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Dispersal of corals on isolated reefs in Western Australia
Ecologically relevant distances of dispersal were inferred from DNA microsatellite data from broadcast-spawning (Acropora tenuis) and brooding (Seriatopora hystrix) corals at... -
The relative abundance (%) of planktonic foraminifera over time in core MD...
The advent of deep-sea drilling in the 1950's prompted the use of planktonic foraminifera (unicellular protozans) as palaeoceanographic indicators. They provide a natural... -
Effects of changes in Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning plans on deep...
Surveys of green (no-take) zoned sites and blue (open to fishing) sites in adjacent areas of the northern Great Barrier Reef Marine Park were carried out to determine any... -
The role of platform facilities and subsea pipelines on connectivity of key...
This desktop study has modelled the influence of habitat created by platforms (n=19) and subsea pipelines (n= 32; total length approx. 738 km) operated by Esso Australia Pty Ltd... -
East Pilbara Water Supply Augmentation: Biological Assessment.
East Pilbara Water Supply Augmentation: Biological Assessment. -
AIMS Long-term Monitoring Program Reef Aesthetics
Data on the general appearance and condition of coral reefs which have been manta towed in the Long Term Monitoring Project (LTMP). The data from 4 reef zones - front (seaward)... -
Surveys to locate black jewfish (Protonibea diacanthus) aggregations in...
A one week pilot survey was conducted along the proposed gas pipeline route within Darwin Harbour, and in search of black jewfish aggregations (Protonibea diacanthus) on a... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 4.1 - Assessing impacts of dredging on...
Data is in the form of a report, which is a secured (printable, non-editable), searchable, Portable Document Format (PDF) showing the results of the analyses. The objective of... -
Biological Survey Carpentaria and Merkara Shoals
Partner with Parks Australia to build on earlier survey work undertaken by AIMS, CSIRO and Reef Life Survey in the area around Carpentaria Shoal in the West Cape York... -
Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) bathymetry data (Australian Hydrographic Office)
LADS is a swath sounding system that collects data in a grid 240 metre wide, with a sounding at approximately every 10 - 11 metres. During normal survey operations parallel LADS... -
Recruitment of sponges and other sessile organisms in central Torres Strait,...
A study of recruitment of marine invertebrates around Masig Island and Marsden Island, in central Torres Strait commenced in November 2006 and ended in November 2008.Terracotta... -
Assessing habitat damage caused by the grounding of the Shen Neng 1 on...
The key methods employed to assess damage to Douglas Shoal were high-resolution multibeam sonar bathymetry coupled with towed video (Towvid) surveys. In combination, these... -
Effects of sedimentation and the herbicide diuron on crustose coralline algae (CCA)
Experiments were conducted to determine the effects of sedimentation and the herbicide diuron on crustose coralline algae (CCA). Three species of CCA were subjected to exposure... -
The physical environment of Scott Reef, Western Australia (2003): North...
Four instruments were deployed on the North Scott Reef, North Transect (M).Code: NSN4; Depth: 2.0m; Instrument: Odyssey; Serial #: 6556;Code: NSN3; Depth: 5.0m; Instrument:... -
Saxitoxin in octopi from Cooke Point, Port Hedland, Western Australia
Octopus (Abdopus) sp. 5 were collected from a reef flat at Cooke Point, Port Hedland in northern Western Australia. The octopi had a body size of between 5-6 cm and tentacle... -
Key Ecological Features of the North-west Marine Region.
The North-west Bioregional Profile identifies a number of ecological features that are of conservation value because of the role they play in the environment of the North-west... -
Decomposition of mangrove leaf litter in Chunda Bay, north Queensland
Ageing yellow leaves, still attached to branches, but ready to abscise were collected from three mangrove species, Rhizophora stylosa, Avicennia marina and Ceriops tagal var.... -
ReefState model predictions
ReefState (version 3.0) utilises a Bayesian Network modelling framework to integrate lower-level submodels of future warming, coral damage, coral recovery, coral adaptation, and... -
Field studies of temporal patterns of feeding and emergence behaviour of...
This research was undertaken to provide quantitative data on the proportions of Acanthaster planci feeding during the day and night. Coral Reef - Condition, Crown of Thorns... -
Genetic Variation in Heat Tolerance of the Coral Platygyra Daedalea...
Platygyra daedalea from the Great Barrier Reef was assessed for heritability and genetic variation associated with heat tolerance. Survival of ten quantitative genetic crosses...