Zooplankton and Hydrology Data for the Derwent River Estuary 1973-1974

Zooplankton samples and temperature-salinity readings were collected at ten stations in the Derwent River estuary, South-Eastern Tasmania. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this environmental monitoring dataset from a two-year period. The data likely contains paired biological and physical measurements for ecological analysis.

Use Cases

• Analyze zooplankton community changes based on sampling at ten stations
• Study correlations between temperature-salinity data and plankton populations
• Model estuarine environmental conditions based on the 1973-1974 time series

Strengths

• Data collected at ten distinct stations, providing spatial coverage
• Includes paired biological (zooplankton) and physical (temperature, salinity) measurements
• Time series spans two years (1973-1974)

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 temporal bias inherent to the 1973-1974 collection period

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Zooplankton samples and temperature-salinity readings were collected at ten stations.

Time Range

1973-1974

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 01:33:57.009229; freshness should be verified

Geography

Derwent River estuary, South-Eastern Tasmania