Author Identifiers
Kathryn McMahon
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4355-6247
Paul Lavery
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5162-273X
christophe cleguer
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9026-336X
Amanda Hodgson
Document Type
Dataset
School or Research Centre
School of Science / Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research
Funders
Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions
Grant Number
G1002899
Description
This is the summary dataset of the dugong seagrass associations data containing dugong counts, benthic habitat cover, seagrass nutrient content, water temperature, water current speed, water depth and water transparency from three locations in the Pilbara over 3 time periods in 2018-2019.
DOI
10.25958/42sw-xp64
Research Activity Title
Conserving critical seagrass habitat for dugong: an integrated assessment across the Pilbara
Research Activity Description
This project had three components establishment of a seagrass monitoring network in the Pilbara, assessment of dugong density at these sites and identification of the key habitat features that dugongs are associated with. This data set is linked to the dugong seagrass associations.
Methodology
Collected in the field using drones, drop-down cameras, loggers, collected samples and measurements.
Start of data collection time period
2018
End of data collection time period
2019
Language
Eng
File Format(s)
.xls
File Size
20 kb
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Contact
k.mcmahon@ecu.edu.au
Citation
Mcmahon, K. M., Lavery, P., Said, N., Cleguer, C., & Hodgson, A. (2020). Conserving critical seagrass habitat for dugong. Dugong seagrass associations SUMMARY data.. . https://doi.org/10.25958/42sw-xp64