Brief description
This data consists of 5418 records derived from 6 tows covering 10.421 km at 1.92m resolution, over a depth range of 50.1 to .7 meters. Classification of the benthos and substrate was based on 17 benthic classes and 6 substrate classes.Summary of the primary benthic categories recorded
Gorgonians 26.56%
Hard Coral 19.18%
Macroalgae 24.20%
NoBenthos 9.60%
Soft Coral 20.47%
Summary of substrates recorded
Limestone 48.54%
NoSub 0.04%
Rock 3.25%
Rubble 17.33%
Sand 7.05%
SandCoarse 7.48%
SandWaves 1.03%
Silt 5.48%
Stone 9.80%
A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff for reading Towed Video tapes.
Full description
Point of truth URL of this metadata record -MTSRF Project 4.8.2 -
http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Resources/valids/archives/keyword_list.html -
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Subjects
Aquatic Ecosystems |
Ascidians |
Benthic Habitat |
Biological Classification |
Biosphere |
Coastal Processes |
Crinoids |
Ecological Dynamics |
Holothurians |
Marine Park zoning |
Marine Protected Areas |
Oceans |
Plants |
Representative Areas Program |
Shoals |
Sponges |
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Identifiers
- Local : towed-video-benthic-survey-of-karamea-bank-west-warrego-barcoo-bank-2007-02-03-to-2007-02-20
- URI : data.gov.au/data/dataset/e2252a7e-a1ea-4a46-b6d2-665f1c1735fb
