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).

本数据集包含澳大利亚温带区域多站点采用样带计数法获取的鱼类、大型无脊椎动物定量丰度数据，以及藻类盖度百分比数据。相关研究方法的详细细节可参见Edgar与Barrett（1997）的文献。本次调研各站点的数据主要采集自水深5米及/或10米处的样带。该方法最初开发用于研究塔斯马尼亚州海洋保护区（Marine Protected Areas，MPAs）实施保护后的时间序列变化，调研区域包括玛丽亚岛（Maria Is）、坦德博克（Tinderbox）、九针角（Ninepin Point）以及总督岛（Governor Island）。本数据集收录的数据来自澳大利亚跨州海洋保护区研究与调研，其中部分数据采集自西澳大利亚州（Western Australia，WA）的朱里恩湾（Jurien Bay）。多数情况下，本数据集包含年度尺度的时间重复采样数据。