Macroinvertebrates associated with artificial reefs at Maria Island

The abundance of macroinvertebrates associated with 28 experimental artificial reefs supporting different patch sizes and density of kelp (Ecklonia radiata) off Maria Island, Tasmania. Macroinvertebrates were assessed by diver-based visual census conducted between November 2015 and December 2016. This data was collected to examine how the patch size and density of kelp influences the establishment of macroinvertebrate assemblages.

本数据集收录了塔斯马尼亚州玛丽亚岛周边28座实验性人工鱼礁（experimental artificial reefs）所附着的大型无脊椎动物（macroinvertebrates）丰度数据，这些鱼礁配置有不同斑块尺寸与密度的辐射海带（Ecklonia radiata）。大型无脊椎动物的调查采用潜水员目视普查法（diver-based visual census），调查时段为2015年11月至2016年12月。本数据集的采集旨在探究辐射海带的斑块尺寸与密度如何影响大型无脊椎动物群落（macroinvertebrate assemblages）的构建过程。