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Population genetics of Marginopora vertebralis (Foraminifera: Miliolidae)...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A study of the population genetics of the foraminiferan, Marginopora vertebralis, from the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and the Coral Sea was carried out in 1989. Samples were... -
Space as a resource for predatory gastropods on Heron Island Reef, Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Data on worm-eating gastropod microhabitat use and abundance within microhabitats were collected along transects located on the Heron Island Reef crest between November 1975 and... -
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... -
The impact of Cyclone Ivor on coral reefs of the northern Great Barrier Reef (1990)
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In July 1990, surveys were conducted at 46 sites, covering a 300 km section of the northern Great Barrier Reef, located to the north and south of the track of Cyclone Ivor,... -
Effect of substrate type on population dynamics and growth of coral reef...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The influence of substrate type on the ecology of the sponges Coscinoderma matthewsi and Hyrtios erecta was examined on the coral reefs at Masig Island and Kodall Island, in... -
Patterns of abundance and size of dictyoceratid sponges among neighbouring...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In December 2004, and September and December 2005, surveys for dictyoceratid sponges were conducted around six neighbouring islands in central Torres Strait: Kabbikane, Keats,... -
Baseline coral and benthic cover surveys of Keppel Islands reefs, Great...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A total of 20 survey sites were chosen using a combination of high resolution aerial photographs and local knowledge, to ensure that all significant reef systems in the central... -
Coral and fish community structure and reef structure across Heron Island...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In 1977, a 2.3 km long transect was established across Heron Island reef in the southern Great Barrier Reef. The transect was located about 1 km to the east of the island,... -
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... -
Coral communities at Scott Reef and Rowley Shoals, Western Australia
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In August/September 1993, surveys of coral community composition and structure were carried out at Scott Reefs (North Scott Reef and South Scott Reef) and two reefs in the... -
Nutrient excretion by the coral reef holothurians, Stichopus chloronotus and...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Excretion experiments were conducted at the Lizard Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef with the common holothurians Stichopus chloronotus and Holothuria atra,... -
Fish and benthic surveys in intermediate and deeper waters of Ningaloo...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A total of 18 BRUVS sets were made offshore from Mandu Mandu, Point Cloates and Maud Point in depths ranging from 66-96 metres. Most of the sets were made where the habitats in... -
Herbivory and zonation of Sargassum spp. within fringing reefs of the...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A series of transplant and caging experiments, using the macroalgae Sargassum spp., were carried out in Coolgaree (Challenger) Bay, Great Palm Island and Brook Island between... -
Chemosensory tracking of scent trails by the planktonic shrimp, Acetes...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Acetes sibogae australis, a planktonic sergestid shrimp was collected at night with light traps suspended about 2 m deep in the harbour off Townsville, north Queensland, as well... -
Fish and benthic biodiversity at the Point Murat Navy Pier, Exmouth Gulf,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Fish and benthic surveys were carried out within the environs of the Navy Pier at Exmouth from 9-11 March 1996 and 2-6 April 2001. The benthic community of the pier, dolphins... -
Recruitment of sponges and other sessile organisms in central Torres Strait,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A study of recruitment of marine invertebrates around Masig Island and Marsden Island, in central Torres Strait commenced in November 2006 and ended in November 2008.Terracotta... -
Response of herbivorous fish to crown-of-thorns-starfish, Acanthaster...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Three adjacent pairs of reefs, located in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef were chosen for this study. One reef of each pair had been impacted by a crown-of-thorns... -
Ingestion of ultraplankton by the planktonic larvae of the crown-of-thorns...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) larvae, from the mass rearing facility at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, were sorted and 600-800 late bipinnaria and early and late... -
Identification of carotenoids in four species of copepods from the Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The main carotenoids of four species of copepods found in the Great Barrier Reef were separated by chromatographic techniques including reversed-phase HPLC and identified using... -
Population genetics and microbial analysis of the Dictyoceratida sponge,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
During the central and eastern Torres Strait survey in November 2006, tissue samples of 10 individuals of the sponge Coscinoderma matthewsi were collected from 5 island groups:...