Seagrass distribution on the GBR
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Description
This map shows the distribution of shallow and deep seagrass meadows in the north east Australian seascape up to the tip of Cape York. Note: Torres Strait has a lot of seagrass meadows however these are not shown on this map.
Data use for this map:
McKenzie, L. (2017) Seagrass meadows of Hervey Bay and the Great Sandy Strait, Queensland, derived from field surveys conducted 6-14 December, 1998. Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University, Townsville. PANGAEA. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.876714
Coles, R., Carter, A., McKenna, S., Rasheed, M., McKenzie, L. (2016) Collation of spatial seagrass data (meadow extent polygons, species presence/absence points) from 1984 - 2014 for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA) (NESP TWQ 3.1, TropWATER, JCU) [Dataset]. eAtlas. https://eatlas.org.au/data/uuid/77998615-bbab-4270-bcb1-96c46f56f85a