Metadata details
DAVIS_STP_HabitatSurveys
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- Citation
- Stark, J. (2018) Habitat surveys of the sea floor at various sites around Davis Station, summer 2009/10, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/5a8256818f518, Accessed: 2026-05-13
- Title
- Habitat surveys of the sea floor at various sites around Davis Station, summer 2009/10
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- DOI
- doi:10.4225/15/5a8256818f518
- Created Date
- 2015-11-30
- Revision Date
- 2018-02-13
- Expected Date of Data Release
- 2018-02-06
- Data Version
- 1
- Parent record
- DAVIS_STP_Biota
Datasets and documents
Related links
Description
Habitat surveys of the sea floor were conducted by divers at sites around Davis Station, East Antarctica, as part of the Davis Sewage Treatment Project during the 2009/10 austral summer (AAS 3217 - metadata parent record = DAVIS_STP).
Four non-overlapping and haphazardly placed 25m long habitat surveys were conducted at each site, generally 2 on each side of the boat and at least 10m apart. One diver used a weighted tape measure to lay out a transect and survey information was communicated to the surface over voice comms and recorded by the dive supervisor. The diver moved along the transect recording the substrate and type of biological cover (if present), starting at the 0cm point. Each point of transition to a different type of substrata or biological cover was recorded. Patches of substrata or biological cover that constituted less than a 2cm length of the transect were not counted as transitions and were not recorded. The depth at the beginning and end of the transect was also recorded.
Purpose
To quantify habitat type and variability at marine sampling sites used as part of the Davis Sewage Treatment Project.
Access
These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 2009-12-01 - Stop date: 2010-03-18
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
Additional Keywords
- Habitat
Locations
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
Platforms
- FIELD SURVEYS
- FIELD INVESTIGATION
Instruments
- VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS
Researchers
- stark, jonathan (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
- johnstone, glenn (DIF AUTHOR)
Use Constraints
This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=DAVIS_STP_HabitatSurveys when using these data.
Project
ISO Topic
- BIOTA
Dataset Language
- English
Orignating Centre
- Australian Antarctic Division
Dataset Progress
- COMPLETE
IDN Node
- AMD/AU
- AMD
- CEOS
Publications
- Jonathan S. Stark , Patricia A. Corbett, Glenn Dunshea, Glenn Johnstone, Catherine King, Julie A. Mondon, Michelle L. Power, Angelingifta Samuel, Ian Snape, Martin Riddle. (2016) The environmental impact of sewage and wastewater outfalls in Antarctica: An example from Davis station, East Antarctica, Water Research, 105, 602-614
Metadata Revision History
2015-12-16 Metadata record created by David Smith from submission by Glenn Johnstone. 2018-02-06 - record updated by Dave Connell to link data provided by GLenn Johnstone. 2018-02-13 - record updated by Dave Connell to add a publication at the request of Glenn Johnstone.
