Jervis Bay Infaunal Species Matrix from 2007-2009 Marine Surveys

A sample/species matrix of infaunal taxa derived from Van Veen grab samples collected in Jervis Bay, New South Wales. Geoscience Australia acquired the data during marine surveys in 2007, 2008, and 2009 aboard the RV Kimbla. The surveys aimed to map seabed bathymetry and characterise benthic environments through sediment sampling, video observation, and current measurements.

Use Cases

• Modeling species co-occurrence and community structure based on the sample/species matrix.
• Analyzing relationships between infaunal taxa and benthic habitat types mentioned in the survey description.
• Serving as ground-truth data for validating habitat maps created from the co-located bathymetric and video data.

Strengths

• Data collected over three consecutive years (2007, 2008, 2009), providing temporal context.
• Surveys employed multiple co-located methods including sampling, video, and bathymetry for environmental characterisation.
• Sampling focused on a defined 3x5 km grid (Darling Road Grid) with additional representative sites outside it.

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.
• Freshness should be verified; the last metadata update is dated 2026-05-14.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Van Veen grab samples taken on RV Kimbla surveys, likely processed for taxonomic identification.

Time Range

2007 to 2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 09:24:54.493532; freshness should be verified

Geography

Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia, with a focus on the Darling Road Grid and other representative habitats.