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Pollution markers at ecological monitoring sites (NESP MB C2)

Fish abundance and distributionMarine debrisOcean colour

Investigations of the impact of sewage and heavy metal inputs on inshore rocky reef communities have been limited to date because the scale of information on levels of pollutants has been much broader than the span of transects at sites investigated. As a consequence, analyses have been confounded by poor information on the variety of stressors operating at any site. Finer resolution data on pollutants are needed.

To address this deficiency, the influence of sewage, heavy metals and other pollutants were assessed by collecting sediment samples at Reef Life Survey ecological monitoring sites and measuring a range of associated markers. This includes basic biogeochemical information (pH, turbidity, total phosphate, TKN, total organic carbon), stable isotopes (delta15N, delta13C), heavy metal concentrations, hydrocarbon concentrations.

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Additional information

Temporal extent2015-09-01 – 2016-12-31
Date (creation)2016-09-21
Statuscompleted
Update frequencynotPlanned
Metadata languageen
LicenseThe data described in this record are the intellectual property of the University of Tasmania through the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies.
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-12
Created2026-11-12
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