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Seasonality of asexual reproduction in Holothuria atra, Holothuria edulis...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Asexual reproduction by fission was monitored in populations of Holothuria atra, Holothuria edulis and Stichopus chloronotus on 3 nearshore fringing reefs (Brook Island, Fantome... -
Symbionts of shallow-water crinoids in the central and northern Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
1689 symbionts from 1114 crinoids of the Central Great Barrier Reef were assigned to 46 taxa from 5 invertebrate classes. Crinoid specimens were collected from 46 sites (24... -
Preliminary assessment of fish and coral communities on reefs of the Dampier...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The Dampier Archipelago, which lies offshore from the Pilbara region, is comprised of 42 islands, islets and rocks. Twenty-five of the islands are included within a marine... -
Microbial diversity of mid-stage Palinurid phyllosoma from the Great Barrrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Samples of Phyllosoma were collected from trawls conducted on the Great Barrier Reef at depths of 1-100 m in May 2005. Phyllosoma were identified to genus (and to species level... -
Effects of seawater ozonation on biofilm development in aquaculture tanks
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Biofilm development was monitored over a period of 44 days in tanks receiving ozonated and non-ozonated water using microscopy and molecular based techniques. Bacterial groups... -
Amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis of asexual and sexual...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis indicates the importance of both asexual and sexual reproduction in the fissiparous holothurian Stichopus chloronotus... -
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... -
Population genetics (DNA) of the prawn Penaeus monodon in Australian waters
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A study of the population genetics of the prawn Penaeus monodon in northern and eastern Australian waters. Mitochondrial D-loop DNA (and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism... -
CReefs Australia - Ningaloo, Western Australia
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The CReefs Australia project is a collection of a variety of taxa from three locations: Ningaloo Reefs in Western Australia, and Heron and Lizard Islands off the coast of... -
Genetic diversity of the sea cucumber, Holothuria scabra in New Caledonia,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Within-region genetic heterogeneity of Holothuria scabra populations in New Caledonia was examined through allozyme electrophoresis. Five locations, each separated by 60-130 km,... -
Distribution and abundance of dictyoceratid sponges across Torres Strait...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In July 2004, dictyoceratid sponges were surveyed in the vicinity of two islands in western Torres Strait (Badu Island and Thursday Island (Waiben)) and two islands in eastern... -
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... -
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... -
Changes in coral reef communities along a gradient of river discharge,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Change to coral communities along a gradient of increasing exposure to a mud-discharging river in the Enipein Catchment, Pohnpei, Micronesia were quantified by the two principal... -
Surveys to locate black jewfish (Protonibea diacanthus) aggregations in...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A one week pilot survey was conducted along the proposed gas pipeline route within Darwin Harbour, and in search of black jewfish aggregations (Protonibea diacanthus) on a... -
Population genetics (allozymes) of the prawn Penaeus monodon in Australian waters
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A study of the population genetics of the prawn Penaeus monodon in northern and eastern Australian waters. Variations in gene frequencies of allozymes and common proteins... -
Genetic diversity and divergence in a hard coral, Acropora tenuis, among...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The distribution of genetic variation of 7 microsatellite DNA markers in the mass-spawning coral Acropora tenuis was measured to infer patterns of connectivity among reef... -
Zooplankton community composition of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The composition of the zooplankton community in a macrotidal (8m), tropical estuarine system (Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia) was studied over a 2 year period. In... -
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... -
Bacterial communities using 16S rDNA from calcareous sediments of nearshore...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Bacterial communities in eight 16S rDNA clone libraries from calcareous sediments were investigated to assess bacterial diversity in sediments of the Great Barrier Reef and to...