Seagrass productivity and distribution data collected as a control site for a larger ecological study. Data were obtained between April and October 1991 from Wagonga Inlet, adjacent to Narooma, NSW. This dataset is part of the Jervis Bay Marine Ecological Study and is sourced from a final report, as the original database has been lost.
Use Cases
- Analyzing historical seagrass productivity trends based on the 1991 sampling period.
- Comparing seagrass distribution patterns between different coastal inlets based on the control site description.
- Establishing ecological baselines for conservation studies based on the dataset's role in the Jervis Bay Marine Ecological Study.
Strengths
- Data collection spanned a defined 7-month period from April to October 1991.
- Serves as a documented control site for a larger marine ecological study.
Limitations
- The original database is lost; data is only available from a published report, which may limit detail.
- 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
- Field sampling as part of the Jervis Bay Marine Ecological Study.
- Time Range
- April to October 1991
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-16 21:19:37.227547; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Wagonga Inlet, adjacent to Narooma, New South Wales, Australia