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NESP MaC Project 3.6 - Improving data on the distribution and ecological value of temperate subtidal seagrass in tayaritja (Furneaux Group of Islands), Tasmania
This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2023 project "Improving data on the distribution and ecological value of temperate subtidal seagrass in tayaritja (Furneaux Group of Islands), Tasmania". For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata.
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Seagrass meadows are a dominant marine ecosystem of tayaritja (Furneaux group of Islands) in the north-eastern waters off Tasmania, with historical coarse mapping indicating extensive beds of Posidonia, Amphibolis, Hetreozostera and Zostera seagrass. The beds of Posidonia and Amphibiolis are potentially some of the largest and deepest extents found in temperate waters of Australia. Lack of data on the distribution and ecological value of these seagrass habitats represents a significant knowledge gap in understanding Australian wetland natural assets that provide a range of ecological, social, cultural and economic values. This project aims to map the extent and ecological composition, population structure and blue carbon value of the seagrass beds around tayaritja in partnership with the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. This project will help managers and the Aboriginal communities to understand the significance of these seagrass meadows and understand how they may be monitored.
Outputs
• Seagrass extent and composition map for Furneaux group [dataset]
• Video and imagery of seagrass [dataset]
• Final project report [written]
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2023-06-01
Resource provider
Principal investigator
Principal investigator
Collaborator
Collaborator
Collaborator
Collaborator
Collaborator
Collaborator
- Purpose
- To map the extent and blue carbon value of seagrass beds in the Furneaux group, Tasmania.
- Credit
- National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub
- Credit
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), Australian Government
- Credit
- In addition to NESP (DCCEEW) funding, this project is matched by an equivalent amount of in-kind support and co-investment from project partners and collaborators.
- Status
- On going
Point of contact
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- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2023-01-01 2024-12-31
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- Keywords (dataSource)
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- National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub
- Keywords (Theme)
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- seagrass
- marine habitat map
- underwater video
- blue carbon
- regional marine ecosystems map
- Indigenous values
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- The data collections described in this record are funded by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) through the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub.
Resource constraints
- Linkage
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- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Website
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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- Character encoding
- UTF8
Distribution Information
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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urn:uuid/436e10ed-3322-494c-93a3-3bdf3405c045
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
- Parent metadata
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Field session
- Name
- MaC Hub Project 3.6
- Metadata linkage
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/436e10ed-3322-494c-93a3-3bdf3405c045
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2023-06-01T12:00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2025-03-03T09:06:08
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018
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