Surveys of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) areal coverage on the South and East Coast of Tasmania, aggregated 1950-2019

• Other Authors: Craig Sanderson (custodian), IMAS Data Manager (pointOfContact), Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) (hasAssociationWith), SeaCare Inc (hasAssociationWith), Seacare Inc (isRelatedTo), Seacare Inc (isPrincipalInvestigatorOf)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Tasmania, Australia
• Subjects: biota; Climate change impact; Macrocystis pyrifera; M. pyrifera; MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING; EARTH SCIENCE; OCEANS; BENTHIC HABITAT; BIOSPHERE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE HABITAT; MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS); BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; PLANTS; BROWN ALGAE; Phycology (incl. Marine Grasses); BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; PLANT BIOLOGY; Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); ECOLOGY; Temperate Reef; research aeroplane; research vessel; Biotic taxonomic identification; Abundance of biota; Antarctic; Sanderson; Antarc*; Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/surveys-giant-kelp-1950-2019/1729308

Statement: Surveys of the surface (areal) extent of Macrocystis were conducted on multiple occasions using a range of methodologies (visual survey by boat, digitising of aerial photographs from light aircraft etc). Surveys were conducted in 1950-53, 1965, 1970-71, 1986, 1988, 1999, 2009 and 2019. Po...