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Feeding and distribution of predatory gastropods on the Great Barrier Reef
The distribution, size and diet of predatory gastropods was investigated on 4 reef platforms on the Great Barrier Reef: Low Isles, Green Island, Heron Island and One Tree... -
Detrital pathways in Davies Reef lagoon, Great Barrier Reef
Four sampling stations were established in the lagoon at Davies Reef in February 1986. Two stations were located in the shallow zone, immediately behind the reef flat, and two... -
Distribution and abundance of herbivorous grazing fishes in the central...
A census of herbivorous grazing fishes was undertaken on 9 reefs located across the continental shelf in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef between July 1982 and... -
Temperature and the larval ecology of the crown-of-thorns starfish,...
Adult crown-of-thorns starfish were collected off Gove Peninsula near Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory on 18 December 1991 and at Davies Reef in the central Great Barrier... -
Environmental determinants of faunal ecology in estuarine and low-wooded...
Three trips were made to Cape York to sample fish in estuarine and low-wooded island mangrove habitats:Trip 1 (December 1995): Jacky Jacky Creek, Olive River, Lockhart River,... -
Survey of seabed biodiversity in intermediate and deeper waters of Ningaloo...
This study was carried out in Ningaloo Marine Park and included both Commonwealth and Western Australian State Waters. Surveys were conducted at three sites adjacent to existing... -
Chemosensory tracking of scent trails by the planktonic shrimp, Acetes...
Acetes sibogae australis, a planktonic sergestid shrimp was collected at night with light traps suspended about 2 m deep in the harbour off Townsville, north Queensland, as well... -
Canopy leaf area index and litterfall in stands of the mangrove Rhizophora...
Sampling was carried out in monocultures of Rhizophora apiculata aged 6, 9, 10, 12, 21 and 36 years in three mixed shrimp farming-mangrove forestry enterprises (Tam Giang 3,... -
Luminescent lines in massive Porites corals from the Great Barrier Reef as...
Massive Porites colonies were collected from 1 reef in the Coral Sea and 29 reefs located along the length and across the width of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), between November... -
Coral calcification in massive Porites in the nearshore region of the...
Ten massive Porites colonies were collected from the fringing reefs of each of 4 inshore islands of the Great Barrier Reef in January 2004. Two reefs were located in the Far... -
Fish and benthic surveys in intermediate and deeper waters of Ningaloo...
A total of 18 BRUVS sets were made offshore from Mandu Mandu, Point Cloates and Maud Point in depths ranging from 66-96 metres. Most of the sets were made where the habitats in... -
The influence of mangrove biomass and production on biogeochemical processes...
The physiochemical and biogeochemical properties of mangrove forests in different macrotidal coastal settings were measured. The forests were: a dense Aegiceras corniculatum... -
Perturbation of persistent foraminiferal assemblages by elevated land runoff...
A total of 11 sediment cores were collected from inshore fringing reefs adjacent to 7 islands in the Whitsunday Islands Group, Queensland. The cores were collected from three... -
Larval duration and growth in two species of damselfish from the Great Barrier Reef
Light traps were used to sample presettlement larval fishes simultaneously at Lizard Island and Davies Reef, located 500 km apart on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). At Lizard... -
Real-time monitoring of upper ocean variability in the Australian region of...
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2519 See the link below for public details on this project. This dataset comprises of floating buoy data collected as part of the ARGO... -
Microbial lipids from a nearshore sediment core from Bowling Green Bay,...
Sediment samples were collected from 2 sites in Bowling Green Bay, a shallow coastal embayment located between Townsville and the Burdekin River delta in the central Great... -
Commercial fishes as predators of adult crown-of-thorns starfish,...
Snake Reef and Gannet Cay in the Swain Reefs of the southern Great Barrier Reef, which were experiencing outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish, were chosen for this study and... -
Growth rate of coral reef sponges near Discovery Bay Jamaica after Hurricane Allen
In February 1986, specimens of five massive sponge species (Pseudoceratina crassa, Ircinia felix, Verongula ardis, Smenospongia aurea and Agelas dispar) were collected from 20 m... -
Patterns in the distribution of larval and pelagic juvenile fishes in the...
The distribution of larval and pelagic juvenile fish was investigated along 2 cross shelf transects in the central Great Barrier Reef (GBR) lagoon, during October to December... -
Effects of mesh size and diel variability in fish trap catch in the central...
In June/July 1991, a broadscale survey was undertaken across replicate mid-shelf reefs (Lodestone Reef, John Brewer Reef and Rib Reef) in the central Great Barrier Reef, in...