Coastal and estuarine resource condition assessment, a baseline survey in the southern NRM region, Tasmania: North West Bay

A 12-month program was developed and implemented in order to obtain baseline information on water quality (salinity, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, pH, dissolved nutrients, silica), ecological condition as shown by Chlorophyll a, benthic macroinvertebrates, pathogens, and habitat extent determined from habitat mapping. Five key estuaries and coastal waters were assessed in the Southern NRM Region of Tasmania. The data represented by this record was collected in North West Bay.

为获取水环境相关基线数据，本研究开发并实施了一项为期12个月的监测计划，监测指标涵盖：水质参数（盐度、水温、溶解氧、浊度、pH值、溶解态营养盐、二氧化硅）、以叶绿素a（Chlorophyll a）表征的生态状况、底栖大型无脊椎动物（benthic macroinvertebrates）、病原体，以及通过生境测绘（habitat mapping）确定的生境范围。研究对塔斯马尼亚南部自然资源管理（NRM）区域内的5处重点河口与近海水域开展了评估，本记录所载数据采集自西北湾（North West Bay）。