Mapping and Characterisation of Key Biotic and Physical Attributes of the Torres Strait Ecosystem (Prawn Trawl)

Created 24/06/2017

Updated 24/06/2017

The mobile invertebrate and fish biodiversity of the 50,000 km² area of the Torres Strait Protected Zone and adjacent shelf seabed was sampled by a 1 km tow of a 8 fthm otter trawl (single high-flying Florida Flyer) at 148 sites, representing a wide range of known physical environments, during one 1-month-long voyage on the QDPIF vessel Gwendoline May. About 1,550 species/species-equivalent OTUs (operational taxonomic units) were identified. The dataset comprises 11,325 site-by-species records.

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Title Mapping and Characterisation of Key Biotic and Physical Attributes of the Torres Strait Ecosystem (Prawn Trawl)
Language English
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Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/f201b3a2-16e4-4874-994f-acc098db391f
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