Data on benthic community structure and physical/chemical attributes for numerous locations in the Huon and Derwent estuaries of south east Tasmania. The dataset was collected by the Australian Ocean Data Network using van veen grab, diver, and core sampling methods. It was last updated on 2026-07-09.
Use Cases
- Modeling relationships between heavy metal contamination and benthic species abundance based on the described heavy metal data.
- Analyzing spatial patterns of sediment grain size and redox conditions across the estuaries based on the described physical/chemical attributes.
- Classifying benthic community types based on species and abundance data collected from multiple locations.
- Assessing environmental health indicators by correlating sulphide levels with invertebrate community structure.
Strengths
- Includes heavy metal data for all sampling locations as stated in the description.
- Most data was collected with spatial references (GPS), enabling geospatial analysis.
- Covers a large number of locations across two distinct estuaries, the Huon and Derwent.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Collected using van veen grab, divers where necessary, or core samples.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-09 23:10:41.405459; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Huon and Derwent estuaries in south east Tasmania