Seagrass Collapse Areas in Port Phillip and Western Port Bays, Victoria

Seagrass areas in Port Phillip Bay and Western Port Bay, Victoria, Australia, that have been classified as collapsed. The data was classified by Deakin University's Blue Carbon Lab and aligned with state government habitat mapping. It is based on previous reporting and maps from 2001, with classification and alignment work referenced from 2022 and 2023 reports.

Use Cases

• Mapping historical seagrass loss based on the reported collapse classification.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of collapsed biotic condition in Victorian bays.
• Informing blue carbon habitat management and restoration planning based on the DEECA-aligned mapping.
• Studying coastal wetland ecosystem changes referenced in the 2001, 2022, and 2023 source materials.

Strengths

• Data is classified by a university research lab (Deakin University's Blue Carbon Lab).
• Aligned with official state government (DEECA) blue carbon habitat mapping.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The underlying source maps are from 2001, which may not reflect current conditions.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), Victoria, Australia, with classification by Deakin University's Blue Carbon Lab.

Collection Method

Classification and alignment of previously reported seagrass areas and maps.

Time Range

Based on maps from 2001, with classification and alignment referenced from 2022 and 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 23:48:13.576183; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Port Phillip Bay and Western Port Bay, Victoria, Australia.