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

Geoscience Australia Data collected paired geochemical and biological samples from thirty-two stations in Jervis Bay, Australia, to investigate abiotic surrogates for biological diversity. The survey includes data from a previous winter survey (GA309) for seasonal comparison and replicates at eight stations to examine fine-scale variability. Preliminary results from 2009 indicated variation in physical variables and infaunal assemblages between seasons and across spatial scales.

Use Cases

• Modeling relationships between physical variables and infaunal assemblages based on paired geochemical and biological samples.
• Analyzing seasonal variation in marine biogeochemistry based on data combined from two surveys.
• Investigating fine-scale spatial variability in benthic communities based on replicate samples taken at eight stations.
• Identifying abiotic surrogates for biological diversity based on contemporaneously collected environmental and infaunal data.

Strengths

• Includes spatial and temporal replication with data from thirty-two stations and a previous winter survey.
• Designed to investigate fine-scale variability with three pairs of grabs deployed at eight stations.
• Contains paired geochemical and biological samples collected contemporaneously.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single bay in Australia.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Samples collected using grabs and a CTD for vertical profiles at stations in Jervis Bay.

Time Range

Surveys conducted across seasons, with preliminary results from 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 16:37:13.507194; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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