The dispersal of benthic marine invertebrates by kelp rafts in the Southern Ocean

Created 12/03/2025

Updated 12/03/2025

Metadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 2163 See the link below for public details on this project. Records of observations of kelp rafts passing within 50 m of one side of the vessel over replicated periods of 1 hour. Data collected over subantarctic latitudes only. Records include: size, species, presence/absence of holdfast, latitude and longitude, ship speed.

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Title The dispersal of benthic marine invertebrates by kelp rafts in the Southern Ocean
Language eng
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Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/a5bef196-c577-467c-9e1d-424a47efcd33
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CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 30/01/1985 - 23/12/2000
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[150.0, -53.0], [159.0, -53.0], [159.0, -45.0], [150.0, -45.0], [150.0, -53.0]]]}
Data Portal data.gov.au