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Coral surveys of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Coral communities were surveyed at 15 sites across northern Arnhem Land in 2003. Assessments were made using the following methods: 1. making collections and records using SCUBA... -
Halimeda composition and biomass along the Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Inter-reefal Halimeda communities from the far north to southern sections of the Great Barrier Reef were sampled: 1013 Van Veen grab samples from 281 stations, and 76 biomass... -
Feeding on sponge exudates by a holothuroid at Davies Reef, Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In the lagoon at Davies Reef, the substrate was cleared around a large specimen of the sponge, Ianthella basta located at a depth of 20m. All specimens of the holothuroid,... -
Surveys to locate juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) on...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In 1989, reefs in the central GBR were surveyed to locate high density populations of larger (5-15 cm) juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci). Preliminary... -
Growth increments in otoliths of two species of damselfish from the southern...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Two species of damselfish, Pomacentrus mollucensis and Pomacentrus wardi, from the One Tree Reef lagoon on the southern Great Barrier Reef, were examined to assess determination... -
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... -
Zooplankton, planktivorous fish and currents at Davies Reef, Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
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... -
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... -
Halimeda composition and biomass across the central Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Halimeda communities from six reefs of the central Great Barrier Reef (Broadhurst Reef, Davies Reef, Flinders Reef, Myrmidon Reef, Pandora Reef and Rib Reef) were sampled to... -
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... -
BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Darwin Harbour wrecks 2003-08-17 to...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The dataset comprises 1491 individuals from 100 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at 17 sites (Darwin Harbour wrecks) using 72 baited remote underwater... -
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... -
Population genetics of the mangrove Rhizophora stylosa in northern Australia
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Starch gel electrophoresis was used to examine genetic variation in five widely separated populations of the mangrove Rhizophora stylosa Griff. Shoots containing leaves and well... -
Seagrass communities of Vanuatu
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Seagrass surveys were undertaken at 60 localities in Vanuatu during March/April 1988. Generally, surveys were carried out in the same localities chosen for coral and fish... -
BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Southern Great Barrier Reef...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The dataset comprises 25188 individuals from 346 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at 32 sites (Southern Great Barrier Reef) using 391 baited remote... -
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... -
Population genetics and taxonomy of the green alga, Caulerpa from the...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Allozyme variation was examined in 7 species and 4 varieties of Caulerpa sampled from the central Great Barrier Reef region. The species examined were: Caulerpa racemosa, (vars...