Jervis Bay Biogeochemistry and Infauna Data with Seasonal and Fine-Scale Replication

A marine survey collected paired geochemical and biological samples from 32 stations in Jervis Bay, Australia, to investigate abiotic surrogates for biodiversity. The survey design included spatial replication across a grid and temporal replication by combining with a prior winter survey, as well as fine-scale replication at 8 stations. Data collection was conducted by the Australian Ocean Data Network, with preliminary results indicating seasonal variation in physical variables and infaunal assemblages.

Use Cases

• Modeling relationships between physical variables and infaunal assemblages based on paired geochemical and biological samples.
• Investigating seasonal variation in marine biogeochemistry by comparing data from this survey with a prior winter survey.
• Analyzing fine-scale spatial variability (meter-scale) in benthic communities using replicate samples from eight stations.
• Assessing the effectiveness of abiotic surrogates for predicting biological diversity in a temperate bay ecosystem.

Strengths

• Survey design includes 32 stations with paired geochemical and biological samples.
• Incorporates fine-scale spatial replication with three pairs of grabs at eight stations.
• Data is intended to be combined with a previous winter survey for temporal analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Field survey using grabs to collect paired geochemical and biological samples, with CTD casts for vertical profiles.

Time Range

Surveys conducted across at least two seasons, including a prior winter survey; samples expected to be processed by late 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 09:58:02.787269; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Jervis Bay, Australia, with a defined grid near Darling Road and stations throughout the entire bay.