From November 2004 to October 2005, mesozooplankton community composition was examined in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Huon Estuary, and North West Bay, Tasmania. This specific record contains data collected on 17 August 2005, detailing species abundance and distribution. The data was made available by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Model seasonal abundance patterns based on described higher summer/autumn and lower winter/spring numbers
- Analyze spatial community differences based on described marine vs. estuarine species distributions
- Study the contribution of copepods, cladocerans, and appendicularians to total abundance
- Investigate the role of meroplanktonic larvae based on described short-term abundance peaks
Strengths
- Data covers a full annual cycle from November 2004 to October 2005
- Description provides specific spatial context across three distinct Tasmanian marine areas
- Community composition details are provided, naming dominant groups like copepods and specific species
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Freshness should be verified; last updated date is 2026-06-23 05:42:00.188572
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Sampling trip for mesozooplankton community examination
- Time Range
- Data collected on 17 August 2005; study period November 2004 to October 2005
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-23 05:42:00.188572
- Geography
- D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Huon Estuary, and North West Bay, Tasmania, Australia