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Consumption of mangrove litter by the crabs Sesarma messa and Sesarma...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Leaf characteristics, which may be relevant to food preferences, were determined using 10 senescent leaves from each of the species to be used in experiments (Avicennia marina,... -
Competition between corals and algal turf along a water quality gradient in...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The three sites chosen to study competition between algal turfs and coral were located on the reef slope of the fringing reefs at Goold Island, and Coolgaree Bay and Cannon Bay... -
Molecular approach to biomedicinals from photosymbionts of marine invertebrates
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A phylogenetic tree was generated that illustrates the affiliation of the partial 16S rRNA gene sequence from a clone of the uncultured cyanobacterium symbiont of the sponge... -
Diversity of zooxanthellae in octocorals
Australian Institute of Marine Science
146 samples belonging to 69 genera (114 species) from 20 families of octocorals were collected. Fresh octocoral samples were collected from the eastern Pacific coast during... -
Natural growth, population dynamics and optimal harvest regime for...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
At Kodall North and Masig North, adjacent to the farming studies, four 5 x 5 m permanent quadrats were set up at a depth of 10-12 m. Kodall North and Masig North are... -
The influence of recruitment and post-settlement mortality on coral...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Pandora Reef, Rib Reef and Myrmidon Reef, located 16.6 km, 57.6 km and 116.9 km from the coastline respectively, were chosen for a year long series of cross-shelf coral... -
Peptides that inhibit neuronal nitric oxide synthase
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibition tests were carried out on peptides in addition to other bioactivity experiments, in particular, antibiotic activity. Inhibition... -
Environmentally induced variation in diterpene composition of the sponge...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In February 1983, fragments of approximately 50 ml volume were cut in situ from the dorsal surface region (<2 cm) of a single specimen of Rhopaloeides odorabile at Davies... -
Identity and diversity of zooxanthellae, Palau, Micronesia
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Four to five transects were video recorded at both 3 and 10 m depths at the 3 reefs (Oikull Reef, a platform reef; Taoch Bay, a fringing reef; and 'Heliofungia Lake', a karst... -
Heritability of heat tolerance of corals on the Great Barrier Reef (MTSRF...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Using a quantitative genetics approach, the proportion of the variance in thermal tolerance traits that has a genetic basis (i.e. heritability) was estimated as a proxy for... -
Dispersal of corals on isolated reefs in Western Australia
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Ecologically relevant distances of dispersal were inferred from DNA microsatellite data from broadcast-spawning (Acropora tenuis) and brooding (Seriatopora hystrix) corals at... -
Commercial fishes as predators of adult crown-of-thorns starfish,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Snake Reef and Gannet Cay in the Swain Reefs of the southern Great Barrier Reef, which were experiencing outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish, were chosen for this study and... -
Seasonal changes in fecundity and fertility of the crown-of-thorns starfish,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Adult crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) were collected from Davies Reef between August 1990 and January 1992. Sampling was infrequent during the winter non-spawning... -
Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) of coral biodiversity and reef health in...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Fringing reefs at 19 locations in the Tigak Islands and 17 locations around Manus Island in the northern Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea were surveyed in August/September 2006.... -
Ultraviolet radiation absorbing mycosporine-like amino acids in holothurians...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Holothuroids were collected during daylight from fully exposed, unshaded habitats at Hicks Reef, in December 1988 and Shrimp Reef in July 1991. Specimens were collected by scuba... -
Recovery of Great Barrier Reef coral reefs from disturbance (The Three Reefs Project)
Australian Institute of Marine Science
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... -
Sponge productivity and abundance on the reef flat at Flinders Reef, Coral Sea
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Sponge population surveys were conducted in mid-winter (July 1983) at 8 sites along a 1.3 km transect across the reef flat, north of the weather station on Flinders Cay. All... -
Population genetics of the fissiparous Holothurian, Stichopus chloronotus,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Population genetic structure was studied in one nearshore (Great Palm Island) and two offshore (Rib Reef and Reef 18-026) populations of Stichopus chloronotus on the Great... -
Effects of marine snow (transparent exopolymer particles, TEP) on coral...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The effects on the survivorship of recruits of the hard coral Acropora willisae of muddy coastal sediments, with and without enrichment by 'marine snow', were examined. The... -
Hermatypic corals of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island, north-western Australia
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In September 1986, the hermatypic corals at 20 sites at Ashmore Reef and 4 sites at Cartier Island were surveyed. Sites were selected to encompass the range of habitats...