Growth (shoot counts) of transplanted Amphibolis antarctica and Posidonia australis seagrass

• Other Authors: Emma Flukes (pointOfContact), Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) (hasAssociationWith), Statton, John (pointOfContact), Statton, John (hasPrincipalInvestigator), UWA Oceans Institute (OI), The University of Western Australia (UWA) (hasAssociationWith)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: biota; seagrass; seagrass restoration; biodiversity; blue carbon; Amphibolis antarctica; Posidonia australis; EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS | WETLANDS | MARINE; EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS | BENTHIC; EARTH SCIENCE | HUMAN DIMENSIONS | HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION | RECLAMATION/REVEGETATION/RESTORATION; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/growth-shoot-counts-australis-seagrass/1712028

Maintenance and Update Frequency: notPlanned Statement: Amphibolis antarctica and Posidonia australis plants were transplanted by the Malgana people with assistance from UWA staff. Plants were planted within a 25m2 plot, and then assessed for shoot counts after 8 months. A living shoot was identified by the presence of at least one living leaf (green) per individual shoot and shoot counts were tallied for each individual plant. Transplant plots were 25 m2 in area and located at Middle Bluff and Dubaut Point, Shark Bay. Credit National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Growth (shoot count) of Amphibolis antarctica and Posidonia australis following transplant to Middle Bluff and Dubaut Point, Shark Bay. Plants were transplanted by the Malgana people with assistance from UWA staff then assessed for shoot counts after 8 months.