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Bacterial community structure in the soft coral, Alcyonium antarcticum from...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The structure and composition of microbial communities inhabiting the soft coral Alcyonium antarcticum were investigated across 3 differentially contaminated sites within... -
A new species of marine mite, Mictognathus colemani n. sp. (Acari:...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A new species of marine mite, Mictognathus colemani n. sp., was described from the Great Barrier Reef. The male specimen was extracted from a sample of coral sand collected from... -
BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Southern Melville Bay 2007-10-29 to...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The dataset comprises 275 individuals from 39 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at 13 sites (Southern Melville Bay) using 57 baited remote underwater video... -
AIMS Long-term Monitoring Program Reef Aesthetics
Australian Institute of Marine Science
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)... -
Rapid biodiversity surveys of corals and fish in marine parks offshore from...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In 2000, a total of 17 sites were surveyed across three marine park areas offshore from the east coast of peninsula Malaysia. Six sites were located in the Pulau Redang Marine... -
Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) surveys at Lord Howe Island...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In 1987, surveys of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) were conducted at 10 sites on the fringing reefs of Lord Howe Island and 2 sites in the Solitary Islands.... -
Biomass and productivity of tropical macroalgae in the inshore Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Field and laboratory culture experiments were conducted to determine limiting and optimum concentrations of available nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) for growth of Sargassum... -
Assessing habitat damage caused by the grounding of the Shen Neng 1 on...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
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... -
The ecology and impacts of the introduced basket clam, Corbula gibba in Port...
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP), Victorian Government
This thesis describes the ecology and impact of the introduced European basket clam, Corbula gibba (Olivi, 1792), in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. A bay-wide survey conducted in... -
Ecological effects of the introduced fanworm, Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin,...
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP), Victorian Government
Sabella spallanzanii is an introduced sabellid ploychaete that is thought to be native to the Mediterranean and east Atlantic coast. Since its first identification in Port... -
Latrobe Valley Ocean Outfall (LVOO) infaunal monitoring program near 90 Mile...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
The LVOO outfall was commissioned in 1992 to discharge a mixed effluent of domestic sewage and industrial wastewaters, including pulp mill effluent and formation water from... -
Effects of sewage effluent and shorebird exclusion on intertidal infaunal assemblages
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP), Victorian Government
This experiment tested the effects of liquid effluents on infauna assemblages in the presence and absence of shorebirds. Small plots of sediment (70cm x 50cm) were dosed with... -
Recovery of the encrusting bryozoan, Parasmittina delicatula, from damage at...
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology (E3B), Columbia University
Parasmittina delicatula colonies were located on the Queenscliff pier in early 1999 and assigned to a small size class (10-15mm) or large size class (30mm or more). Each colony... -
The ecology and trophic role of caridean shrimps in the eelgrass community...
This study investigated the ecology of caridean shrimp in eelgrass habitats in Western Port Bay, Victoria from July 1977 to January 1980. The study sites were located on the... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.2c - Spatial variation in algal-herbivore interactions on the...
This study was nested in sub-project 3.2.2 “Ecosystem impacts of human usage and the effectiveness of zoning for the biodiversity conservation” in Node 3.2. The focus of this... -
Patterns of establishment and subsequent change in the structure of a marine...
College of Marine And Environmental Sciences (CMES), James Cook University (JCU)
Artificial substrata were used to investigate the patterns of establishment and change in the structure of a subtidal, marine epifaunal community at Portsea, Victoria from... -
Effects of introduced sessile invertebrates: removal experiments.
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Three removal experiments were conducted to test the effects of the introduced species, Bugula neritina, Ascidiella aspersa and Botryllus schlosseri on sessile invertebrate... -
Patterns of recruitment of epifaunal species at Portsea, Victoria.
College of Marine And Environmental Sciences (CMES), James Cook University (JCU)
This study investigated the temporal and spatial patterns of recruitment of epifaunal species at Portsea. Recruitment panels were immersed at depths of 1 - 2.2 metres for 10... -
Effects of Sabella spallanzanii physical structure on soft sediment...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
The introduced European polychaete Sabella spallanzanii has become a dominant feature of sub-tidal habitats in south-eastern Australia. This study examines the physical effects... -
Effects of environmental factors on the distribution of shrimp in Western...
This study investigated the influence of environmental factors on the distribution of shrimp in Western Port Bay from July 1977 to January 1980. Water temperature, salinity and...