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Roelfsema, Christiaan M; Kovacs, Eva M; Lyons, Mitchell B; Phinn, Stuart R (2015): Benthic and substrate cover data derived from a time series of photo-transect surveys for the Eastern Banks, Moreton Bay Australia in 2007-08 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.846142, In supplement to: Roelfsema, Christiaan M; Kovacs, Eva M; Phinn, Stuart R (2015): Field data sets for seagrass biophysical properties for the Eastern Banks, Moreton Bay, Australia, 2004–2014. Scientific Data, 2, 150040, https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2015.40

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Coverage:
Median Latitude: -27.415403 * Median Longitude: 153.395005 * South-bound Latitude: -27.464736 * West-bound Longitude: 153.351446 * North-bound Latitude: -27.354909 * East-bound Longitude: 153.437572
Date/Time Start: 2007-08-28T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2007-08-30T00:00:00
Event(s):
EasternBanks * Latitude: -27.392400 * Longitude: 153.398100 * Location: Moreton Bay, Brisbane, South East Queensland, Coral Sea, Australia * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1IdentificationIDRoelfsema, Christiaan MName of transect
2DATE/TIMEDate/TimeRoelfsema, Christiaan MGeocode
3LATITUDELatitudeRoelfsema, Christiaan MGeocode
4LONGITUDELongitudeRoelfsema, Christiaan MGeocode
5UTM Easting, Universal Transverse MercatorUTM eastmRoelfsema, Christiaan M
6UTM Northing, Universal Transverse MercatorUTM northmRoelfsema, Christiaan M
7UTM Zone, Universal Transverse MercatorUTM ZoneRoelfsema, Christiaan M
8Uniform resource locator/link to imageURL imageRoelfsema, Christiaan MJPEG
9Seagrass, coverSeagr cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan M
10Seagrass covered in epiphyte or algae, or dark in color, coverSeagr in epiphyte cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan M
11Macro algae calcareous, coverMacro algae calc cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan M
12Macro algae non calcareous, coverMacro algae non calc cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan M
13Cyanobacteria and other algae, coverCyanobacteria + oth algae cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan M
14Substratum, coverSubstratum cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan M
15Benthos, other, coverBenthos oth cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan M
16Cymodocea serrulata, coverC. serrulata cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MWide strap-like leaves (1 cm); leaf tip rounded; serrated edge.
17Halodule uninervis, coverH. uninervis cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MNarrow, strap like leaf (0.2 cm); leaf tip tri-dentate or pointed.
18Halophila ovalis, coverH. ovalis cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MPaddle-like shape low to benthos; leaf margins smooth.
19Halophila spinulosa, coverH. spinulosa cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MCompound leaf; leafelets serrated.
20Seagrass detritus, coverSeagr detritus cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MDead seagrass floating around on the benthos.
21Seagrass indeterminata, coverSeagr indet cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MOther seagrass species.
22Syringodium isoetifolium, coverS. isoetifolium cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MThin cylndrcal like leaf (spaghetti); fragile.
23Zostera muelleri, coverZ. muelleri cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MStrap-like leaves 0.5 cm wide; leaf tip smooth and rounded; up to 30 cm long.
24Halophila ovalis + algae, coverH. ovalis + algae cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MLike Halophila ovalis but leaves look dark.
25Halophila spinulosa + algae, coverH. spinulosa + algae cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MLike Halophila spinulosa but leaves look dark.
26Syringodium isoetifolium + epiphyte, coverS. isoetifolium + epiphyte cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MLike Syringodium isoetifolium but with grey particulate matter attached to the leaves.
27Syringodium isoetifolium + hairy algae, coverS. isoetifolium + hairy algae cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MLike Syringodium isoetifolium but with dense hairy, green, brown, dark grey algae.
28Zostera muelleri + algae, coverZ. muelleri + algae cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MLike Zostera mueller ibut with dense hairy, green, brown algae.
29Zostera muelleri + dark, coverZ. muelleri + dark cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MLike Zostera muelleri but leaves look dark brown/black.
30Halimeda sp., coverHalimeda sp. cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MCalcified string of green scale-shaped segments.
31Udotea sp., coverUdotea sp. cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MIndividual calcified green fane-like segments.
32Caulerpa sp., coverCaulerpa sp. cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MGreen, grape-like; connected via branching structures over the substrate.
33Hydroclatharus sp., coverHydroclatharus sp. cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MBrown algae; uneven holes; reminiscent of a 'worn out' dish cloth.
34Hydroclatharus sp. on seagrass, coverHydroclatharus sp. on seagr cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MBrown algae; uneven holes; reminiscent of a 'worn out' dish cloth.
35Macro algae, genus unknown, coverMacro algae gen unkn cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MOther macro algae.
36Macro algae calcareous, genus unknown, coverMacro algae calc gen unkn cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MOther macro algae calcareous.
37Sargassum sp., coverSargassum sp. cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MAttached to substrate; brown; vertical in the water column due to air trapped in leaf chambers.
38Macro cyanobacteria on sand, coverMacro cyanobac on sand cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MHairy like strings of cyanobacteria on sand; generally longer than MPB or turf algae.
39Macro cyanobacteria on other, coverMacro cyanobac on oth cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MHairy like strings of cyanobacteria on anything other than sand.
40Microphytobenthic-mat, coverMicrophytobenth mat cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MMicrophytobenthic occupies complete image - no sand patches visible (100% cover).
41Sand dark color, coverSand dark colour cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MWill fall out of your hand; black, grey or brown.
42Sand light color, coverSand light colour cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MWill fall out of your hand; light colour.
43Rock, coverRock cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MHard surface not included in any other category.
44Benthos, other, coverBenthos oth cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MOther that is definetly worth noting, e.g. coral.
45Sea cucumber, coverSea cucumber cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MElongated, cylindrical body, free to move around. Have commercial value.
46Sponges, coverSponge cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MAttached to the benthos; homogeneous colour, Often one colour with a small and a big hole.
47Star fish (Sea star), coverStar fish cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MStar-shaped, flat organism free to roam the benthos.
48Urchin, coverUrchin cov%Roelfsema, Christiaan MSpiny and spherical. Can cause a negative impact if too many.
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