Dataset: Wave action in different intertidal zones on a rocky shore in Victoria

Description

Wave action was measured on 10 sampling occasions from April to October 1987 in the high and low intertidal zones on a rocky shore in Western Port Bay, Victoria. Forty dynamometers (20 in each zone) were deployed on each sampling occasion and left out for 2 tidal cycles (approx. 24 hours). The maximum force that was exerted on the dynamometer within this period was recorded on a spring scale. The force exerted by the waves was directly proportional to water velocity.

General Information

• School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
• Create Date: 25/06/2017
• Update Date: 12/08/2023
• Landing Page: https://data.gov.au/dataset/87429721-d3a1-4b9e-b6d1-41a28a4fc0ef
• Keywords:
  • 24 488001
  • Aquatic Habitat
  • Benthic Habitat
  • Biosphere
  • Coastal Habitat
  • Ecological Dynamics
  • Griffith Point
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Invertebrates
  • Oceans
  • Population Dynamics
  • San Remo
  • Siphonaria diemenensis
  • Victoria
  • Western Port Bay
  • limpet
  • rocky intertidal

Distributions

• Waves.csv
  • Format: CSV
  • License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia
  • Create Date: 25/06/2017
  • Update Date: 24/06/2017
• http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html
  • Format: HTML
  • License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia
  • Create Date: 25/06/2017
  • Update Date: 24/06/2017
• http://www.marine.csiro.au/csquares/index.html
  • Format: HTML
  • License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia
  • Create Date: 25/06/2017
  • Update Date: 24/06/2017