Jervis Bay Benthic Infauna Family-Level Data from 2007-2009 Surveys
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Description
Geoscience Australia conducted marine surveys in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, across 2007, 2008, and 2009. The data includes a family per sample matrix generated by aggregating species-level infauna data, alongside bathymetric mapping, sediment sampling, and underwater video observations. Surveys were concentrated in a 3x5 km grid and at representative habitat sites, with data acquired using the MV Kimbla vessel.
Use Cases
Analyzing benthic community composition and biodiversity based on family-level infauna data.
Modeling relationships between seabed bathymetry and infauna distribution mentioned in the survey description.
Characterizing benthic habitats by integrating infauna data with colocated sediment texture and biogeochemistry samples.
Studying temporal changes in marine ecosystems using data collected over three consecutive years.
Strengths
Data collection spanned three consecutive years (2007, 2008, 2009), providing a multi-year perspective.
Surveys integrated multiple data types including infauna sampling, bathymetric mapping, sediment analysis, and underwater imagery.
Sampling design included a focused 3x5 km grid and additional representative sites outside the grid.
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.
The taxonomic data is aggregated at the family level, which may obscure species-specific ecological patterns.
Provenance
Source
Geoscience Australia Data
Collection Method
Marine surveys involving seabed mapping, colocated sediment and infauna sampling, underwater video, and tide/wave measurement from the MV Kimbla.
Time Range
2007 to 2009
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-20 23:47:26.917907; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia, including a specific 3x5 km survey grid (Darling Road Grid) and representative external sites.
File is provided in ZIP format; contents require extraction. The family-level matrix was generated by aggregating a separate species-level file, the relationship to which is not detailed.