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Chapter 3 - Cleveland Bay BiodiversityC. Battershill, G. Ericson & E. Evansillidge Australian Institute of Marine Science 3.1 IntroductionCleveland Bay is situated inshore of the central section of the Great Barrier Reef which is almost at its widest at this latitude. It hosts a wide diversity of marine and estuarine habitats supporting a highly biodiverse marine community. It is clearly influenced by the presence of Townsville, ts population and industry. It is also influenced by river borne runoff from the key catchments of Townsville and Thuringowa and to the north and south. This chapter provides key contact details for link into metadatabases and databases holding information on the marine biodiversity of the Cleveland Bay region. In addition a CD ROM database derived from the Australian Institute of Marine Science Marine Biodiscovery research groups Australian collection program lists and identifies common species found in a variety of habitats in the Bay and around Magnetic Island. There are 300 specimens listed in the database together with in situ or deck top photographs. Taxonomic description, habitat description and other notes are provided. Most of the scientific literature for the Bay is found in what is known as ‘grey literature’. Unpublished reports and articles. The contacts listed below will provide first linkage to this resource. There are also key avenues for information gathering such as the University Library and AIMS Metadatabase. Web sites are also listed. |
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