TemperateReefBase Geonetwork Catalogue
Restoration of String Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitat on Tasmania's east and south coasts: fish, invertebrate and algae counts
A project investigating the restoration of string kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitat on Tasmania's east and south coasts. Macroalgae, fish and invertebrate counts were collected as part of the project using the Edgar Barrett transect technique in the Derwent Estuary and in the Mercury Passage on the South East Tasmania. Other fish, invertebrate and macroalgal data was also collected.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2007-07-03T10:22:00
Principal investigator
Collaborator
- Purpose
- To monitor changes in fish and invertebrate populations in areas undergoing kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) revegetation.
- Credit
- SeaCare Inc.
- Status
- Completed
Principal investigator
Collaborator
- Topic category
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- Biota
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Temporal extent
- Time period
- 1998-05-01T00:00:00.000 2002-12-31T00:00:00.000
Vertical element
- Minimum value
- 4
- Maximum value
- 6
- Identifier
- EPSG::5715
- Name
- MSL depth
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
Resource format
- Title
- Microsoft Excel (xls)
- Date
- Edition
- 2003
- Keywords (Taxon)
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- Macrocystis pyrifera
- Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords Version 8.0
- Keywords (Discipline)
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- Temperate Reef
- Keywords (Theme)
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Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- The data described in this record are the intellectual property of SeaCare Inc.
Resource constraints
- Linkage
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http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/2.5/au/88x31.png
License Graphic
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia License
- Website
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/au/
License Text
- Other constraints
- The citation in a list of references is: citation author name/s (year metadata published), metadata title. Citation author organisation/s. File identifier and Data accessed at (add http link).
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Supplemental Information
- Sanderson, C.J. (2003) Restoration of String Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitat on Tasmania's east and south coasts. Seacare Inc Report. Ling, SD and Ibbott, S* and Sanderson, JC, ‘Recovery of canopy-forming macroalgae following removal of the enigmatic grazing sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma’, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 395 (1-2) pp. 135-146. ISSN 0022-0981 (2010)
Content Information
- Content type
- Physical measurement
- Description
- Abundance of fish, invertebrates and algal taxa
Identifier
- Code
- Abundance of biota
- Name
- Length
- Name
- Size classes (inches)
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Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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- Microsoft Excel (xls)
Distributor
Principal investigator
- OnLine resource
- DATA ACCESS - Mercury Passage fish surveys [direct download]
- OnLine resource
- DATA ACCESS - Derwent River fish surveys [direct download]
- OnLine resource
- REPORT - SeaCare Project Report [direct download]
- OnLine resource
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imas:SCI_CJSanderson_Restoration_string_kelp_habitat_tasmania_GV
MAP - Locations of fish, invertebrate and algae counts, and Macrocystis restoration
- OnLine resource
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imas:SCI_CJSanderson_Restoration_string_kelp_habitat_tasmania_GV
This OCG WFS service the data in CSV format (Fish/Invert counts ONLY - refer to individual files listed above for full data available).
- OnLine resource
- Web page for SeaCare Inc [link]
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Derwent River Transplant sites chosen in the Derwent had a reef substrate and were exposed to a moderate amount of wave action. Sites were chosen at progressive distances up the river in case there was some factor that moderated downstream such as pollution. Initially (1997/98 application) four transplant sites were chosen, these were Tranmere Reef, White Rock, Glenvar Bay and Black Jack Reef. The main donor site was the closest to the transplant sites with Macrocystis at the southern end of Blackman Bay. In order to determine if taking Macrocystis juveniles from donor sites had a detrimental affect on the beds at donor sites, a control donor site (Piersons Point) was chosen for monitoring. In case Macrocystis bloomed at all sites, and not just at the sites where we were trialling the planting process, thus giving a false indication of the success of the program, a control site on the eastern shore (Pidgeon Holes) was also monitored. Two surveys were done at each of the sites to account for seasonal variation (summer and winter). At each site a permanent transect line of 4 * 50m transects (a total of 200m) was laid. The transect lines were laid approximately along the 5m (+ 1m) depth contour line. This was used to conduct surveys for fish, invertebrate and algal communities at each site. Methodology was based on that used for marine park surveys (Edgar and Barrett 1997). Fish were surveyed at a scale of 500m2 per transect giving a total coverage of 2000 m2 at each site. Only mobile invertebrates were included in the benthic fauna surveys. These were conducted at 50m2 per transect giving a total coverage of 200 m2 at each site. Algal cover was measured using a 0.25m2 quadrat with 50 points. Cover was noted as the number of points intercepted and conducted one for every ten meters of the transects. Mercury Passage Four areas were chosen for the work in the Mercury Passage. These areas are Oakhampton Bay, Stapleton Point, Emerald Bay and Rheban (Graveyard Point). At each of these locations, five sites were marked by subsurface buoys attached to concrete filled tyres located at approximately 5m depth. The treatments areas were for a 5m radius around each tyre. The biologists surveyed for fish, invertebrates (1m^2) and seaweed (point intercept). Surveys were conducted at each of the sites quarterly for the first year and then annually (November - December) from then on.
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- Code
- diver
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
- 9d3e6280-44ab-11dc-8cd0-00188b4c0af8
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/9d3e6280-44ab-11dc-8cd0-00188b4c0af8
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2021-03-30T21:27:13
- Date info (Revision)
- 2021-03-30T21:27:13
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018
Overviews
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