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The feeding ecology of the intertidal limpet, Siphonaria diemenensis at...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study was conducted from December 1979 to December 1981 to determine the diet of Siphonaria diemenensis in the high and low intertidal zone on the rocky shore at Griffith... -
Patterns of development in the epifaunal community at Portsea, Victoria.
College of Marine And Environmental Sciences (CMES), James Cook University (JCU)
This experiment examined the temporal changes in species composition and diversity of a developing epifaunal community on artificial substrata at Portsea. The substrata used... -
Diets of four shrimp species in eelgrass habitats, Western Port Bay, Victoria
This study examined stomach contents of shrimp sampled in the beam trawls in Western Port Bay from July 1977 to January 1980 (see parent record 'The ecology and trophic role of... -
The effect of damage on the growth, reproduction and storage of lipids in...
School of Biological Sciences (SBS), The University of Queensland (UQ)
A population of the scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus) was examined at Rottnest Island, off the Western Australian coast. This is a temperate zone and an area... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.2b - Diversity, abundance and distribution of intertidal...
School of Animal Biology (SAB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
A quantitative pilot study of the composition of the benthic community of macro-invertebrates on intertidal rocky platforms was undertaken to: a) provide detailed information on... -
Phytoplankton Ecology in the Upper Swan River Estuary, Western Australia -...
The major aim of the study was to determine monthly and seasonal nitrogen uptake by phytoplankton communities of the three nitrogen species NO3-, NH4+ and urea from 1998 to 1999... -
Parent record: Datasets relating to core MD032607 (off South Australia)
Australian National University
We must understand the natural cycles of the oceans to understand the evolution of our climate through geological time. Core MD 032607 was obtained in 2003 off the coast of... -
The Phytoplankton Ecology of Wilson Inlet, Western Australia - Nitrogen Uptake
The phytoplankton uptake rates of ammonium, nitrate and urea on monthly, seasonal and annual time scales in Wilson Inlet were measured. In addition, it was determined whether... -
Effects of periodic trampling on rocky intertidal algal beds: Hormosira banksii cover
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study examines the effects of trampling on rocky intertidal platforms dominated by the brown algae Hormosira banksii. This dataset gives the percent cover of Hormosira... -
The importance of predation in shaping marine sessile communities at...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Predation on newly settled individuals has been shown to shape sessile invertebrate communities of the northeast coast of North America. This study tests if this response can... -
A survey of limpets on an intertidal rocky shore in Western Port Bay, Victoria
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This data set is from a survey comparing the size and shape of limpets in the high intertidal zone compared to the low intertidal zone on a rocky shore in Western Port Bay,... -
Laboratory experiment measuring expected drag forces on limpets
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
The expected drag forces that the average sized limpets were exposed to in the high and low intertidal zones at Griffith Point, Victoria were estimated in a continuously... -
Peel-Harvey Estuary Macroalgae Data
School of Veterinary and Life Sciences (VLS), Murdoch University
This dataset contains maps of macroalgal biomass and species compositions that were measured at 30-42 sites at least once a year between 1978 and 1994, except from 1980 to 1983.... -
Owner Advantage in the fiddler crab, Uca mjoebergi. Fight data between...
School of Biological Sciences (SBS), University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Resource owners generally win contests against intruders, a phenomenon referred to as the 'Owner Advantage' (OA). Uca mjoebergi is a typical fiddler crab that is highly... -
The role of copper in facilitating the invasion of sessile marine...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Disturbance events are thought to provide an opportunity for the colonisation and establishment of invasive species. Contamination of coastal waters with copper from sewage... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.1a - Bioregional level assessments based on fishery dependent...
School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology (BSB), Murdoch University
The Leschenault Estuary was divided into four regions; the apex, upper, middle and lower regions. Within each region four sites were sampled seasonally (except the middle region... -
A description of the reproductive cycle of the gastropod Lepsiella vinosa on...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study used histological methods to describe the reproductive cycle of Lepsiella vinosa. L.vinosa was collected from the West Head rocky shore on 12 occasions between April... -
Ecological studies on seagrasses of SW Australia - Cockburn Sound - Past Distribution
School of Plant Biology (SPB) / UWA Oceans Institute (OI), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Data was collected from Cockburn Sound to determine the past and present distribution of seagrasses, including sediment cores. -
Phytoplankton Ecology in the Upper Swan River Estuary, Western Australia - Summary
The aim of the study was to determine the extent to which phytoplankton population in the upper Swan River Estuary, W.A. (see thumbnail) are controlled by physico-chemical... -
Wave action in different intertidal zones on a rocky shore in Victoria
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Wave action was measured on 10 sampling occasions from April to October 1987 in the high and low intertidal zones on a rocky shore in Western Port Bay, Victoria. Forty...