Coastal and estuarine resource condition assessment, a baseline survey in the southern NRM region, Tasmania: Pitt Water / Orielton Lagoon

A 12-month program was developed and implemented in order to obtain baseline information on water quality (salinity, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, pH, dissolved nutrients, silica), ecological condition as shown by Chlorophyll a, benthic macroinvertebrates, pathogens, and habitat extent determined from habitat mapping. Five key estuaries and coastal waters were assessed in the Southern NRM Region of Tasmania. The data represented by this record was collected in Pitt Water / Orielton Lagoon.

本研究开发并实施了一项为期12个月的调查方案，旨在获取多类基线信息：包括水质参数（盐度、水温、溶解氧、浊度、pH值、溶解态营养盐、溶解硅）、以叶绿素a（Chlorophyll a）表征的生态状况、底栖大型无脊椎动物（benthic macroinvertebrates）、病原体，以及通过生境测绘（habitat mapping）确定的生境范围。本次研究对塔斯马尼亚南部NRM（Natural Resource Management，自然资源管理）区域内的5处重点河口与近岸海域进行了评估。本数据集记录所包含的数据均采集自皮特水道（Pitt Water）/奥尔顿顿潟湖（Orielton Lagoon）。