Commentary on Benthic Infauna Distribution in New South Wales Estuaries

New South Wales, Australia, is the geographic focus of this dataset. It contains a commentary document critiquing a 2006 study by Dye on macrobenthos and meiobenthos distribution in intermittently closed and open estuaries (ICOLLs). The document, authored by Geoscience Australia Data, argues against the study's use of the Roy et al. (2001) habitat classification model.

Use Cases

• Critically evaluate scientific methodology based on the described critique of Dye (2006).
• Study the debate surrounding habitat classification models like Roy et al. (2001).
• Analyze the distribution of benthic infauna in intermittent estuaries based on the described study context.

Strengths

• The dataset is associated with Geoscience Australia Data, a national scientific agency.
• The commentary provides a specific, peer-reviewed scientific reference (Dye, 2006) for context.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Likely contains a published scientific commentary or analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 02:59:34.367864; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia