keywords v.5.3.8
  • Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish
  • Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Population Dynamics
Keywords (Theme)
  • Population size
  • Life history parameters
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota v2.
  • 37 282027
  • Hippocampus whitei
Keywords (Theme)
  • Height
  • Tail length
  • Head length
  • Sex
  • Pregnancy status

Resource constraints

Classification
Restricted

Resource constraints

Use limitation
The data described in this record are the intellectual property of Project Seahorse

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License Graphic

Title
Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia License


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Website
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/au/

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The citation in a list of references is: citation author name/s (year metadata published), metadata title. Citation author organisation/s. File identifier and Data accessed at (add http link).
Other constraints
Contact researcher for access to the data.

Associated resource

Title
Project Seahorse
Date (Creation)
2011-12-02T00:00:00
Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8
Environment description
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (xls)
Supplemental Information
Harasti, D., Glasby, T. M., & Martin-Smith, K. M. (2010). Striking a balance between retaining populations of protected seahorses and maintaining swimming nets. Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 20(2), 159-166. Harasti, D., Gladstone, W., & Martin-Smith, K. M. (in review). Population dynamics and life history of a geographically restricted seahorse, Hippocampus whitei.

Content Information

Content type
Physical measurement
Name
Height

Name
mm
Name
Tail length

Name
mm
Name
Head length

Name
mm
Name
Sex

Name
Pregnancy status

Distribution Information

Distribution format
  • Microsoft Excel (xls)

Distributor

Principal investigator

Not currently with an organisation - Martin-Smith, Keith, Dr

Resource lineage

Statement
Seahorse populations on the swimming enclosure net at Clifton Gardens were surveyed on 12 occasions between January 2003 and August 2005 at 39–253 day intervals. In late August 2005 the old net was replaced with a new net by a contractor employed by the local council. Subsequent to this net replacement a further five population surveys were undertaken from November 2005 to July 2008 at 78–533 day intervals. All seahorses on the net were counted and measured by a pair of divers, one swimming on each side with a survey taking approximately 90 min. Approximately 500 seahorses tagged.
Hierarchy level
Dataset

mdb:MD_Metadata

Metadata identifier
371bc2b0-a228-11dc-8d4e-00188b4c0af8

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - IMAS Data Manager

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Metadata linkage
https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/371bc2b0-a228-11dc-8d4e-00188b4c0af8

Point of truth URL of this metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2019-03-06T18:27:06
Date info (Revision)
2019-03-06T18:27:06

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3:2018
 
 

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Keywords

Head length Height Life history parameters Population size Pregnancy status Sex Tail length
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)
Global Change Master Directory Earth Science Keywords v.5.3.8
Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Population Dynamics Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish

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