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Microbial indicators of coral reef ecosystems
Metagenomic sequencing and 16S rRNA gene sequencing for 381 samples collected over the course of 16 months formed a new comprehensive microbial reference dataset of habitat... -
Human fatalities in Vanuatu after eating the xanthid crab, Daira perlata
This was the first case of the crab species, Daira perlata, being inplicated in toxic poisoning. Autopsies were not carried out on the two teenagers who died in 2000 after... -
Bathymetry: Carnarvon Shelf survey, Western Australia (CERF Marine...
High resolution multibeam sonar mapping occurred during the CERF Carnarvon Shelf Survey. The survey was a collaboration between the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)... -
Variation in tissue thickness in massive Porites corals from the Great Barrier Reef
Measurements were obtained from existing samples of Porites colonies held in the collections at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and from small colonies collected... -
Spawning time of Acanthaster cf. solaris on the Great Barrier Reef inferred...
Genetic data measureing Acanthaster cf. solaris (CoTS) larvae densities in the field, based on a quantitative PCR methods. -
Beagle Gulf Mooring (NRSBEG) Automated Marine Weather And Oceanographic Station
The Beagle Gulf Surface Buoy was deployed from May 2015 to July, 2017. The nearby Darwin mooring (NRSDAR) provides ongoing observations in this region. Data recorded: Air... -
Temperature Loggers Climatology for the GBR region (NESP TWQ 4.2, AIMS)
The climatology of the temperature record is important as a reference point for comparison of future values. It also allows computing the anomalies which represent the... -
Davies Reef Base Station
The Davies Reef Base Station performs two functions. The first is to act as a collection point for the sensor network platforms deployed within the reef and to in turn send the... -
Variation in assemblages of Lutjanidae and Lethrinidae among mid-continental...
Surveys of fish in the families Lutjanidae and Lethrinidae were carried out on three midshelf reefs (Rib Reef, John Brewer Reef and Lodestone Reef) in the central Great Barrier... -
Tide gauge deployments, Reef No. 19-151, Great Barrier Reef (1985-1988)
3 deployments of tide gauges (Aanderaa WLR) were made at Reef No. 19-151 (-19.6166, 149.8333). This dataset is a component of the project 'Water Level Variations along the Outer... -
One Tree Island Sensor Relay Pole 1 (RP1)
A 6m steel pole has been installed within Central Bommie within the main lagoon of One Tree Island as part of the sensor network infrastructure at One Tree Island in the... -
Impacts of individual aromatics on larvae of the coral Acropora millepora
This collection consists of a series of data sets assessing the sensitivity of planula larvae of the coral Acropora millepora to dissolved, individual aromatic compounds under... -
IMOS National Reference Station (NRS) - Phytoplankton HPLC Pigment...
This dataset comprises the results of phytoplankton pigment composition analysed from samples collected as part of the Integrated Marine Observing Systems (IMOS) National... -
Community composition of reef associated copepods in the lagoon of Davies...
Reef associated zooplankton were sampled at a fixed site in the north of the lagoon of Davies Reef in June, September and December 1989 and April 1990. Three sampling techniques... -
Xenohalacarus longirostris n. sp., (Acari: Halacaridae: Lohmannellinae), a...
A new genus and species of marine mite, Xenohalacarus longirostris n. sp. was described from Chilcott Islet in the Coral Sea. One female, 1 male and 3 deutonymphs were extracted... -
Herbivory and zonation of Sargassum spp. within fringing reefs of the...
A series of transplant and caging experiments, using the macroalgae Sargassum spp., were carried out in Coolgaree (Challenger) Bay, Great Palm Island and Brook Island between... -
Tropical Zooplankton Enzyme (AARS and ETS) Activities From Kimberley Region...
The activity of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (AARS), an index of growth rate, and of the electron transport system (ETS), an index of respiration, was measured in three size... -
Mangrove zooplankton community structure and copepod egg production in North...
Plankton community composition studies were carried out of the mangrove environments of the Haughton River and in the northern rivers of Queensland (Daintree, McIvor, Lockhart,... -
Heron Island Weather Station installed on Sensor Relay Pole 5
A Vaisala WXT520 integrated weather station has been installed on RP5, a 6m steel pole, which has been installed within the lagoon of Heron Island as part of the sensor network... -
IMOS - AusCPR: Phytoplankton Abundance
The Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder (AusCPR) survey is a joint project of CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere (O&A) and the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) to measure...