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Seagrass presence and absence in mangrove ghost forests in Moreton Bay, Australia

The University of Queensland
Dr Alice Twomey (Aggregated by) Dr Alice Twomey (Aggregated by) Mr Casey Love (Aggregated by)
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Data was collected in three habitats (mangrove ghost forests, live mangroves and seagrass) at each of six study sites within Moreton Bay (Quandamooka), Queensland. Field data collection encompassed variables including air temperature, sea temperature, sediment grain composition, canopy coverage, turbidity, fetch length, and wave height (from north, north-east, and south-east directions). Additionally, within the ghost forests and live mangrove plots, data were gathered regarding stem density, diameter at breast height, the presence of seagrass wrack, presence of seagrass, the extent of seagrass coverage, and the specific species of seagrass. For the seagrass transects, data were gathered on seagrass presence, coverage, and species composition.

Issued: 2023

Data time period: 11 07 2022 to 26 08 2022

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Biological Sciences | Ecology | Marine and Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | eng |

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Mangrove ghost forests provide opportunities for seagrass

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Twomey, Alice J., Staples, Timothy L., Remmerswaal, Amelia, Wuppukondur, Ananth and Lovelock, Catherine (2023). Mangrove ghost forests provide opportunities for seagrass. Frontiers in Climate, 5 1284829. doi: 10.3389/fclim.2023.1284829

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