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Vulnerability of Antarctic marine benthos to increased temperatures and...
Metadata record for data from AAS (ASAC) project 3134. This metadata record deals specifically with the objectives relating to "Effects of Ocean Warming and Ocean Acidification... -
Fauna of rock platforms on the east coast of Tasmania and Flinders Island
Rock Platforms on Tasmania's east coast, Flinders Island, and the north coast as far west as Port Sorell, were surveyed between December 1995 and September 1996. At each of 51... -
Gene flow of Holothuria scabra populations along the north-east coast of...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
17 to 141 individuals were collected from 8 populations of the fished holothurian species Holothuria scabra (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea), from north-east Australia, the Torres... -
Microphytobenthos community production at Great Palm Island, Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Production of the microphytobenthos community on a nearshore coral reef in Cannon Bay, Great Palm Island was measured over 7 trips between February 1996 and February 1997.... -
Sediment patch selectivity in tropical sea cucumbers on the Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Five species of aspidochirotide holothurians, (Holothuria atra, Holothuria edulis, Holothuria nobilis [now whitmaei], Stichopus chloronotus and Stichopus variegatus) were... -
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... -
Status of fringing reefs in the Northumberland Islands, southern Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Fringing reefs surrounding islands within the Northumberland Islands group were surveyed in September 2000. The Northumberland Islands occupy a relatively large area (approx... -
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... -
Marine ecological survey of Pukapuka Atoll, Cook Islands
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A marine ecological survey was carried out at Pukapuka Atoll in the Cook Islands in September/October 1986. Initially, the manta tow technique was used to gather baseline... -
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... -
Using settlement collectors to measure settlement intensity of echinoderms...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Net bags containing 100 plastic biospheres were deployed at 6 sites, 300 to 500 m apart, on both the front (windward) and back (leeward) sides of Davies Reef. At each site, two... -
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... -
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,... -
Patterns in the distribution of sediment fauna on the central Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The sediment environment and fauna from reefs in a broad transect across the Great Barrier Reef were quantitatively surveyed. The study was conducted on six reefs in two... -
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... -
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,... -
Patterns in the distribution of holothurians across the central Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Surveys of the distribution of holothurians were conducted on 2 inshore reefs (Pandora and Phillips), 2 mid-shelf reefs (John Brewer and Rib) and two outer-shelf reefs (Myrmidon... -
Secondary metabolites and pigments in the tissues and diet of the sea...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Three specimens of Holothuria atra were collected from Palfry Island in the Lizard Island group in December 1995, a week before mass spawning occurred. The sea cucumbers were... -
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...