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Description
Monthly water quality monitoring data from the Aquafin CRC Salmon Project, collected by CSIRO and TAFI from September 2004 to October 2005. Samples were taken from 11 sites in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon Estuary, with measurements for nutrients, phytoplankton, chlorophyll, carotenoids, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and CTD profiles. The dataset includes a correction applied in June 2012 to phytoplankton biovolume units.
Use Cases
Modeling nutrient dynamics in aquaculture zones based on monthly sampling at two depths.
Analyzing phytoplankton community composition and biomass changes over time based on species identification and pigment analysis.
Assessing dissolved oxygen levels and their correlation with depth and season based on bimonthly sampling.
Investigating water clarity and light penetration using Secchi depth and turbidity measurements from two depths.
Correlating physical water column properties with biological data using CTD profile information.
Strengths
Data collection spanned 13 months across 11 distinct geographic sites, providing spatial and temporal coverage.
Multiple parameters were measured, including nutrients, phytoplankton, pigments, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and CTD profiles.
A documented correction was applied to phytoplankton biovolume units in 2012, indicating some level of quality control.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Sampling was not conducted in May or July 2005, creating gaps in the monthly time series.
Provenance
Source
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR) and Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI).
Collection Method
Monthly field sampling and laboratory analysis of water samples.
Time Range
September 2004 to October 2005.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-06-27 17:37:33.924772; freshness should be verified.
Geography
D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon Estuary, Tasmania, Australia.
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