Sponges of the Recherche Archipelago , Western Australia (2003-2004)
Citation
Kendrick G (2023): Sponges of the Recherche Archipelago , Western Australia (2003-2004). v1.4. CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure (NCMI) Information and Data Centre (IDC). Dataset/Occurrence. https://www.marine.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=frdc_recherche_sponges&v=1.4 https://doi.org/10.15468/dar3s5 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.Description
The Recherche Archipelago is a chain of approximately 105 islands and 1500 islets extending over 470 km of coastline (230 km linear distance) in temperate southern Western Australia with a wide variety of benthic habitats (Seagrass, Reef, Rhodoliths and Sand). Prior to this study knowledge of the sponge fauna of the southwest was from a limited number of papers, most of which were published more than half a century ago. A total of 644 individual Demosponges, from 11 out of 15 orders, were collected from 250 quadrats at 10 sites along the Recherche Archipelago. Across all sites Middle Island had the greatest number of sponges, however species richness was higher at Black, Frederick and Long Islands and diversity was higher at Thomas and Mondrain.
Data and report sourced from https://data.pawsey.org.au/public/?path=/WA Node Ocean Data Network/AODN/FRDC_Recherche and https://www.frdc.com.au/project/2001-060 respectively.
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Gary Kendrickoriginator
position: Principal Investigator
University of Western Australia (UWA)
AU
Gary Kendrick
metadata author
position: Principal Investigator
University of Western Australia (UWA)
AU
OBIS Australia Node manager
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position: OBIS Australia Data Manager
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre
Castray Esplande
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Tasmania
AU
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Gary Kendrick
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position: Principal Investigator
University of Western Australia (UWA)
AU