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Halimeda growth on the Great Barrier Reef
Growth of the two most common Halimeda species (H. copiosa and H. opuntia) was studied at 4 sites on Davies Reef over 6 tagging periods between February 1981 and February 1982.... -
Abundance, distribution and trophic potential of cryptofauna at Davies Reef,...
The major groups of motile cryptofauna inhabiting dead coral substrata across a transect at Davies Reef were quantified in terms of abundance, biomass and density.Samples of... -
Plastics for Dinner: Store-bought seafood, but not wild-caught, is a source...
Microplastics (MP) contamination was assessed in wild-caught organisms obtained from commercial fishers working in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Queensland, (Australia) in... -
Kimberley Coastal Biological Oceanography Data - March 2014
Biological Oceanographic data collected during the March 2014 wet season A range of physical chemical and biological oceanographic data was collected in southern Kimberley... -
Project - eAtlas extension: Data management for environmental research (NESP...
The eAtlas is a web delivery platform for environmental research data that focuses on data management and data visualisation. As part of the National Environmental Science... -
Deeper water benthic surveys in the Lord Howe Island Marine Park...
In February/March 2004, surveys of benthic habitats and fish faunas were undertaken in deeper waters of the Commonwealth waters surrounding Lord Howe and Balls Pyramid rises.... -
A disease outbreak on the coral Montipora aequituberculata from the Great...
Three replicate Montipora colonies displaying areas of apparently healthy coral tissue and black areas with obvious diseased lesions were sampled from a small reef flat area in... -
Direct determination of organic carbon in modern reef sediments and...
Over 200 modern sediment samples were obtained from nearshore stations in Bowling Green Bay and stations located across the inner and middle shelf regions of the central Great... -
Heron Island Sensor Relay Pole 2 (RP2)
A series of six 6m steel poles have been installed in the lagoon of Heron Island as part of the sensor network deployment at Heron Island. The poles serve two purposes; their... -
Comparison of phosphorus and nitrogen in sediments, the water column, corals...
Water, sediment, algae and coral samples were collected between July 1980 and March 1981, over a wide range of sites at Davies Reef in the central Great Barrier Reef for... -
Vibrionaceae infection in phyllosomas of the tropical rock lobster, Panulirus ornatus
The total abundance of bacteria and relative abundance of Vibrionaceae cells associated with the larval stage of the tropical rock lobster, Panulirus ornatus, was investigated... -
Hydrodynamics and zooplankton community structure in the lee of Helix Reef,...
Zooplankton were collected over three consecutive nights of the new moon (4-6 January 1992) in an array of 16 light traps anchored downstream of Helix Reef in the central Great... -
Understanding fish recruitment processes at Ningaloo Reef
Annual underwater surveys of lethrinid juveniles (<5 cm TL) were collected over thirteen consecutive years across the northern and southern sectors of Ningaloo. This study... -
Copepod swarms on the central and northern Great Barrier Reef, and Palau
Observations and samples from 200 monospecific copepod swarms of four species (Acartia australis, Acartia bispinosa, Centropages orsinii, Oithona oculata) were made on 11 coral... -
NERP TE Project 2.3 - Monitoring the health of Torres Strait coral reefs (AIMS)
This project conducted a biodiversity assessment of coral communities on Torres Strait reefs to establish a baseline of coral condition and start a longer-term monitoring... -
Data files pertaining to Recommendations to maintain functioning on the GBR...
The majority of data integrated in NESP 4.6 was based on either a) expert elicitation and surveys, or b) literature reviews. Two case studies used data from additional sources:... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.1.2 - Key ecological processes in...
Identify the timing of coral and fish replenishment (recruitment of young) in the Kimberley. Determine the significance and impact of algal and seagrass eating species... -
Population genetics of the starfish, Linckia laevigata, in the Indian Ocean...
A study of the population genetics of the starfish Linckia laevigata throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Seven allozyme loci (GPI, ENO, HK, LP, LT-1, LT-2, SOD) were... -
Primary production and nutrients in Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory
On three trips (in February and October 2004 and February 2006) samples were collected in Darwin Harbour.Primary production, respiration, nutrient fluxes and N fixation were... -
Distribution of mangrove sesarmid crabs in northern Queensland
Pitfall traps were used to capture crabs in seven locations along the east coast of Queensland (Escape River, Claudie River, Morgan River, Endeavour River, Murray River,...