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Growth and age across range extension region of Centrostephanus rodgersii in eastern Tasmania and morphometric comparison of urchins inhabiting kelp versus barrens habitats

Created 13/03/2025

Updated 13/03/2025

The barrens-forming sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii has undergone poleward range extension to eastern Tasmania. This data compares growth, morphology, reproductive investment and gonad indices between individuals inhabiting barrens ('barrens-maintaining' urchins') with those found on kelp beds ('barrens-forming' urchins) in north eastern Tasmania. The data set is comprised of 3 files. The first (Centrostephanus_biometrics_kelp_vs_barrens_urch.xls) compares biometrics of urchins across 3 sites and 2 habitats in eastern Tasmania. The second (Copy_of_Centrostephanus_annual_jaw_growth_increments.xls) compares annual growth increments of urchins in kelp bed and barren habitat including an additional site in south eastern Tasmania (The Lanterns - Tasman Peninsula) to allow comparison of growth across the newly extended range. The third (Jaw_TD_allometery.xlsx) provides a conversion between the allometry of jaw length and test diameter. Ultimately a generalised growth model for the sea urchin in kelp bed habitat was obtained for eastern Tasmania.

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Title Growth and age across range extension region of Centrostephanus rodgersii in eastern Tasmania and morphometric comparison of urchins inhabiting kelp versus barrens habitats
Language eng
Licence notspecified
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/d21f0669-0421-4916-b465-f04d2deae04f
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CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
Scott.Ling@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 26/01/2004 - 10/01/2005
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[148.0, -41.5], [148.5, -41.5], [148.5, -41.0], [148.0, -41.0], [148.0, -41.5]]]}
Data Portal data.gov.au

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This dataset was originally found on data.gov.au "Growth and age across range extension region of Centrostephanus rodgersii in eastern Tasmania and morphometric comparison of urchins inhabiting kelp versus barrens habitats". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/growth-and-age-across-range-extension-region-of-centrostephanus-rodgersii-in-eastern-tasmania-a

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