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Marine Habitats of Western Australia

University of Tasmania, Australia
Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW), Western Australian Government
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Cite data as: Department of Parks and Wildlife, Western Australian Government (2006). Marine Habitats of Western Australia. Data accessed at http://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/en/metadata.show?uuid=dfeb72ec-e314-4e6f-9ac9-96c7b1c69aae on (access date).

This dataset is hosted by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, on behalf of the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW), Western Australian Government for the purposes of the Seamap Australia collaborative project (testing a national marine benthic habitat classification scheme).

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This dataset consists of polygons delineating the broad-scale regional marine habitats of selected areas in Western Australia, mostly in existing and proposed marine conservation reserve areas. Habitat mapping was carried out by various organisations, including DPAW, using a range of methodologies over many years. Diverse classifications and habitat descriptions were standardised to the DPaW broad-scale Shallow-water Marine Habitat Classification scheme (SMHC) (Bancroft, 2003) after initial habitat mapping and classification work had been done. Habitat polygons are classified to the broad-scale ecological Community level and where more detailed data exist, local-scale Functional Group level (Bancroft, 2003). Polygons were attributed with habitat class names only, textual descriptions of these classes are provided in this metadata statement and further in Bancroft (2003).

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Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded
Statement: Habitat mapping datasets covering the current and proposed marine conservation reserves and surrounding waters of the Recherche Archipelago, Ningaloo, Cape Preston and Dampier, Montebello and Barrow Islands, Shark Bay, Rowley Shoals, Muiron and Sunday Islands, Geographe Bay to Cape Leeuwin, Shoalwater Islands, Swan Estuary, Marmion, and Jurien Bay were merged to produce one shapefile covering the whole state. Area (approx. period of mapping) • Recherche Archipelago (2002) • Ningaloo (1985 - 1994) • Cape Preston & Dampier Archipelago (1981 - 2002) • Montebello & Barrow Is (1994(?) - 1999) • Shark Bay (1992 - 2002) • Rowley Shoals (1996) • Muiron & Sunday Is (1994 - 2002) • Geographe Bay to Cape Leeuwin (1994 - 1996) • Shoalwater Is north (1993) • Shoalwater Is south (2003) • Swan Estuary (2002) • Marmion (1993 - 2001) • Jurien Bay (1997-1998)

Created: 20 10 2006

Data time period: 1981-01-01 to 2003-12-31

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Biological Sciences | Benthic habitat | Broad-scale habitat classification (ecological Community level) | EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS | EARTH SCIENCE | HUMAN DIMENSIONS | HUMAN SETTLEMENTS | COASTAL AREAS | EARTH SCIENCE | LAND SURFACE | GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES | COASTAL LANDFORMS | CORAL REEFS | EARTH SCIENCE | OCEANS | BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY | EARTH SCIENCE | OCEANS | COASTAL PROCESSES | MANGROVES | Ecology | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental Sciences | Environmental Management | Environmental Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Local-scale classification (ecological Functional group level) | Marine and Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Other Environmental Sciences | WESTERN AUSTRALIA WEST COAST | biota |

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DATA ACCESS - This OGC WFS service returns the data (WA Marine Habitats) in Shapefile format (SHAPE-ZIP)

uri : https://geoserver.imas.utas.edu.au/geoserver/seamap/wfs?version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeName=SeamapAus_WA_DPAW_marine_habitats&outputFormat=SHAPE-ZIP

MAP - WA Marine Habitats (seamap:SeamapAus_WA_DPAW_marine_habitats)

uri : https://geoserver.imas.utas.edu.au/geoserver/seamap/wms

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