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Surveys of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) areal coverage on the South and...
This record describes an aggregated data product compiled from a number of different surveys of Macrocystis surface cover in Tasmanian waters, spanning 1950 to 2019. Some... -
NESP MB Project E7 - Assessing the feasibility of restoring giant kelp beds...
This record provides an overview of the scope and research output of NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub project E7 - "Assessing the feasibility of restoring giant kelp beds in eastern... -
NSW Macrocystis rafting
Out-of-range observations of significant rafts of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) washing ashore in southern NSW in winter 2020. On 9 August 2020, two local marine naturalists... -
A Survey of the Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh Stocks on the East Coast...
The results of this survey are based primarily on the first hand experience of Craig Sanderson who was doing his masters thesis at the time on aspects of the biology of... -
Management options to minimise formation of urchin barrens: kelp lines -...
Linear video transects (40m total length; 20m into barrens and 20m into kelp from original fixed marker on the benthos) were used to assess changes in kelp growth in several... -
Giant Kelp outplanting trial sites
Location of the Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) outplant trial sites. This is part of a collaborative project between IMAS, The Nature Conservancy, CSIRO and NRM South to... -
A Survey of the Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh Stocks on the East Coast...
A survey was conducted for Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh 1820 from Eddystone Point to South East Cape The survey was conducted from light aeroplane. Areas of... -
Outplanted kelp survivorship
NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Project E7. Results from the outplanting of lab-selected and cultivated warm-adapted genotypes of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), at two trial... -
Management options to minimise formation of urchin barrens: using belt...
Belt transect surveys (50m) were used to monitor the benthic community structure through time at experimental (lobster additions/ research reserve sites or abalone diver urchin... -
A Survey of the Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh Stocks on the East Coast...
A survey of the east Tasmanian coastline from Musselroe Bay to South East Cape revealed a total of 10 km2 of Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh 1820 kelp forest. Average... -
A pilot management program to maximise Tasmania's Sea Urchin (Heliocidaris...
The main aim of this research program was to determine the potential for reducing the density of urchins to encourage the return of seaweeds and an improvement in urchin roe... -
Aerial surveys of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) from Musselroe Bay to...
An aerial survey of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), was carried out on the east coast of Tasmania from Musselroe Bay to Southeast Cape. This survey represents part of a... -
Macrocystis pyrifera thermal tolerance testing
Intraspecific variation in the thermal tolerance of microscopic giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) sporophytes was tested using a common garden experiment, where 49 unique... -
NESP MaC Project 1.28 - Future-proofing restoration & thermal physiology of...
This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub bridging study - "Future-proofing restoration & thermal physiology of kelp". For specific data outputs... -
Ecophysiological measurements from thermal tolerance testing of giant kelp...
This record described kelp growth and ecophysiological data relevant to the thermal tolerance of specific warm-tolerant and 'normal' family-lines of giant kelp (Macrocystis... -
Ecophysiology of three habitat-forming seaweeds across a depth and...
Seasonal patterns in the in situ ecophysiology of the common habitat-forming seaweeds Ecklonia radiata, Phyllospora comosa, and Macrocystis pyrifera were investigated at... -
Stock assessment of Macrocystis pyrifera beds at varying locations on...
Surveys were conducted as part of an assessment of the Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh 1820 beds on the east coast of Tasmania by the Commonwealth Scientific and... -
Restoration of String Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitat on Tasmania's east...
A project investigating the restoration of string kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitat on Tasmania's east and south coasts. Macroalgae, fish and invertebrate counts were... -
Aerial surveys of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) from Eddystone Point to...
An aerial survey was conducted for giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) on the east coast of Tasmania from Eddystone Point to Southeast Cape. This survey represents part of a... -
Harvest tonnages by Alginates (Australia) P/L for Macrocystis pyrifera on...
As a condition of licence for harvesting Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh 1820, Alginates (Australia) P/L lodged harvest returns to the Tasmanian Lands Department. The...