Seagrass Dataset - CAMRIS

This data contains information about the distribution of seagrass around the Australian coastline. It was prepared by Dr. Hugh Kirkman (CSIRO Division of Fisheries) from a review of published and unpublished sources, and updated by Dr. Ian Hahmdorf, (Bureau of Rural Sciences).

Format: shapefile.

Quality -
Scope: Dataset.
External accuracy: +/- one degree. Some polygons are on land.
Non Quantitative accuracy: Sources of data are presumed to be from references shown in the reference list. Vectors are not labelled with a code to indicate the original source.
Conceptual consistency: Coverages are topologically consistent. No particular tests conducted by ERIN.
Completeness omission: Complete for the Australian continent.