Outplanted Kelp Survivorship from Australian Marine Restoration Trials

NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Project E7 provides results from outplanting lab-selected warm-adapted genotypes of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) at two trial restoration sites. The dataset is associated with thermal tolerance testing data and is published by the Australian Ocean Data Network. It was last updated on 2026-06-05.

Use Cases

• Assessing restoration success based on outplanted kelp survivorship at trial sites.
• Comparing performance of lab-selected warm-adapted genotypes in field conditions.
• Informing marine restoration strategies based on site-specific survival outcomes.

Strengths

• Data is part of a structured NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub research project (E7).
• Results are explicitly linked to a companion dataset on thermal tolerance testing.
• Data from a site with zero survivorship was excluded, indicating quality control.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the two specific Australian trial sites.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Results from outplanting lab-selected and cultivated genotypes at restoration trial sites.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 00:54:05.655297; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Two trial restoration sites in Australia (specific locations not provided).