A four-month transplant experiment from February to June 2012 investigated the phenotypic plasticity of habitat-forming seaweeds. Juvenile Ecklonia radiata and Phyllospora comosa were transplanted from New South Wales to Tasmania and monitored using multiple performance indicators. The dataset was contributed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Modeling seaweed growth responses based on transplant location and time series data.
- Analyzing photosynthetic characteristics and pigment content to assess physiological adaptation.
- Studying changes in chemical composition and stable isotopes as indicators of environmental stress.
- Comparing nucleic acid levels before and after transplantation to assess genetic expression changes.
Strengths
- Data covers a four-month experimental period from February to June 2012.
- Includes multiple performance indicators: growth, photosynthetic characteristics, pigment content, chemical composition, stable isotopes, and nucleic acids.
- Involves two distinct seaweed species (Ecklonia radiata and Phyllospora comosa) transplanted between two geographic regions.
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
- Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au
- Collection Method
- Transplant experiment monitoring juvenile seaweeds.
- Time Range
- February 2012 to June 2012
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-22 01:30:42.238999; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia