Sampling event Registered July 04, 2023

    Pilbara macrophyte biomass and environmental drivers, Australia (2013-2014)

    Description

    Macrophyte species richness and biomass were assessed at 75 shallow reefs along 300 km of the Pilbara shoreline in November 2013 and May 2014. The data used in this study are publicly available on Mendeley Data.
    https://doi.org/10.17632/y7hyf33hv5.1

    Geographic scope

    Description

    Pilbara coast, Australia

    Latitude
    From -21.948 to -20.35
    Longitude
    From 114.374 to 116.891

    Temporal scope

    range
    November 01, 2013 - November 01, 2013
    range
    May 01, 2014 - May 01, 2014

    Additional info

    marine, harvested by iOBIS

    Bibliography

    • Olsen YS, Mattio L, Zavala Perez A,et al. Drivers of species richness and abundance of marine macrophytes on shallow tropical reefs of north‐western Australia. J Biogeogr. 2019;46:170–184.
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    Contacts

    • Ylva Olsen

      Originator
      Metadata author
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      School of Biological Sciences and The Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
      Position
      Pricincipal Investigator
      Roles
      Originator
      Metadata author
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
    • OBIS Australia Node manager

      Publisher
      Organization
      CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre
      Position
      OBIS Australia Data Manager
      Address
      Castray Esplande
      Roles
      Publisher
      Email

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    July 04, 2023
    Metadata last modified
    July 04, 2023
    Publication date
    July 04, 2023
    Hosted by
    CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure (NCMI) Information and Data Centre (IDC)
    Installation
    CSIRO NCMI IDC / OBIS Australia
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    EML
    Preferred identifier
    10.15468/hpe4jc
    Alternative identifiers

    Citation

    Olsen, Ylva (2018), “Pilbara macrophyte biomass and environmental drivers 2013-2014”, Mendeley Data, v1 http://dx.doi.org/10.17632/y7hyf33hv5.1 This study was funded by the Gorgon Barrow Island Net Conservation Benefits Fund. The Fund is administered by the Department of Parks and Wildlife and approved by the Minister for Environment after considering advice from the Gorgon Barrow Island Net Conservation Benefits Advisory Board. accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-04.