A novel tri-layered net system called MAPS was deployed on the Carnarvon Shelf in Western Australia to concurrently sample benthic and planktobenthic fauna. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this dataset, which includes results from a method that successfully collected a broad range of organisms, including fragile larvae. The relationship between species counts in planktobenthic and benthic samples varied among taxonomic groups.
Use Cases
- Study larval ecology based on the collection of smaller fragile larvae mentioned in the description
- Analyze nutrient cycling patterns based on concurrent collection of benthic and planktobenthic biota
- Investigate biogeographic relationships based on samples from the Carnarvon Shelf
- Develop environmental surrogacy models based on correlated species counts between benthic and planktobenthic samples
Strengths
- Method allows concurrent collection of benthic and suprabenthic specimens, a previously unmet need
- Tri-layered net was effective at collecting a broad range of planktobenthic organisms
- MAPS can be modified for use on a wide variety of benthic sleds
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Deployment of the Mounted Assembly for Planktobenthic Sampling (MAPS) on an epibenthic sled
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 04:15:15.583805; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Carnarvon Shelf, Western Australia