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Pelagic production in the Gulf of Papua, 2004
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A total of 17 stations were occupied opportunistically during the day between 8 and 26 May 2004 for production/respiration experiments. Station notation comprises a station... -
Identification of three light sensitive chemicals in a sponge, Phakellia...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Samples of the sponge Phakellia flabellata were collected from the central section of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia during both winter and summer months and transported to... -
The effect of thyroxine on larval development of the crown-of-thorns...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Three experiments were carried out with laboratory reared Acanthaster planci larvae. In all experiments larvae were transferred to culture dishes containing 80 ml of artificial... -
Xenohalacarus longirostris n. sp., (Acari: Halacaridae: Lohmannellinae), a...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A new genus and species of marine mite, Xenohalacarus longirostris n. sp. was described from Chilcott Islet in the Coral Sea. One female, 1 male and 3 deutonymphs were extracted... -
Growth increments in otoliths of Pomacentrus mollucensis from the Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Individuals of Pomacentrus mollucensis were collected from the lagoon of John Brewer Reef on the central Great Barrier Reef between March 1988 and February 1989 and their... -
Patterns in the distribution of sediment fauna on the central Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The sediment environment and fauna from reefs in a broad transect across the Great Barrier Reef were quantitatively surveyed. The study was conducted on six reefs in two... -
Surveys of four coral reefs in Mauritius
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Surveys of 4 coral reefs (Balaclava, Blue Bay, Point du Diable, Trou aux Biches) were carried out as part of a UNESCO/COMARAF training workshop on coral taxonomy and management... -
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 runs from May 1996: in early 2009 comprising 1636 entries from 180 reef... -
Hermatypic corals of Vanuatu
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Hermatypic coral communities on the coral reefs of Vanuatu were examined at 22 locations, covering a wide range of environments along the length of the island arc, in 1988. The... -
Survival rates of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) at...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Predator exclusion experiments, using laboratory reared juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), were carried out in an area of dead coral rubble on the leeward... -
Spatial patterns in shallow-water crinoid communities in the central and...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Shallow-water crinoid communities of the Central Great Barrier Reef were investigated. 1114 crinoid specimens were collected from 46 sites (24 sites on 12 reefs, 2 sites per... -
Photophysiological stress in response to short-term sedimentation in...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Effects of short-term sedimentation on common coastal coral species were investigated in laboratory and field experiments on the Great Barrier Reef using pulse-amplitude... -
Copepod swarms on the central and northern Great Barrier Reef, and Palau
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Observations and samples from 200 monospecific copepod swarms of four species (Acartia australis, Acartia bispinosa, Centropages orsinii, Oithona oculata) were made on 11 coral... -
Seasonal rainfall and runoff promote coral disease on Magnetic Island...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Sites used for this study of the coral disease atramentous necrosis (AN) were located in two adjacent bays, Nelly Bay and Geoffrey Bay, on the south-eastern side of Magnetic... -
Corallihalacarus chilcottensis sp. nov., (Acarina: Halacaridae), a new genus...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A new genus and species of marine mite, Corallihalacarus chilcottensis sp. nov. was described from Chilcott Islet in the Coral Sea. Two female specimens were extracted from... -
Bioaccumulation monitoring of the mud crab, Scylla serrata, from Queensland estuaries
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Mature male mud crabs were collected by commercial fishers from 11 rivers and creeks spanning 1500 km of the Queensland coast, following the 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 wet seasons.... -
Zooxanthellate scleractinian corals of northwestern Madagascar (Marine RAP survey)
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Zooxanthellate scleractinian corals were surveyed at 29 sites in north west Madagascar in 2002, using rapid assessment methods. Surveys were conducted using SCUBA to a maximum... -
Changes in respiration and excretion rates of boreal zooplankton after...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The herbivorous copepods, Calanus plumchrus and Paracalanus parvus, the herbivorous euphausiid, Euphausia pacifica, the carnivorous amphipod, Parathemisto pacifica and the... -
Patterns in the distribution of soft corals across the central Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Surveys of soft corals were conducted on 11 inner-shelf, mid-shelf, outer-shelf and Coral Sea reefs between November 1980 and November 1981. The reefs surveyed were Havannah... -
Transcriptome and SNP data for Pocillopora damicornis, Pocillopora acuta and...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Transcriptome data of Pocillopora damicornis type beta (Pocillopora acuta), SNP data for loci that show significant G x E association Pocillopora damicornis, Pocillopora acuta...