Temperate Australian quantitative spatial and temporal abundance data for rocky reef biota (biodiversity): Jurien Bay (WA)

The data is quantitative abundance of fish and megafaunal invertebrates and algal % cover derived from transect based counts at a wide range of locations across Temperate Australia. The methods are described in detail in Edgar and Barrett (1997). Primarily the data are derived from transects at 5 m depth and/or 10 m depth at each site surveyed. Methods were initially developed for research on temporal changes following protection in Tasmanian MPAs (Maria Is, Tinderbox, Ninepin Point, Governor Island). The data represented by this record was collected in MPA studies and surveys interstate, and was collected from Jurien Bay (WA). In many cases the dataset involved temporal replication (year scale).

本数据集包含基于样带计数法获取的澳大利亚温带海域多站点鱼类、大型无脊椎动物定量丰度以及藻类盖度百分比数据。该数据集的调查方法详见Edgar与Barrett（1997）的研究成果。本次调查的样带主要设置于各采样点的5米水深和/或10米水深处。该调查方法最初是为研究塔斯马尼亚州海洋保护区（Marine Protected Area, MPA）内受保护后的群落时间动态变化而开发，涉及的保护区包括玛丽亚岛（Maria Is）、Tinderbox、Ninepin Point以及Governor Island。本数据集收录的部分数据来自州际海洋保护区相关研究与调查，另有部分数据采集自西澳大利亚州的朱里恩湾（Jurien Bay, WA）。多数情况下，本数据集包含按年度尺度开展的时间重复采样数据。