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Water Flow in Seagrass Ecosystems - Seagrass Density Effects on Water Flow
School of Veterinary and Life Sciences (VLS), Murdoch University
Field and laboratory experiments were conducted to study the effects of water velocity on bending of shoots and canopy compression at different densities of Amphibolis... -
Salinity Response of the Seagrass Amphibolis antarctica (Labill.) Sonder et...
School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Viviparous seedlings of Amphibolis antarctica were collected in May 1983 from Monkey Mia, Western Australia (26° 15' S, 113° 36'E) and grown in artificial seawater cultures... -
Isopod borers in seagrass species from south-western Australia
UWA Oceans Institute (OI), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
The presence of a number of species of isopod borers (Limnoriidae family) in seagrass species from south-western Australia were documented from sampling seagrass tissue from... -
Cockburn Cement - Success Bank - Seagrass and Sand Invertebrates - 1990's
UWA Oceans Institute (OI), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Invertebrates (epifauna & infauna) from seagrass (Amphibolis griffithii, Posidonia coriacea, Heterozostera tasmanica) and adjacent sand habitats on Success Bank (5-7 m) and... -
Shade-induced Response and Recovery of the Seagrass Posidonia sinuosa
Centre for Tropical Waters and Aquatic Research (TropWATER), James Cook University (JCU)
A number of physiological, morphological and growth characteristics (photosynthetic photon flux density, sediment redox potential, sediment nutrients, shoot density and biomass,... -
Seagrass, sediment and infauna - a comparison of Posidonia australis,...
School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
The above- and below-ground biomass of three seagrass species, Posidonia australis, Posidonia sinuosa and Amphibolis antarctica, were measured within Princess Royal Harbour.... -
FRDC (2001/060) 'Characterising the fish habitats of the Recherche...
School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Project (FRDC) No. 2001/060 characterised and identified the distribution of the different benthic habitats of the Recherche... -
Benthic Habitat Mapping in Cockburn Sound 2004
Detailed surveys were undertaken to accurately map the benthic coverage and assemblages of the Eastern Shelf, Cockburn Sound for summer 2004, using sidescan sonar and extensive... -
Effects of Reduced Light Availability on Carbon and Nitrogen Translocation...
Centre for Tropical Waters and Aquatic Research (TropWATER), James Cook University (JCU)
The influence of shading on the translocation of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in Posidonia sinuosa plants was investigated from December 2004 to January 2005 in Cockburn Sound by... -
Esperance Bay Seagrass Survey - FRDC (2001/060) 'Characterising the fish...
School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Seagrass and habitat data collected from dive surveys undertaken in April 2001, showing habitat classifications at 1,035 survey sites -
Temperature responses of two sympatric seagrasses, Amphibolis antarctica and...
School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Seedlings of the viviparous seagrasses, Amphibolis antarctica (Labill.) Sonder & Aschers. and Amphibolis griffithii (Black) den Hartog, were collected from near Dongara in... -
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... -
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. -
Fishes and benthos of near-shore seagrass and sandflat habitats at Monkey...
School of Animal Biology (SAB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
In February and June 1983, fishes and benthic fauna were sampled to provide quantitative estimates of densities and volumes of the benthic invertebrate animals and biomass of... -
Water Flow in Seagrass Ecosystems - Hydrodynamic environment of seagrass meadows
School of Veterinary and Life Sciences (VLS), Murdoch University
The hydrodynamic environment within the seagrass canopy of Amphibolis griffithii, Posidonia australis, Posidonia sinuosa and mixed Posidonia beds was studied, and compared with... -
Morphological Characteristics of the Seagrass Posidonia sinuosa along a...
Centre for Tropical Waters and Aquatic Research (TropWATER), James Cook University (JCU)
Morphological and growth characteristics of the meadow-forming seagrass Posidonia sinuosa, were measured along a depth-related gradient of light to infer its response to long-... -
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.... -
Ecological studies on seagrasses of SW Australia - Cockburn Sound - Field...
School of Plant Biology (SPB) / UWA Oceans Institute (OI), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Two field experiments were carried out on seagrass in the Cockburn Sound area to assess the effect of water quality on seagrass growth. Leaf area was measured before and after... -
Cockburn Sound Management Council - Environmental Quality Management Program...
Cockburn Sound Management Council (CSMC) coordinates and undertakes irregular monitoring programs in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia. For example, it coordinates toxicants in... -
Water Flow in Seagrass Ecosystems - Water Motion and Productivity
School of Veterinary and Life Sciences (VLS), Murdoch University
Field studies were conducted to investigate the effects of two levels of water velocity (exposure) on seagrass standing crop (biomass) and consequently community productivity....