Brief description
This dataset has been superseded by https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/0145df96-3847-474b-8b63-a66f0e03ff54 (Victorian Statewide Marine Habitat Map 2023).The Victorian Benthic Habitats - Western Port Bay (CBICS) is a synthesis of all existing benthic habitat characterisations of the embayment which have been reclassified to conform to the Combined Biotope Classification Scheme (CBiCS).
Base layers for the synthesised dataset were sourced from data provided by:
Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute, Queenscliff, Victoria
Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, Victoria University, Melbourne.
Parks Victoria, Victorian Government
Deakin University, Victoria
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victorian Government
Lineage
Maintenance and Update Frequency: continual
Statement: The following polygons were directly re-attributed from their native mapping classes to the CBiCS class within the CBiCS hierarchy:
• Blake and Ball (2001) seagrass features;
• Boon et al. (2011) saltmarsh and mangrove classes;
• Wetlands 1994 classes;
• GeoHab (2010) classes;
These four layers were integrated to provide the base biotope map for Western Port. For example, the Wetlands 1994 classes depicted intertidal habitats between channels but not channel bed features habitat while the Geohab 2010 classes depicted underlying subtidal habitat but no channels. Therefore, the integration of these feature sets provided the best possible depiction. With this base case set, addition polygons were inserted where information gains were able to be made. These included:
• Polygon coverage in Watsons Inlet (French et al. 2014);
• Hand-digitisation of the Rhodolith bed off Newhaven (A. Harvey pers. obs., hand
digitised);
• Hand-digitisation of the littoral rock at Crawfish Rock, Pelican Island and Schnapper Rock (A. Flynn pers. obs. and interp. from aerial imagery, hand digitised);
• Infralittoral and circalittoral reef at Crawfish and Eagle rocks (A. Flynn pers. obs. and interp. from aerial imagery, hand digitised);.
• Approximation of circalittoral reef off Corinella, informed by bathymetric relief and towed video.
Blake S and Ball D (2001). Victoria Marine Habitat Database. Seagrass Mapping of Western Port. Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute Report No. 29. Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute, Queenscliff.
Boon P, Allen T, Brook J, Carr G, Frood D, Harty C, Hoye J, McMahon A, Mathews S, Rosengren N, Sinclair S, White M and Yugovic J. (2011). Mangroves and coastal saltmarsh of Victoria: distribution, condition, threats and management. Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, Victoria University, Melbourne.
French T, Monk J, Ierodiaconou D, Pope A. and Ball D (2014) Yaringa and French Island Marine National Park Habitat Mapping. Parks Victoria Technical Series No. 96. Parks Victoria, Melbourne.
• Blake and Ball (2001) seagrass features;
• Boon et al. (2011) saltmarsh and mangrove classes;
• Wetlands 1994 classes;
• GeoHab (2010) classes;
These four layers were integrated to provide the base biotope map for Western Port. For example, the Wetlands 1994 classes depicted intertidal habitats between channels but not channel bed features habitat while the Geohab 2010 classes depicted underlying subtidal habitat but no channels. Therefore, the integration of these feature sets provided the best possible depiction. With this base case set, addition polygons were inserted where information gains were able to be made. These included:
• Polygon coverage in Watsons Inlet (French et al. 2014);
• Hand-digitisation of the Rhodolith bed off Newhaven (A. Harvey pers. obs., hand
digitised);
• Hand-digitisation of the littoral rock at Crawfish Rock, Pelican Island and Schnapper Rock (A. Flynn pers. obs. and interp. from aerial imagery, hand digitised);
• Infralittoral and circalittoral reef at Crawfish and Eagle rocks (A. Flynn pers. obs. and interp. from aerial imagery, hand digitised);.
• Approximation of circalittoral reef off Corinella, informed by bathymetric relief and towed video.
Blake S and Ball D (2001). Victoria Marine Habitat Database. Seagrass Mapping of Western Port. Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute Report No. 29. Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute, Queenscliff.
Boon P, Allen T, Brook J, Carr G, Frood D, Harty C, Hoye J, McMahon A, Mathews S, Rosengren N, Sinclair S, White M and Yugovic J. (2011). Mangroves and coastal saltmarsh of Victoria: distribution, condition, threats and management. Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, Victoria University, Melbourne.
French T, Monk J, Ierodiaconou D, Pope A. and Ball D (2014) Yaringa and French Island Marine National Park Habitat Mapping. Parks Victoria Technical Series No. 96. Parks Victoria, Melbourne.
Data time period: 2011-11-02 to 2012-01-13
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Subjects
ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES |
ANTHOZOANS/OCTOCORALS |
Australia |
BATHYMETRY |
BEACHES |
BENTHIC |
Biological Sciences |
BROWN ALGAE |
BRYOZOANS/MOSS ANIMALS |
Benthic habitat |
Biotic taxonomic identification |
COASTAL AREAS |
COASTAL BATHYMETRY |
COASTAL PROCESSES |
CONTINENTAL MARGINS |
EARTH SCIENCE |
Ecology |
Environmental Science and Management |
Environmental Sciences |
ESTUARINE WETLANDS |
Environmental Management |
Environmental Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified |
GREEN ALGAE |
INTERTIDAL ZONE |
KELP FOREST |
MACROPHYTES |
MANGROVE SWAMP |
MARINE |
MARINE SEDIMENTS |
MUDFLAT |
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) |
OCEANS |
Other Environmental Sciences |
RED ALGAE |
ROCKY INTERTIDAL |
SALT MARSH |
SAV/SEA GRASS BED |
SEA FANS/SEA WHIPS |
SEAGRASS |
SOFT CORALS |
SPONGES |
VICTORIA |
VICTORIA COAST |
VICTORIAN EMBAYMENTS |
Yolla |
biota |
environment |
oceans |
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Identifiers
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