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Patterns of recruitment of epifaunal species at Portsea, Victoria.
This study investigated the temporal and spatial patterns of recruitment of epifaunal species at Portsea. Recruitment panels were immersed at depths of 1 - 2.2 metres for 10... -
Population dynamics of shrimp populations in Western Port Bay, Victoria
This study investigated seasonal variation in the abundances and size distribution of shrimp species in Western Port Bay, Victoria from July 1977 to January 1980. Four species,... -
Owner Advantage in the fiddler crab, Uca mjoebergi. Do owners win more...
Resource owners generally win contests against intruders, a phenomenon referred to as the 'Owner Advantage' (OA). Uca mjoebergi is a typical fiddler crab that is highly... -
The importance of predation in shaping marine sessile communities at...
Predation on newly settled individuals has been shown to shape sessile invertebrate communities of the northeast coast of North America. This study tests if this response can... -
Comparative marine biodiversity survey of the Rowley Shoals
A major marine biodiversity survey of the Rowley Shoals, led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science in collaboration with the Western Australian Department of Environment... -
The importance of predation in shaping marine sessile communities at...
Predation on newly settled individuals has been shown to shape marine sessile invertebrate communities of the northeast coast of North America. This study tests if this response... -
Using the past to understand the future: the effects of climate change on...
To investigate the regional effects of climatic warming on the community composition and biogeographic range of crustose coralline algae along a 12 degree latitudinal gradient... -
Management options to minimise formation of urchin barrens: kelp lines -...
Linear video transects (40m total length; 20m into barrens and 20m into kelp from original fixed marker on the benthos) were used to assess changes in kelp growth in several... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.2b - Diversity, abundance and distribution of intertidal...
A quantitative pilot study of the composition of the benthic community of macro-invertebrates on intertidal rocky platforms was undertaken to: a) provide detailed information on... -
Patterns of establishment and subsequent change in the structure of a marine...
Artificial substrata were used to investigate the patterns of establishment and change in the structure of a subtidal, marine epifaunal community at Portsea, Victoria from... -
Long Term Monitoring of Ningaloo Marine Park: Status of Drupella and shallow...
Data on the long term monitoring of Ningaloo Marine Park. -
WAMSI Node 3.2.2b - Diversity, abundance and distribution of intertidal...
A quantitative pilot study of the composition of the benthic community of macro-invertebrates on intertidal rocky platforms was undertaken to: a) provide detailed information on... -
Is larval supply a good predictor of reef fish recruitment?
Larval supply and recruitment of reef fish at 5 sites around Lord Howe Island were measured during November/December 2003 and January/February 2004. Light traps, artificial reef... -
Effects of introduced sessile invertebrates: removal experiments.
Three removal experiments were conducted to test the effects of the introduced species, Bugula neritina, Ascidiella aspersa and Botryllus schlosseri on sessile invertebrate... -
Corals of the Dampier Harbour - Their Survival and Reproduction During the...
MScience undertook a variety of studies for Dampier Port Authority and Pilbara Iron in response to proposals involving dredging of new berths and channels that occurred: Dampier... -
The ecology and impacts of the introduced basket clam, Corbula gibba in Port...
This thesis describes the ecology and impact of the introduced European basket clam, Corbula gibba (Olivi, 1792), in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. A bay-wide survey conducted in... -
The ecology and trophic role of caridean shrimps in the eelgrass community...
This study investigated the ecology of caridean shrimp in eelgrass habitats in Western Port Bay, Victoria from July 1977 to January 1980. The study sites were located on the... -
Long term studies of population and community structure on intertidal rock...
Data has been collected on the patterns of distribution and abundance, recruitment, survival and growth of macroinvertebrate fauna on the rocky intertidal shores at Rottnest... -
Disturbance effects on fish assemblages at large scales of space and time...
Baseline data collection from 1990's to present -
Management options to minimise formation of urchin barrens: measuring...
A photographic and in situ diver survey of marked incipient Centrostephanus rodgersii barren patches, in eastern Tasmanian, was used to assess any changes in the grazed area and...