Composite Inshore Seagrass Distribution - GBRWHA and Hervey Bay - 1984 - 2007 (QDPI-F)

Brief description

This dataset is shows the distribution of inshore seagrass along the eastern Queensland coastline. It is a composite of 38 surveys conducted from 1984 to 2007.

Coastal seagrasses in waters shallower than -15 metres were mapped by dive surveys, under water cameras and inter-tidal aerial surveys. The data includes location information on the spatial extent of seagrass habitats mapped in 38 surveys between 1984 – 2007. The data does not include species information. Seagrass surveys were conducted at various times and at different precisions but the composite layer is the best depiction of seagrass for the GBRWHA and Hervey Bay presently available for planning purposes.

Seagrass distribution can change seasonally and between years, and users should ensure that they make appropriate enquires to determine whether new or more appropriate information is available.


Notes:

This dataset is somewhat deprecated by a more recent compilation of seagrass data in 2015 that is openly available. See the related data link.


Data Location:

This dataset is filed in the eAtlas enduring data repository at: data\MTSRF\GBR_MTSRF-1-1-3_QDPI-F_Coles-R_Composite-seagrass-1984-2007

Notes

Rob Coles, Len McKenzie, Mike Rasheed and Alana Grech

Lineage

Seagrass meadows of the GBRWHA compiled from the following datasets:
Abbot Point 2005
BWN-WPP 1987
Cairns 1993
Cairns 2001
Cairns 2002
Cairns 2003
Cairns 2004
Cairns 2006
Clairview
CNS-BWN 1987
CY-CNS 1984
Dunk-Cleveland 1996
Gladstone 2002
Gladstone 2005
Gladstone 2006
Green Island 2003
Hay Point 2004
Hinchinbrook and Cape Bowling Green Bay 2007
Hervey Bay 1998
Ince and Llewellyn 1999
Mourilyan 1993
Mourilyan 1995
Mourilyan 1996
Mourilyan 1997
Mourilyan 2000
Mourilyan 2003
Mourilyan 2004
Mourilyan 2005
Mourilyan 2006
Newry March 1999
Newry October 1999
Shoalwater Bay 1995
Shoalwater Bay 1996
Starke River 1989
Upstart Bay October 1999
Upstart By March 1999
Whitsundays 1999
WPP-HB 1988