Seabed Environments and Biological Assemblages 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. It is published as a chapter in the book 'The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and Management' by CSIRO Publishing and Springer. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-06-04.

Use Cases

• Map seabed habitat types based on described environmental classifications.
• Model species distribution based on described biological assemblage data.
• Assess environmental impacts on marine ecosystems based on the described habitat features.

Strengths

• Authored by named researchers (Pitcher, Doherty, Anderson) and published in a peer-reviewed book.
• Hosted by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Pitcher, C.R., P.J. Doherty, and T.J. Anderson.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:50:40.490418; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Barrier Reef, Australia