Temperate Australian quantitative spatial and temporal abundance data for rocky reef biota (biodiversity): Ceduna district (SA)

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 the Ceduna district (SA). 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基于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。相关调查方法的详细说明可参见Edgar与Barrett（1997）的研究文献。
本次调查的样带主要设置于各监测站点的5米和/或10米水深区域。该方法最初为研究塔斯马尼亚州海洋保护区（Marine Protected Area, MPA）内受保护海域的时间变化趋势而开发，涉及的保护区包括玛丽亚岛（Maria Is）、廷德博克（Tinderbox）、九针角（Ninepin Point）以及总督岛（Governor Island）。
本记录所涵盖的数据采集自州际海洋保护区研究与调查，其中部分数据采集自塞杜纳地区（南澳大利亚州，SA）。
多数情况下，本数据集包含以年为时间尺度的重复采样数据。