Seabed Environments and Habitats of the Great Barrier Reef

Pitcher, C.R., Doherty, P.J., and Anderson, T.J. authored this dataset on seabed environments, habitats, and biological assemblages. The data is published by CSIRO and Springer and is managed by Geoscience Australia. It was last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Map seabed habitat types based on environmental descriptors mentioned in the source publication.
• Model relationships between biological assemblages and their physical seabed environment.
• Support marine spatial planning and conservation efforts for the Great Barrier Reef based on habitat data.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a peer-reviewed publication in a scientific book.
• Managed by the authoritative organization Geoscience Australia.
• Last platform update recorded as 2026-04-20.

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. Published in 'The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and Management'.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 03:20:28.670858; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Barrier Reef, Australia