Dive field surveys of site impacted by dredging, Onslow, Western Australia (2013-2015)
Citation
Abdul Wahab MA, Fromont J, Gomez O, Fisher R, Jones R (2017) Comparisons of benthic filter feeder communities before and after a large-scale capital dredging program. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 122, Issues 1–2, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.041 Report of Theme 6 - Project 6.3 prepared for the Dredging Science Node, Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Perth, Western Australia, 67pp accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-05.Description
Changes in turbidity, sedimentation and light over a two year large scale capital dredging program at Onslow, northwestern Australia, were quantified to assess their effects on filter feeder communities, in particular sponges. This dataset is the dive surveys.
Data sourced from cited paper and available on the Pawsey Data Portal https://data.pawsey.org.au/ - https://data.pawsey.org.au/download/WA Node Ocean Data Network/WAMSI2/Dredging/Theme6/Project_6.3
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Onslow, northwestern Australia
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Muhammad Abdul Wahaboriginator
position: Principal Investigator
Australian Institute of Marine Science
PRIVATE MAIL BAG 3, TOWNSVILLE MAIL CENTRE
Townsville
4810
Queensland
AU
email: reception@aims.gov.au
Muhammad Abdul Wahab
metadata author
position: Principal Investigator
Australian Institute of Marine Science
PRIVATE MAIL BAG 3, TOWNSVILLE MAIL CENTRE
Townsville
4810
Queensland
AU
email: reception@aims.gov.au
OBIS Australia Node manager
publisher
position: OBIS Australia Data Manager
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre
Castray Esplande
Hobart
7000
Tasmania
AU
email: obisau@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au
Muhammad Abdul Wahab
administrative point of contact
position: Principal Investigator
Australian Institute of Marine Science
PRIVATE MAIL BAG 3, TOWNSVILLE MAIL CENTRE
Townsville
4810
Queensland
AU
email: reception@aims.gov.au
Data Manager, AIMS Data Centre
administrative point of contact
position: Data Manager
Australian Institute of Marine Science
email: adc@aims.gov.au