Coastal Zooplankton Abundance in Tasmanian Estuaries, October 2005

Mesozooplankton community composition and structure data collected from the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Huon Estuary, and North West Bay in Tasmania on 13 October 2005. The data was aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network and shows seasonal abundance patterns and spatial differences in species representation. Copepods were the largest contributors to total abundance across all seasons and stations.

Use Cases

• Model seasonal abundance patterns of copepods, cladocerans, and appendicularians based on described community dynamics.
• Compare spatial distribution of marine versus estuarine species like Calanus australis and Gladioferens pectinatus across the sampled regions.
• Analyze contributions of different zooplankton groups to sediment trap material based on mentioned faecal pellet data.

Strengths

• Data provides a specific snapshot from a key date (13/10/2005) within a defined study period (November 2004 to October 2005).
• Description details specific spatial regions (D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Huon Estuary, North West Bay) and mentions key species (e.g., Calanus australis, Gladioferens pectinatus).
• Platform metadata indicates a future last updated date of 2026-07-13, suggesting planned maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single sampling trip; temporal generalizability may be limited.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Field sampling from a marine research trip.

Time Range

Single sampling date: 13 October 2005 (within a study period from November 2004 to October 2005).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-13 20:54:40.822158; freshness should be verified.

Geography

D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Huon Estuary, and North West Bay, Tasmania, Australia.