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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... -
Surveys of juvenile corals on the Great Barrier Reef using digital photography
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The back reef habitats of three outershelf reefs (Ribbon Reef No. 10, at the Cod Hole, Chicken Reef and Turner Cay), one mid-shelf reef (Lizard Island) and one inshore reef... -
Regional fish recruitment and benthic habitat surveys, Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Fish recruitment was surveyed in 5 regions of the Great Barrier Reef, located between 16°S and 24°S, in April of 1985, 1986 and 1987. Five reefs were surveyed in four regions... -
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... -
Recovery of an isolated coral reef system following severe disturbance,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Benthic Cover Percentage cover of hard corals, soft corals and other benthic groups on the reef slope at Scott Reef and Seringapatam. During most years from 1994 to 2010,... -
Population genetics of the fissiparous holothurians, Stichopus chloronotus...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
About 50 individuals from each of 5 populations of the fissiparous holothurian species Stichopus chloronotus and 4 populations of Holothuria atra were collected from the Torres... -
The Helix Experiment: Dispersal and recruitment patterns in Great Barrier Reef corals
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Settlement plates were deployed at Helix Reef immediately prior to the 1983 coral spawning period, to obtain numerical data on patterns of coral recruitment, including species... -
Settlement, survival and growth of oysters across the central Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Between 1 and 4 October 1985, settlement plates of coral rock were attached to moorings at Myrmidon Reef on the outer shelf, John Brewer Reef on the mid-shelf, Pandora Reef on... -
The role of bacteria on surfaces of coralline algae in settlement of...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Field and laboratory experiments were undertaken during the spawning period of Acanthaster planci (November to January) to examine substratum preferences of larvae; and the... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Population turnover in the soft coral genera Sinularia and Sarcophyton on...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Aspects of the life history of 2 common soft coral genera, Sinularia and Sarcophyton were investigated on 360 tagged colonies over 3.5 years. Measurements were carried out at 18... -
Effects of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, on soft coral...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The distribution and abundance of soft coral genera on 14 reefs of the central Great Barrier Reef was investigated in relation to reef position, recent history of disturbance,... -
Smothering effects by marine snow on coral reef organisms, Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A preliminary study on the effects of marine snow on organisms of the Great Barrier Reef was carried out experimentally in the laboratory. A 15 cm branch of Acropora sp. (from a... -
Genetics of two species of soft coral, Sinularia flexibilis and Clavularia...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The genetic structure of 12 reef populations of the soft coral Sinularia flexibilis was studied along the Great Barrier Reef (maximum separation 1300 km). Up to 64 individuals... -
Abundance and size of the sponge, Coscinoderma matthewsi, in central Torres...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In March 2007, November 2007 and May 2008, between 6 and 11 sites were surveyed on the coral reefs at Keats Island and Yorke Islands (Masig Island and Kodall Island), in central... -
The influence of recruitment and post-settlement mortality on coral...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Pandora Reef, Rib Reef and Myrmidon Reef, located 16.6 km, 57.6 km and 116.9 km from the coastline respectively, were chosen for a year long series of cross-shelf coral... -
Dispersal of corals on isolated reefs in Western Australia
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Ecologically relevant distances of dispersal were inferred from DNA microsatellite data from broadcast-spawning (Acropora tenuis) and brooding (Seriatopora hystrix) corals at... -
Effects of marine snow (transparent exopolymer particles, TEP) on coral...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The effects on the survivorship of recruits of the hard coral Acropora willisae of muddy coastal sediments, with and without enrichment by 'marine snow', were examined. The...