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Tidal export of particulate organic matter from Coral Creek, Hinchinbrook...
Water sampling was carried out at the channel mouth of Coral Creek, Missionary Bay, Hinchinbrook Island to determine the transport and exchange of carbon and nitrogen in... -
Variation in the size and abundance of the dictyocerid sponge, Coscinoderma...
Abundance and size of the sponge Coscinoderma matthewsi was surveyed at 5 island groups in November 2006: Ugar (Stephen Island) and Erub (Darnley Island) in eastern Torres... -
Population genetics of Marginopora vertebralis (Foraminifera: Miliolidae)...
A study of the population genetics of the foraminiferan, Marginopora vertebralis, from the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and the Coral Sea was carried out in 1989. Samples were... -
Formation of functional coral clones through natural embryo fragmentation of...
Acropora millepora colonies were collected from Trunk Reef in early December 2009 and maintained in the aquarium system at the Australian Institute of Marine Science. Eggs from... -
Dispersal of adult Black Marlin (Istiompax indica) from a Great Barrier Reef...
Adult and juvenile black marlin (Istiompax indica) were obtained between 1987 and 1991 from the recreational fishery operating along the Queensland coast, eastern Australia.... -
Zooplankton, planktivorous fish and currents at Davies Reef, Great Barrier Reef
On each sampling date (10-18 August, 10-18 September, 1-9 November, 1-4 December 1976, and 18-23 May 1977) during the 2-3 h of peak flow of the ebb and flood tides, fine-scale... -
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... -
The effects of sediments contaminated with antifoulant paint on coral...
On 2 November 2000, the 184 m cargo ship, Bunga Teratai Satu, ran aground on Sudbury Reef, on the Great Barrier Reef and remained grounded for 12 days. The ship was re-floated... -
Influence of size and spatial competition on the bioactivity of coral reef...
Size frequency surveys of the sponges Coscinoderma matthewsi, Hyrtios erecta and Ianthella basta (yellow color morph) were conducted at Masig Island, central Torres Strait, in... -
Coral growth characteristics of massive Porites, Misima Island, Papua New Guinea
Colonies of massive Porites corals were collected in March 1994 from 10 transects established by Natural Systems Research (NSR) Environmental Consultants on the fringing reefs... -
Rate of decomposition of crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, on...
The decomposition of 67 crown-of-thorns starfish was monitored in 2 m x 2 m permanent quadrats established at John Brewer Reef in September 1985 and Little Broadhurst Reef in... -
Growth and salt balance in two species of mangroves from north Queensland in...
Mature propagules of two mangrove species, Avicennia marina and Rhizophora stylosa, were collected at Cape Ferguson, north Queensland in February 1981 and transferred to a... -
Coral communities at Scott Reef and Rowley Shoals, Western Australia
In August/September 1993, surveys of coral community composition and structure were carried out at Scott Reefs (North Scott Reef and South Scott Reef) and two reefs in the... -
Response of herbivorous fish to crown-of-thorns-starfish, Acanthaster...
Three adjacent pairs of reefs, located in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef were chosen for this study. One reef of each pair had been impacted by a crown-of-thorns... -
Recovery of Great Barrier Reef coral reefs from disturbance (The Three Reefs Project)
Monitoring of the recovery of Green Island reef, Feather Reef and Rib Reef, after outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) commenced in 1989. Starfish... -
Physical processes associated with subsurface intrusions of Coral Sea water...
An array of 15 Aanderaa current meters (C), 4 Aanderaa water level recorders (WLR) and 4 Sea Data temperature-depth recorders (TDR) were deployed in the central Great Barrier... -
Zonation of assemblages of Lutjanidae, Lethrinidae and Serranidae...
In December 1993, visual census surveys were conducted on three midshelf reefs (Rib Reef, John Brewer Reef and Lodestone Reef) and three outershelf reefs (Myrmidon Reef, Dip... -
Cross shelf distribution of copepods and fish larvae in the central Great...
Zooplankton samples were collected during daylight at 5 stations, spaced 18 km apart between the lagoon and the Coral Sea in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef.... -
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... -
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,...