Seabed Environments and Habitats of the Great Barrier Reef

Seabed environments, habitats, and biological assemblages from the Great Barrier Reef, as described in a 2008 scientific publication. The data is hosted by Geoscience Australia and was last updated in the platform on April 30, 2026. It likely contains information on seabed composition and associated biological communities.

Use Cases

• Map seabed habitat types based on described environmental variables.
• Model species distribution based on described biological assemblages.
• Analyze relationships between physical seabed environments and biological communities.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a peer-reviewed scientific publication from 2008.
• Hosted by the authoritative government organization Geoscience Australia.
• Last platform update was recorded as April 30, 2026.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Pitcher, C.R., P.J., Doherty, and T.J. Anderson. (2008). Seabed environments, habitats and biological assemblages. In: Hutchings, P.A., M.J. Kingsford, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg (eds.). The Great Barrier Reef: Biological, Environment and Management. CSIRO Publishing, Springer.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:50:16.220448; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Barrier Reef, Australia