Macroinvertebrates associated with artificial reefs at Maria Island
The abundance of macroinvertebrates associated with 28 experimental artificial reefs supporting different patch sizes and density of kelp (Ecklonia radiata) off Maria Island, Tasmania. Macroinvertebrates were assessed by diver-based visual census conducted between November 2015 and December 2016. This data was collected to examine how the patch size and density of kelp influences the establishment of macroinvertebrate assemblages.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2022-03-08
- Citation identifier
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doi:10.25959/3RQX-ZK82
- Title
- Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
- Date (Publication)
- 2022-03-17
- Citation identifier
- ISO 26324:2012
- Citation identifier
- https://doi.org/10.25959/3RQX-ZK82
Principal investigator
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Shelamoff, Victor
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7004
Australia
Collaborator
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Wright, Jeffrey
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7004
Australia
Collaborator
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Layton, Cayne
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7004
Australia
Collaborator
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Johnson, Craig
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7004
Australia
- Credit
- This study was funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant DP130101113; (www.arc.gov.au) awarded to Jeffrey T Wright and Craig R Johnsosn and the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment awarded to Cayne Layton
- Status
- complete
Point of contact
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Shelamoff, Victor
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7004
Australia
- Temporal resolution
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P0Y4M0DT0H0M0S
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
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Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2015-11-01 2016-12-31
Vertical element
- Minimum value
- 6
- Maximum value
- 7
- Identifier
- EPSG::5715
- Name
- MSL depth
- Maintenance and update frequency
- none-planned
Resource format
- Date
- Keywords (Theme)
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- Marine habitat restoration
- artificial reef
- coastal greening
- patch dynamics
- fragmentation
- Keywords (Taxon)
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- Ecklonia radiata
- Jasus edwardsii
- Paguristes frontalis
- Keywords (Discipline)
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- Temperate Reef
- NASA/GCMD Keywords, Version 8.5
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Resource constraints
- Linkage
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License Graphic
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Website
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License Text
- Other constraints
- Cite data as: Shelamoff, V., Wright, J., Layton, C., & Johnson, C. (2022). Macroinvertebrates associated with artificial reefs at Maria Island [Data set]. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS). https://doi.org/10.25959/3RQX-ZK82
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Content Information
- Content type
- Physical measurement
- Name
- artificial reef patch size
- Name
- patch_size
- Name
- m2
- Name
- density of kelp transplanted onto the artificial reef
- Name
- kelp_density
- Name
- kelp per m2
- Name
- macroinvertebrate survey time
- Name
- time_1
- Name
- early, middle or late
- Name
- lobster survey time
- Name
- time_2
- Name
- month
- Name
- abundance of hermit crabs
- Name
- HC_abundance
- Name
- count per reef
- Name
- abundance of seagrass crab
- Name
- SGC_abundance
- Name
- count per reef
- Name
- abundance of all macroinvertebrates
- Name
- total_macroinvertebrate_abundance
- Name
- count per reef
- Name
- abundance of all mid-trophic-level macroinvertebrates
- Name
- MTL_decapod_abundance
- Name
- count per reef
- Name
- abundance of lobsters
- Name
- lobster_abundance_1
- Name
- count per reef
- Name
- biomass of epifauna associate with standardised rope fibre habitats placed in the centre of each reef
- Name
- epifauna_biomass
- Name
- mg
- Name
- cover of foliose algae
- Name
- av_foliose_algae_cover
- Name
- % cover
- Name
- Density of mid-trophic-level macroinvertebrates
- Name
- av_MTL_decapod_density
- Name
- count per m2
- Name
- abundance of lobsters
- Name
- lobster_abundance_2
- Name
- count per reef
Identifier
- Code
- Abundance of biota
Identifier
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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- CSV
Resource lineage
- Statement
- The experimental reefs were constructed from concrete pavers elevated 0.3 m above sandy substratum on a steel frame. The 28 reefs comprised seven different patch sizes (0.12, 0.24, 0.48, 1.08, 1.92, 4.32 and 7.68 m2) crossed with four kelp density treatments (zero (0), low (4.1), medium (8.3) and high (16.6 kelp m-2). Macroinvertebrates were assessed by diver-based visual surveys conducted at three stages of the experiment: early (spring: November 2015), middle (autumn: March–April 2016) and late (spring: November–December 2016), approximately 11, 16 and 23 months respectively after the reefs were deployed.
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
- df174135-1dff-48ce-bb22-5863746b1bdf
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://catalogue-temperatereefbase.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/df174135-1dff-48ce-bb22-5863746b1bdf
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2015-05-06T11:44:25
- Date info (Revision)
- 2015-05-06T11:44:25
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018
Overviews
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