Surveys of reef-building coral communities, benthic cover and environmental factors on nearshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef

Created 24/06/2017

Updated 09/10/2017

Species richness, cover and community structure of reef-building corals were assessed at 599 sites on 135 reefs along the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) between 1994 and 2001, with a focus on the nearshore area. Reefs were surveyed using a standard method of Rapid Ecological Assessment.

On each reef, from 1 to 31 habitats were surveyed in up to 3 depth zones (sites), comprising (a) the shallow reef flat and crest; (b) the shallow reef slope (between 3 and 7m depth); and (c) the deeper reef slope (maximum depth of 16m) respectively. At each site, an inventory of reef-building corals was compiled.

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Title Surveys of reef-building coral communities, benthic cover and environmental factors on nearshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef
Language English
Licence Other
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/d7f76399-ed6f-4de2-80c3-03ccc4223f9f
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Australian Institute of Marine Science
adc@aims.gov.au
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[143.0, -24.0], [152.0, -24.0], [152.0, -13.0], [143.0, -13.0], [143.0, -24.0]]]}
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This dataset was originally found on data.gov.au "Surveys of reef-building coral communities, benthic cover and environmental factors on nearshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/surveys-of-reef-building-coral-communities-benthic-cover-and-environmental-factors-on-nearshore

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