Cryptic invertebrate community data for Mercury Passage

The aim of this study is to use artificial boulders in the form of sandstone blocks to investigate the benthic cryptofaunal communities of subtidal rocky reefs; specifically to quantify temporal and spatial patterns, the influence of the sub-block reef profile, and protection from fishing on these animals at locations inside and external to the Maria Island marine reserve in eastern Tasmania.

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2007-07-03T15:29:00

Principal investigator

Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI) - Alexander, Timothy (Postgraduate student)
Private Bag 49
Hobart
TAS
7001
Australia
Purpose
Determine the effects of habitat and fishing/MPAs on juvenile and cryptic invertebrate communities.
Credit
Edgar, Graham, Associate Professor
Credit
Barrett, Neville, Dr
Credit
Babcock, Russell, Dr
Credit
Haddon, Malcolm, Dr
Credit
Johnson, Craig, Professor
Credit
Australian Research Council (ARC)
Status
Completed

Principal investigator

Not currently with an organisation - Alexander, Timothy

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Edgar, Graham, Assoc/Prof (PhD Supervisor)
IMAS - Taroona
Private Bag 49
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
ORCID ID >

Topic category
  • Biota

Extent

N
S
E
W


Temporal extent

Time period
2006-10-01T00:00:00 2007-07-31T00:00:00

Vertical element

Minimum value
4
Maximum value
6
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 | Marine Invertebrates
  • Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Habitat
  • Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Reef Habitat
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
Keywords (Theme)
  • Shell length - abalone

Resource constraints

Classification
Restricted

Resource constraints

Use limitation
The data described in this record are the intellectual property of Tim Alexander.

Resource constraints

Linkage
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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/

License Text

Other constraints
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 data. Data will be available upon publication.
Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8
Environment description
Uni_file_Id: TAS_TA_20070703_939
Supplemental Information
This data is from Chapter 6 (Variation in cryptic invertebrate assemblages with location, microhabitat structure and protection from fishing on subtidal rocky reefs) of the following thesis: Alexander, T. 2010. Responses of temperate mobile macroinvertebrates to reef habitat structure and protection from fishing. PhD thesis, University of Tasmania.

Content Information

Content type
Physical measurement
Name
Shell length - abalone

Name
mm

Distribution Information

Distribution format
  • Microsoft Excel (xls)

Distributor

Principal investigator

Not currently with an organisation - Alexander, Timothy, Dr
ORCID ID >

Resource lineage

Statement
Mobile macroinvertebrates (>1 mm) were sampled using two three-month deployments of 300 x 300 x 50 mm pavers used as aggregating devices with a standard sub-paver sampling area. Sub-paver surveys were designed to survey large basal area invertebrates (eg. chitons and abalone) that were under-represented in the artificial crevices. Animals identified in situ and a two dimensional surface profile gauge deployed to characterise the sub-paver refuge shape and volume.
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Metadata

Metadata identifier
87f894a0-44a5-11dc-8cd0-00188b4c0af8

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/87f894a0-44a5-11dc-8cd0-00188b4c0af8

Point of truth URL of this metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2021-03-31T08:58:37
Date info (Revision)
2021-03-31T08:58:37

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3:2018
 
 

Overviews

Spatial extent

N
S
E
W


Keywords

Shell length - abalone
Global Change Master Directory Earth Science Keywords v.5.3.8
Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Reef Habitat Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Habitat Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates

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