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Shell cross sections of the bivalve Ostrea angasi collected from Pambula Lake, NSW
Australian National University
Petrological and some geochemical analysis methods require the sample to be made into a thin or thick section. This record provides a series of shell cross-sectional images and... -
The relative abundance (%) of planktonic foraminifera over time in core BAR...
Australian National University
The advent of deep-sea drilling in the 1950's prompted the use of planktonic foraminifera (unicellular protozans) as palaeoceanographic indicators. They provide a natural... -
The Phytoplankton Ecology of Wilson Inlet, Western Australia - Phytoplankton Dynamics
Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, irradiance, ammonium, nitrate, total nitrogen, phosphate, total phosphorus, silica, gilvin, chlorophyll a and phytoplankton samples were... -
Size-assortative pairing in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis
Australian National University
A unique relationship exists between neighbouring males and females in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis. This experiment was designed to examine whether the nearest female or... -
Effects of introduced species on the recruitment of sessile invertebrates.
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This experiment was conducted to determine if an established Botryllus schlosseri colony affected the recruitment of sessile invertebrates. Small perspex plates that had been in... -
Growth rate of the gastropod Lepsiella vinosa on the West Head rocky shore...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study used a mark-recapture method to examine the patterns of shell growth of Lepsiella vinosa on the rocky shore at West Head, Victoria. Individuals were collected from... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.1b - Development and validation of an estuarine health index...
Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research (CFFR), Murdoch University
This project (WAMSI Node 4.2.1b) aimed to develop an index for assessing the health of the Swan Estuary, based on fish assemblage characteristics. The index incorporates a suite... -
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.... -
Coastal Lake Assessment and Management Tool (CLAM): Tallow Creek, Byron Shire Council
The Coastal Lake Assessment and Management (CLAM) tool allows stakeholders to assess the social, economic and environmental trade-offs associated with development, remediation... -
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... -
Coastal Lake Assessment and Management Tool (CLAM): Cudgen Lake, Tweed Shire Council
The Coastal Lake Assessment and Management (CLAM) tool allows stakeholders to assess the social, economic and environmental trade-offs associated with development, remediation... -
Diatom recovery from core MD88-787: Raw counts
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
Core MD88-787 was recovered during the French ASPARA IV cruise in 1988, aboard the Marion Dufresne. The core was located on the Tasman Fracture Zone of the Mid-Ocean Ridge,... -
Social monogamy in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis: The response of paired...
Australian National University
A unique relationship exists between neighbouring males and females in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis. This experiment was designed to determine if males and females are... -
Community Organisation on Intertidal Rock Platforms at Rottnest Island,...
School of Animal Biology (SAB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
The sea urchin Echinometra mathaei exists in high densities on intertidal rock platforms at Rottnest Island, Western Australia. In terms of both numbers and biomass, it is the... -
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... -
The economic payoffs from marine reserves: resource rents in a stochastic...
Crawford School of Public Policy (CSPP), The Australian National University (ANU)
This record describes, and links to a working paper produced through the Crawford School of Economics and Government at The Australian National University in Canberra. The paper... -
Phytoplankton concentration measurements in Sydney Harbour, Summary.
Ocean Technology Group (OTG), The University of Sydney (USYD)
A study of the response of phytoplankton to rainfall in Sydney Harbour is reported here. Sydney Harbour is an important port and recreational region for the city of Sydney.... -
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... -
Historical February / September sea-ice concentration and annual sea-ice...
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
Variations in microfossil records in sediments over time are used as proxies for changes in the ocean. One important record determined from microfossils is sea-ice cover which... -
Colour changes associated with moulting in the fiddler crab, Uca capricornis
Australian National University
The purpose of the experiment was to quantitatively examine the colour changes associated with moulting in the fiddler crab, Uca capricornis. Experiments were conducted in the...