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Herbert River near the Jetty Secchi disk Sampling 24 February 2003
Ocean Technology Group (OTG), The University of Sydney (USYD)
The objective of the research reported in this thesis was to develop a technique to monitor the dynamics of sediments and nutrients entering the coastal ocean with river plumes... -
Historical February Sea-Surface Temperature Estimates Utilising Diatom...
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
The purpose of this study was to estimate past sea-surface temperature in the Southeast Indian Ocean. The accumulation of diatom microplankton assemblages in sediments being the... -
Phytoplankton concentration measurements in Sydney Harbour - 22nd October 2004
Ocean Technology Group (OTG), The University of Sydney (USYD)
A study of the response of phytoplankton to rainfall in Sydney Harbour, on the 22nd October 2004, is reported here. Sydney Harbour is an important port and recreational region... -
Coffin Bay CTD Data 23 September 1998
Ten samples were collected at Coffin Bay using a conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) device on 23rd September 1998, for analysis of temperature, conductivity and salinity data. -
Determining main carbonate mineralogy, and the primary components of the non...
National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA)
A gravity core (GC14) was collected from a depth of 2004 mbsl within the Capricorn Channel, southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Analysis of other parameters revealed the Last... -
Owner Advantage in the fiddler crab, Uca mjoebergi. Are owners more...
School of Biological Sciences (SBS), University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Resource owners generally win contests against intruders, a phenomenon referred to as the 'Owner Advantage' (OA). Uca mjoebergi is a typical fiddler crab that is highly... -
A visual summary and annotation of the stratification in core MD002361,...
Australian National University
The core description highlights the stark contrast been glacial and interglacial periods. 1-1.5m bands of red/brown clay indicate interglacial periods, which then alternate with... -
Derwent Estuary Ambient Water Quality monitoring program - Site C
Environment Protection Authority Tasmania
Site C is sampled monthly by the Derwent Estuary Program as part of the Derwent Ambient Water Quality monitoring program. Since 2003, ambient water quality monitoring has been... -
The relative abundance (%) of planktonic foraminifera over time in core...
Australian National University
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... -
Parent record: Datasets relating to core GC-11, located in the Capricorn...
National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA)
Core GC11 (23o23' 07S 153o22' 00E) was collected from the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 502 mbsl (metres below sea level). By investigating the properties and components of... -
Determining main carbonate mineralogy, and the primary components of the non...
National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA)
A gravity core (GC11) was collected from a depth of 502 mbsl within the Capricorn Channel, southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Analysis of other parameters revealed the Last... -
FRDC (2001/060) 'Characterising the fish habitats of the Recherche...
School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Project (FRDC) No. 2001/060 characterised and identified the distribution of the different benthic habitats of the Recherche... -
Nephelometer data sets for Geoffrey Bay Deep Cleveland Bay - 1993
College of Science, Technology and Engineering (CSTE), James Cook University (JCU)
This metadata record covers a subset of the data collected during dredging by the Townsville Port Authority in Cleveland Bay in 1993. Data are divided into a number of main... -
Heavy Metal data measured during a high rainfall event in Port Jackson, 21...
The Sydney Harbour catchment area includes a number of different river systems which drain into the Port Jackson estuary. During high rainfall events the catchment areas behave... -
Challenger Transect Lucinda Jetty to Palm Island Nephelometer and Grab...
Ocean Technology Group (OTG), The University of Sydney (USYD)
The objective of the research reported in this thesis was to develop a technique to monitor the dynamics of sediments and nutrients entering the coastal ocean with river plumes... -
Shell cross sections of the bivalve Ostrea angasi collected from Little...
Australian National University
Petrological and some geochemical analysis methods require the sample to be made into a thin or thick section. This record provides a series of shell cross-sectional images and... -
Ecological studies on seagrasses of SW Australia - Cockburn Sound - Standing Crop
School of Plant Biology (SPB) / UWA Oceans Institute (OI), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
The standing crop (weight of above-ground material) of seagrass at different locations from Cockburn Sound was measured in December 1977. -
Fish Transect Surveys - FRDC (2001/060) 'Characterising the fish habitats of...
School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Fish data collected from dive transect surveys undertaken in 2002, showing number of species at each survey site. -
Age vs. depth of core MD002361 (shelf edge offshore Western Australia). Age...
Australian National University
Radiocarbon dating was used to construct an age model for the upper sections of core MD002361 to a depth of 205cm, after which the age-model was based on the chronology of... -
Wind Speed and Direction data sets for Townsville Airport - 1993
College of Science, Technology and Engineering (CSTE), James Cook University (JCU)
This metadata record covers a subset of the data collected during dredging by the Townsville Port Authority in Cleveland Bay in 1993. Data are divided into a number of main...