Baseline Biological Port Survey - Darwin, August 1998

This dataset contains the result of a biological baseline survey of the port region of Darwin, Northern Territory, carried out in August 1998 by CSIRO Marine Research Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests (CRIMP). Collection methods employed include pylon scrapings, sediment cores, crab traps, plankton nets, and qualitative visual inspection and photographs (both still and video). Voucher specimens have been incorporated into collections of the Northern Territory Museum and CMR, Hobart. Taxonomic groups surveyed include marine invertebrates, fishes, phytoplankton, macroalgae, and marine vegetation. This dataset forms part of a series of Port Surveys conducted by CRIMP over the period 1996 to present.

本数据集收录了1998年8月由澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）海洋研究中心外来海洋有害生物研究中心（CRIMP）在北领地达尔文港区域开展的生物本底调查成果。本次调查采用的样品采集方法包括桥墩刮样、沉积物岩芯采集、蟹笼采样、浮游生物网捕捞，以及定性目视勘查与静态、视频影像记录。所获凭证标本已被纳入北领地博物馆与霍巴特海洋研究中心（CMR）的馆藏。本次调查涵盖的分类类群包括海洋无脊椎动物、鱼类、浮游植物、大型藻类及海洋植被。本数据集为CRIMP于1996年至今开展的系列港口调查的组成部分。