The Shark Bay Malgana seagrass restoration monitoring dataset details survival and shoot growth assessments from a 2020 transplantation project. The University of Western Australia and Malgana Rangers transplanted 36 pieces of Posidonia australis and Amphibolis antarctica at Dubaut Point, Shark Bay. UWA returned in March 2022 to assess the restoration plots.
Use Cases
- Analyze seagrass survival rates based on transplantation monitoring mentioned in the description
- Model shoot growth over time based on the two-year monitoring period
- Compare restoration outcomes for Posidonia australis and Amphibolis antarctica species based on the species mentioned
- Evaluate coastal restoration project success based on the specific location and intervention described
Strengths
- Dataset describes a specific intervention of 36 transplanted seagrass pieces
- Monitoring occurred over a two-year period from March 2020 to March 2022
- Data originates from a collaboration between a university (UWA) and local rangers (Malgana Rangers)
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Hand transplantation and subsequent field assessment
- Time Range
- March 2020 to March 2022
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-29 04:07:41.887599; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Dubaut Point, Shark Bay, Western Australia