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Surveys of Octocoral communities, benthic cover and environmental factors on...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
All surveys were carried out by the principal researcher using Rapid Ecological Assessment. The dataset comprises 41 sites. Each site was surveyed with up to 5 transects... -
Seasonality of asexual reproduction in Holothuria atra, Holothuria edulis...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Asexual reproduction by fission was monitored in populations of Holothuria atra, Holothuria edulis and Stichopus chloronotus on 3 nearshore fringing reefs (Brook Island, Fantome... -
Bathymetric adaptations of corals at Davies Reef, Great Barrier Reef: UV-B...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Corals were collected by scuba from depths between 1 and 45 m on the southeastern side of Davies Reef in October 1980 and February, July and December 1981 and the concentrations... -
Status of fringing reefs in the Northumberland Islands, southern Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Fringing reefs surrounding islands within the Northumberland Islands group were surveyed in September 2000. The Northumberland Islands occupy a relatively large area (approx... -
Surveys of juvenile corals on the Great Barrier Reef using digital photography
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The back reef habitats of three outershelf reefs (Ribbon Reef No. 10, at the Cod Hole, Chicken Reef and Turner Cay), one mid-shelf reef (Lizard Island) and one inshore reef... -
Rate of decomposition of crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, on...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The decomposition of 67 crown-of-thorns starfish was monitored in 2 m x 2 m permanent quadrats established at John Brewer Reef in September 1985 and Little Broadhurst Reef in... -
Coral growth rates of massive Porites, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Colonies (27) of massive Porites were collected in February 2001 from Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea. Eleven were from shallow water and 16 from deep water. Each colony was cut... -
Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) of fringing reefs in the Whitsunday...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A rapid assessment technique was chosen to survey fringing reefs at 40 locations within the Whitsunday Management Area between August 1994 and May 1995. At each location,... -
Geographic distribution of zooxanthella types in 3 coral species, Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
One small piece of each of 136 colonies of Stylophora pistillata, 116 colonies of Acropora millepora and 121 colonies of Acropora tenuis was collected from 17 sites along a... -
Feeding ecology and trophic role of sea urchins in seagrass communities...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Surveys of seagrass communities and sea urchins were undertaken at 5 sites on the reef flat around Santiago Island, Bolinao, Luzon, Philippines, between October and December... -
BENTHIC HABITAT SURVEY OF SCOTT REEF 2006
Australian Institute of Marine Science
This survey was designed to assess the broad-scale habitats of Scott Reef in all habitats of North and South Reef to a water depth of 60metres. -
Temperature and the larval ecology of the crown-of-thorns starfish,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Adult crown-of-thorns starfish were collected off Gove Peninsula near Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory on 18 December 1991 and at Davies Reef in the central Great Barrier... -
Spawning and sexual reproduction in the octocoral, Sarcophyton elegans...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Two study sites were chosen at Lizard Island, in shallow areas with a high abundance of the soft coral, Sarcophyton elegans. Site A was located on Loomis Reef at the western... -
Corals of the Raja Ampat Islands, Papua Province, Indonesia (Marine RAP survey)
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Reef corals were surveyed at 45 sites in the Raja Ampat Islands, Papua Province, Indonesia, using rapid assessment methods, in 2001. Sites surveyed included a diverse range of... -
Shallow water benthic community surveys of the coral reefs of Vanuatu
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Surveys of benthic composition and reef condition were conducted at 139 sites in 35 locations in Vanuatu in 1988. Survey sites were located in the vicinity of the following... -
Environmental controls on growth of massive Porites corals from the Great...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Massive Porites colonies were collected from 29 reefs, located along the length and across the width of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) between November 1987 and May 1992. The... -
Changes in the distribution and abundance of crown-of-thorns starfish...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Two permanent study sites were established along the fore reef slope of John Brewer Reef in October 1982. Quantitative surveys of the hard corals at each site were made using... -
Effect of particle size on feeding rates of larvae of the crown-of-thorns...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) larvae used in feeding experiments were reared at 28°C in natural seawater, enriched with a phytoplankton culture medium, at... -
Distribution and abundance of herbivorous grazing fishes in the central...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A census of herbivorous grazing fishes was undertaken on 9 reefs located across the continental shelf in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef between July 1982 and... -
Coral calcification in massive Porites in the nearshore region of the...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Ten massive Porites colonies were collected from the fringing reefs of each of 4 inshore islands of the Great Barrier Reef in January 2004. Two reefs were located in the Far...