Author Identifiers
Publication Date
2026
Document Type
Dataset
Keywords
seagrass, herbivory, Thalassia hemprichii, Chelonia mydas, green turtle, traits, function
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
School or Research Centre
School of Science / Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research / Centre for People, Place and Planet
Funders
Australian Government / Indian Ocean Territories Marine Park Grant Program (2022) / Australia Government Research Training Program Scholarship (2023)
Description
The database compiles data published on seagrass plant-scale traits, meadow-scale traits and function following more than two years of protection from grazing using exclusion cages and continuously grazed plots at two sites in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Start of data collection time period
2024
End of data collection time period
2024
File Format(s)
xlsx
File Size
25.7 KB
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Contact
Enquiries about the dataset may be sent to Caitlyn O'Dea: caitlyn.odea@ecu.edu.au
Citation
O'Dea, C., McMahon, K., Macrae, O., Keegan, S., & Bell, S. (2026). Intense turtle herbivory suppresses seagrass function but reveals physiological resilience in a remote coral reef atolli. [Data set]. Edith Cowan University. https://doi.org/10.25958/ywjs-2093