Maria island artificial reef fish data
Data describing post-recruit (adult) fish assemblages and the abundance of recruiting cryptobenthic species associated with 28 artificial reefs of different sizes and supporting different densities of transplanted kelp (Ecklonia radiata) off the west coast of Maria island. Adult assemblages were assessed using diver-based visual surveys conducted at three times (early: spring 2015, middle: autumn: 2016, late: spring 2016). At each time, 2 surveys were conducted, and the results were averaged. Recruiting cryptobenthic fishes were assessed using SMURF (standard Monitoring Units for the Recruitment of Fishes) collectors that were deployed for a six-week period in the centre of each reef on four consecutive occasions (November 2015 to March 2016).
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2020-07-06
- Citation identifier
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doi:10.25959/5f14f4a5f340e
- Title
- Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
- Date (Publication)
- 2017-08-16
- Citation identifier
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ISO 26324:2012
- Citation identifier
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https://doi.org/10.25959/5f14f5f0f340f
Principal investigator
Principal investigator
Principal investigator
Principal investigator
Principal investigator
Principal investigator
- Credit
- This study was funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant DP130101113; (www.arc.gov.au) and the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
- Status
- Completed
Principal investigator
- Temporal resolution
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P0Y1M0DT0H0M0S
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2015-12-01 2016-12-31
Vertical element
- Minimum value
- 5.5
- Maximum value
- 7
- Identifier
- EPSG::5715
- Name
- MSL depth
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
- Keywords (Theme)
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- habitat degradation
- macroalgae
- patch dynamics
- eco-engineering
- fragmentation
- habitat matrix
- structural complexity
- restoration
- NASA/GCMD Keywords, Version 8.5
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- EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | PLANTS | MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS)
- EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES | FISH
- EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS | COMMUNITY DYNAMICS | SPECIES RECRUITMENT
- EARTH SCIENCE | HUMAN DIMENSIONS | HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION
- EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
- Keywords (Taxon)
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- Ecklonia radiata
- Parablennius tasmnaianus
- Forsterygion gymnotum
- Keywords (Discipline)
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- Temperate Reef
- Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
- AODN Platform Vocabulary
- Keywords (Theme)
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- patch size
- kelp density
- time of sampling
- estimated biomass of adult fishes
- adult fish abundance
- density of adult fishes
- species richness
- total abundance of recruits
- total abundance of Parablennius tasmaninus recruits
- total abundance of Forsterygion gymnotum recruits
- total abundance of recruits in January
- AODN Discovery Parameter Vocabulary
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: Shelamoff, V, Layton, C, Cameron, M, Tatsumi, M, Wright, J & Johnson, J (2020). Marina Island artificial reef fish data. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS). doi:10.25959/5f14f5f0f340f
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Content Information
- Content type
- Physical measurement
- Description
- The size of the artificial reef in square metres
- Name
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patch size
- Name
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patch_size
- Identifier
- http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UMSQ
- Name
- Square metres
- Description
- refers to the density of Ecklonia radiata transplanted to each reef
- Name
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kelp density
- Name
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kelp_density
- Name
- number of kelp per square metre
- Description
- refers to the time when adult fish assemblages were assessed: early= spring 2015, middle= autumn: 2016, late= spring 2016.
- Name
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time of sampling
- Name
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time
- Name
- stage of the experiment (early, middle, late)
- Description
- refers to the estimated biomass of adult fish associated with each reef at each time. biomass was estimated based the average size of different fish species at a nearby sites.
- Name
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estimated biomass of adult fishes
- Name
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adult_biomass
- Name
- grams
- Description
- the abundance of adult fish associated with each reef at each time
- Name
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adult fish abundance
- Name
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adult_abundance
Identifier
- Code
- Abundance of biota
- Name
- count
- Description
- refers to the density of adult fish (abundance/reef area) associated with each reef at each time.
- Name
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density of adult fishes
- Name
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adult_density
- Name
- abundance per metre square
- Description
- refers to the species richness of fishes associated with each reef at each time
- Name
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species richness
- Name
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adult_richness
Identifier
- Name
- number of species
- Description
- refers to the total number of cryptobenthic recruits collected in SMURFs on each reef across four rounds of deployment
- Name
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total abundance of recruits
- Name
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total_recruit
- Name
- abundance per SMURF
- Description
- refers to the total number of Parablennius tasmanianus recruits collected in SMURFs on each reef across four rounds of deployment
- Name
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total abundance of Parablennius tasmaninus recruits
- Name
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total_blenny_recruit
- Name
- abundance per SMURF
- Description
- refers to the total number of Forsterygion gymnotum recruits collected in SMURFs on each reef across four rounds of deployment
- Name
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total abundance of Forsterygion gymnotum recruits
- Name
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total_triplefin_recruit
- Name
- abundance per SMURF
- Description
- refers to the total number of cryptobenthic recruits collected in SMURFs on each reef from a single deployment round in January
- Name
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total abundance of recruits in January
- Name
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total_jan_recruit
- Name
- abundance per SMURF
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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CSV
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CSV
- OnLine resource
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README - Fish community structure [.docx]
- OnLine resource
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README - Adult and recruiting fishes [.docx]
- OnLine resource
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DATA ACCESS - Fish community structure [direct download CSV]
- OnLine resource
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DATA ACCESS - Adult and recruiting fishes [direct download CSV]
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Adult fish assemblages associated with artificial reefs were assessed using diver-based visual surveys conducted at three times (early: spring 2015, middle: autumn: 2016, late: spring 2016). At each time, 2 surveys were conducted, and the results were averaged. Recruiting cryptobenthic fishes associated with the reefs were assessed using SMURF (Standard Monitoring Unit for the Recruitment of Fishes) collectors that were deployed for a six-week period in the centre of each reef on four consecutive occasions (November 2015 to March 2016).
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Platform
Identifier
- Code
- diver
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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a650e314-c426-4845-b6ae-5ff107744fcc
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/a650e314-c426-4845-b6ae-5ff107744fcc
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2021-03-30T00:05:36
- Date info (Revision)
- 2021-03-30T00:05:36
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018