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Assessing the effects of changes in Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Towed video (Towvid) surveys were undertaken in February/March 2007 and August/September 2007 on two pairs of discrete deepwater shoals in the mid-shelf section of the southern... -
Towed Video - Benthic survey of Karamea Bank, West Warrego, Barcoo Bank...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
This data consists of 5418 records derived from 6 tows covering 10.421 km at 1.92m resolution, over a depth range of 50.1 to .7 meters. Classification of the benthos and... -
Benthic habitat characterisation of Montgomery Reef, Kimberley region,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The abundance and distribution of benthic organisms and communities at both broad and fine scales were surveyed at Montgomery Reef in March and July 2009. Due to the logistical... -
Rate of decomposition of crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, on...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The decomposition of 67 crown-of-thorns starfish was monitored in 2 m x 2 m permanent quadrats established at John Brewer Reef in September 1985 and Little Broadhurst Reef in... -
Temperature and the larval ecology of the crown-of-thorns starfish,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Adult crown-of-thorns starfish were collected off Gove Peninsula near Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory on 18 December 1991 and at Davies Reef in the central Great Barrier... -
Changes in the distribution and abundance of crown-of-thorns starfish...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Two permanent study sites were established along the fore reef slope of John Brewer Reef in October 1982. Quantitative surveys of the hard corals at each site were made using... -
Effect of particle size on feeding rates of larvae of the crown-of-thorns...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) larvae used in feeding experiments were reared at 28°C in natural seawater, enriched with a phytoplankton culture medium, at... -
Benthic habitat characterisation of Montgomery Reef, Kimberley region,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The AIMS towed video system was used to survey the deeper water (between 10 and 53 metres) to the north and south of the reef. The system was flown at approximately 1 metre... -
AIMS Long-term Monitoring Program: Agents of coral mortality (Great Barrier Reef)
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In 6 sectors of the Great Barrier Reef (Cooktown/Lizard island, Cairns, Townsville, Whitsunday, Swain and Capricorn Bunker) 49 of the key manta tow reefs are designated 'core'... -
A crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) control program at Grub...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A crown-of-thorns starfish control program was conducted on Grub Reef, a mid-shelf, lagoonal reef in the central Great Barrier Reef. The control site was located on the leeward,... -
The effect of thyroxine on larval development of the crown-of-thorns...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Three experiments were carried out with laboratory reared Acanthaster planci larvae. In all experiments larvae were transferred to culture dishes containing 80 ml of artificial... -
Survival rates of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) at...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Predator exclusion experiments, using laboratory reared juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), were carried out in an area of dead coral rubble on the leeward... -
Assessment of coral reefs in the central Great Barrier Reef and the Coral...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The benthic cover on reefs from the central Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea was surveyed between 1984 and 1985, using the line transect technique. The reefs surveyed were 2... -
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... -
Surface scars on massive corals as evidence of previous crown-of-thorns...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In April 1985, massive corals on 5 mid-shelf reefs (Green Island, Feather Reef, John Brewer Reef, Rib Reef and Wheeler Reef) and 1 outer-shelf reef (Potter Reef) were surveyed... -
Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) surveys on reefs within the...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Surveys of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) were undertaken in the western half of the Dampier Archipelago, at 3 fringing reefs (Enderby Island, Goodwin Island and... -
Population genetics of the starfish, Linckia laevigata, in the Indian Ocean...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A study of the population genetics of the starfish Linckia laevigata throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Seven allozyme loci (GPI, ENO, HK, LP, LT-1, LT-2, SOD) were... -
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... -
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...