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Effects of periodic trampling on the abundance of mobile animals within...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study assesses the effects of trampling on Hormosira banksii dominated rocky intertidal algal beds within Point Nepean National Park over six summers between 1991 and 1996.... -
The effects of copper antifouling paints and marinas on the ecology of...
Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
This thesis has used a field based approach to assess the effects of copper liberated from antifouling paints on sessile epifaunal (or fouling) assemblages in southeastern... -
Mortality of the gastropod Lepsiella vinosa on the West Head rocky shore in Victoria
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study investigated mortality of egg capsules, juveniles, and adult Lepsiella vinosa on the rocky shore at West Head, Victoria. Observations conducted between 1974 and 1979... -
Towed Video Survey - FRDC (2001/060) 'Characterising the fish habitats of...
School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Habitat data collected by towed video surveys to validate sidescan sonar imagery of the seafloor within the Recherche region in October 2002, May 2003 and October & November... -
Ecological studies on seagrasses of SW Australia - Cockburn Sound - Field...
School of Plant Biology (SPB) / UWA Oceans Institute (OI), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Two field experiments were carried out on seagrass in the Cockburn Sound area to assess the effect of water quality on seagrass growth. Leaf area was measured before and after... -
Feeding patterns of the gastropod Lepsiella vinosa on the West Head rocky...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study used observations of Lepsiella vinosa and surveys of prey species to describe the diet of L.vinosa on rocky shore at West Head, Victoria. The numbers of individual... -
Effects of Sabella spallanzanii physical structure on soft sediment...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
The introduced European polychaete Sabella spallanzani has become a dominant feature of sub-tidal habitats in south-eastern Australia. This study examines the physical effects... -
Kimberley Benthic Habitat Survey - Benthic Habitat Distribution Maps
Four locations along the Kimberley coast were video and depth surveyed to describe the substratum type, biohabitat type and the bathymetry of the seabed. Video and depth data... -
Effects of human activities on intertidal gastropods
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This data was collected to investigate the relationship between human activities and size distribution of gastropods on rocky shores. It was predicted that there would be a... -
Human activity and its effects on marine intertidal plant and animal...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This thesis examines the relationships between human use and biological changes in the rocky intertidal zone of the Bunurong Marine Park, Victoria between January 1990 and June... -
Seagrass, sediment and infauna - a comparison of Posidonia australis,...
School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Quantitative samples of the macrofauna from three seagrass species, Posidonia australis, Posidonia sinuosa and Amphibolis antarctica, and nearby non-vegetated area were... -
Effects of sewage effluent on 'pulse' infaunal assemblages.
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP), Victorian Government
This experiment tested the effects of secondary treated sewage effluent on infauna assemblages that were taken from a 'reference' site immediately after a large dump of... -
Responses of Bugula neritina, an arborescent bryozoan, to the removal of...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
For colonial organisms physical damage or predation can result in the loss of part of the colony. Although the colony may survive, the loss of part of the colony may alter... -
The population dynamics of the gastropod Lepsiella vinosa on the West Head...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study surveyed the size distribution of Lepsiella vinosa at 3 sites on the rocky shore at West Head, Victoria. Monthly or bi-monthly searchers were conducted from June 1975... -
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... -
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. -
Comparing the effects of an introduced and native species of bryozoan
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
An experiment was conducted to compare the effects of the introduced bryozoan, Bugula neritina, and the native bryozoan, Bugula dentata, on sessile invertebrate assemblages.... -
Effects of sewage effluent on 'reference' infaunal assemblages.
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP), Victorian Government
This experiment tested the effects of secondary treated sewage effluent on infauna assemblages that were collected 2km from a sewage outfall ('reference' assemblage). Twelve... -
Impacts of two introduced suspension feeders in Port Phillip Bay, Australia
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS)
This study examined the impacts of 2 of the most common epibenthic suspension feeders, Sabella spallanzanii and Styela clava, in Port Phillip Bay, by transplanting individuals... -
Changes in seagrass coverage in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia between...
School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Changes in seagrass coverage in Cockburn Sound from 1967 to 1999 were assessed from aerial photographs using modern mapping methods with the aim of accurately determining the...