Seagrass morphometrics at species level in Moreton Bay, Australia from 2012 to 2013

Sci Data. 2017 May 9:4:170060. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2017.60.

Abstract

Seagrass above, below and total biomass, density and leaf area, length and width were quantified at a species level for 122 sites over three sampling periods in Moreton Bay, Australia. Core samples were collected in two regions: (1) a high water quality region with varying species assemblages and canopy complexity (98 sites); and (2) along a turbidity gradient in the bay (24 sites within four locations). Core samples were collected using a 15 cm diameter×20 cm long corer. Seagrass dry biomass per component was quantified per species present in each sample. A total of 220 biomass and density data records are included, 130 from the high water quality region and 90 from the turbidity gradient. These data provide a detailed assessment of biomass, density and leaf metrics per species sampled from Moreton Bay over 2012-2013. In future, these can be used as a baseline to assess seasonal and spatial variation within the bay, within the region and among regions.

Publication types

  • Dataset
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Australia
  • Bays
  • Biomass*
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Seaweed*