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Benthic inventory of reefal areas in Moreton Bay, Australia

Created 12/03/2025

Updated 12/03/2025

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The study involved the collection of field data and acquisitioning of satellite imagery to create a map that presents a benthic inventory of reefal habitat areas within Moreton Bay. Mapping was guided by the most recent reef map (Queensland Environmental Protection Agency, 2004), the new field data, local knowledge and/or visual interpretation of high spatial resolution satellite imagery. The inventories for each reefal area were based on georeferenced spot check field data collected by volunteer teams in 2015 and 2016 (n=610). This field data was overlayed on high spatial resolution ZY-3 satellite imagery (5 m x 5 m pixels) captured in June 2014. Polygons were manually digitised around reefal areas by an expert from the Remote Sensing Research Centre using visual interpretation of the texture and colour of the pixels in the satellite imagery, as related to water depth, field data and local field knowledge. Polygons were subsequently assigned one of three categories (Coral on reef matrix, Soft Coral on Sand/Rubble, and, Algae on sand/rubble). The project was a collaborative citizen science project between Reef Check Australia, The University of Queensland Remote Sensing Research Centre and Healthy Waterways to collect benthic inventories for eight key subtropical reefal areas in Central Moreton Bay - Mud, Saint Helena, Green, King, Macleay, Goat, and Peel Islands, and, Myora Reef.

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Title Benthic inventory of reefal areas in Moreton Bay, Australia
Language eng
Licence notspecified
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/4bff7ad1-36e2-4068-ab8f-3fea8ca77b2a
Contact Point
CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
c.roelfsema@uq.edu.au
Reference Period 01/06/2014 - 31/12/2016
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[153.2015, -27.629], [153.451, -27.629], [153.451, -27.2918], [153.2015, -27.2918], [153.2015, -27.629]]]}
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