Feeding guild counts aggregated from species-level infauna data collected during a 2008 Geoscience Australia marine survey. The survey mapped seabed bathymetry across 1034 square kilometers and characterized benthic environments using sediment sampling, rock coring, and underwater video. Data were acquired using the National Facility Research Vessel Southern Surveyor.
Use Cases
- Analyze benthic community trophic structure based on feeding guild classifications.
- Model relationships between seabed characteristics and infauna feeding groups based on the colocated sampling described.
- Study spatial patterns of marine infauna on the Lord Howe Island shelf using the aggregated sample data.
Strengths
- Data originates from a systematic government marine survey conducted by Geoscience Australia.
- Bathymetric mapping covers a defined area of 1034 square kilometers.
- Sample data is aggregated from identified species-level records (LHI_Infauna_species.csv).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from species-level data collected via seabed sampling, rock coring, and underwater towed video during the SS06_2008 survey.
- Time Range
- 2008
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-30 13:30:45.761144; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Lord Howe Island shelf, New South Wales, Australia