Subtidal Habitat Video Transects from Mermaid, Scott, and Seringapatam Reefs, 2006

Video recordings from 2006 document sub-tidal habitats at three reefs in Western Australia. Analysis provided percentage cover data along 25-meter transects at 5-meter and 12-meter water depths. Parks Australia provides this record to maintain access to research relevant to Australian Marine Parks.

Use Cases

• Quantifying benthic habitat composition based on percentage cover data from video transects.
• Comparing coral reef community structure between 5-meter and 12-meter water depths.
• Establishing a 2006 baseline for monitoring changes in the Rowley Shoals and nearby reef systems.
• Complementing specimen collection studies with semi-quantitative video analysis.

Strengths

• Includes video recordings providing a permanent visual record of each survey station.
• Transect analysis offers quantitative percentage cover data from standardized 25-meter lines.
• Data collection followed a structured protocol at two specific water depths (5 m and 12 m).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single survey in 2006; temporal coverage is limited.

Provenance

Source

Parks Australia, referencing the original source publication.

Collection Method

Video recording and subsequent analysis of percentage cover along transects.

Time Range

2006

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-16 22:56:59.445434; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mermaid Reef (Rowley Shoals), Scott Reef, and Seringapatam Reef, Western Australia.