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Structural habitat composition of Ross Creek (Townsville, QLD)

Dataset for the structural habitat composition of the estuarine section of Ross Creek (Townsville, QLD) mapped in the period 2016-2018.

A "structural habitat" is defined as the combination of one or more of the different structural classes belonging to the structural attributes ‘substratum’, ‘vegetation’, and ‘artificial features’. 

The dataset includes the following layer groups:

- Map of the extent and distribution of the 51 structural habitat types identified in Ross Creek: RossCreek_StructuralHabitats_Full_List.rar

- Maps of the extent and distribution of natural habitats (NAT) and habitats characterised by the presence of one or more artificial modifications (MOD): RossCreek_StructuralHabitats_NAT-MOD.rar

- Maps of the extent and distribution of the structural attribute 'Sediment', divided in five classes: mud (MUD), sand (SAN), gravel (GRV), boulder (BLD) and pavement (PAV): RossCreek_StructuralLayer_Sediment.rar

- Maps of the extent and distribution of the structural attribute 'Vegetation', divided in two classes: mangrove (MG) and saltmarsh (SM)RossCreek_StructuralLayer_Vegetation.rar

- Maps of the extent and distribution of the structural attribute 'Artificial feature', divided in three classes: armouring (A), stormwater drain (D) and raised structure (R): RossCreek_StructuralLayer_Artificial_Features.rar
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  • Description

    Dataset for the structural habitat composition of the estuarine section of Ross Creek (Townsville, QLD) mapped in the period 2016-2018.

    A "structural habitat" is defined as the combination of one or more of the different structural classes belonging to the structural attributes ‘substratum’, ‘vegetation’, and ‘artificial features’. 

    The dataset includes the following layer groups:

    - Map of the extent and distribution of the 51 structural habitat types identified in Ross Creek: RossCreek_StructuralHabitats_Full_List.rar

    - Maps of the extent and distribution of natural habitats (NAT) and habitats characterised by the presence of one or more artificial modifications (MOD): RossCreek_StructuralHabitats_NAT-MOD.rar

    - Maps of the extent and distribution of the structural attribute 'Sediment', divided in five classes: mud (MUD), sand (SAN), gravel (GRV), boulder (BLD) and pavement (PAV): RossCreek_StructuralLayer_Sediment.rar

    - Maps of the extent and distribution of the structural attribute 'Vegetation', divided in two classes: mangrove (MG) and saltmarsh (SM)RossCreek_StructuralLayer_Vegetation.rar

    - Maps of the extent and distribution of the structural attribute 'Artificial feature', divided in three classes: armouring (A), stormwater drain (D) and raised structure (R): RossCreek_StructuralLayer_Artificial_Features.rar

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      Data is currently available via negotiated access only and will be made open once papers are published.

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  • Keywords
    • ecosystem management
    • artificial structures
    • urban development
    • ecosystem mapping
    • lndscape management
    • urbanised ecosystems
    • urbanised estuaries
    • tropical estuaries
    • habitat
    • structural habitat
    • wetlands
    • sediment
    • vegetation
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    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
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    • Time Period 21st century
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  • Locations
    • Ross Creek, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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    The Data Manager is: Claudia Trave
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    Access conditions Conditional: Contact researchdata@jcu.edu.au to request access to this data.
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    • Data record size 110 KB
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    The data will be licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0: Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International
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    • Statement of rights in data Once access to the data has been obtained via negotiation with the Data Manager, use of the dataset is governed by the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence.
  • Data owners
      Claudia Trave
- Citation
    Citation Trave, Claudia (2019): Structural habitat composition of Ross Creek (Townsville, QLD). James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.25903/5d044035ce1b0