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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.3.1 - Reef Growth and Maintenance
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
The goal of this project was to gain a regional understanding of the geomorphology of the Kimberley coral reefs, including their interaction with different substrates,... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.3 - Benthic community production and...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
The goal of Project 2.2.3 was to understand how benthic primary production on fringing reefs in the Kimberley is related to the physical environment (e.g. light, temperature,... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.2.1b - Monitoring of Humpback Whales...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrate annually along the coast of Western Australia (WA) from their summer Antarctic feeding grounds to warm tropical waters in the... -
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WAMSI 2 – Kimberley Node – Project 2.2.6 - Terrestrial-Ocean Linkages: The...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
Terrestrial landscapes and coastal marine environments are linked by the rivers that flow between them. This is particularly true in the Kimberley, where each year large amounts... -
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Surveys of deep water benthic communities using towed video in Ningaloo...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
A total of 365 towed video transects were completed in the 2006/2007 surveys. The sampling has identified a vast array of habitats and will be used for broad scale mapping of... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 1.2.4 - Relative abundance, population genetic...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
This WAMSI 2 project complements wider research programs which aim to increase our understanding of the distribution, abundance and population connectivity of Australian snubfin... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.2.2 - Key biological indices required...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
The main components of the project were: - Determine distribution, abundance, seasonality, and the duration and peak of nesting season for Kimberley sea turtles - Collect... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 1.3.2 - Climate Change Reef Calcification
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
The overall objectives of this project are to understand how corals, the key ecosystem engineers on tropical reefs, have adapted and will respond in the future to the extreme... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.6 - Terrestrial-Ocean Linkages - Pawsey
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
This project aimed to understand how dissolved and particulate material from freshwater systems in the Kimberley are transported by the tides and currents into the coastal... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 1.2.6 - Evaluating the impacts of local and...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
The tidal flats of the Kimberley coast support the largest populations of migratory shorebirds in Australia. Eighty Mile Beach and Roebuck Bay are the most important shorebird... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.1 Physical oceanographic dynamics in...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
The physical oceanographic environment of the morphologically complex Kimberley coast is globally unique with deep and narrow inlets and extensive island archipelagos... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 2.2.4 - Benthic primary productivity: production...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
This research addressed seagrass, macroalgal and microalgal abundance, biomass and productivity for the Sunday Island Group (in the Buccaneer Archipelago, Western Australia) and... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.2 - Pathways to Production:...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
One of the few remaining pristine coastal environments in the world, the Kimberley is highly valued for its biodiversity, cultural values, tourism and fisheries. The... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.1.1 - Human use patterns and impacts in...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
Aerial surveys were undertaken throughout the Kimberley for a 12-month period from November 2012 – October 2013. The three main survey areas incorporated into the sampling... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.1.2 - Key ecological processes in...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
Identify the timing of coral and fish replenishment (recruitment of young) in the Kimberley. Determine the significance and impact of algal and seagrass eating species... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.1 Bio-physical Oceanography of the Kimberley
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
WAMSI Kimberley Research Projects The Western Australian Government has declared an intention to establish a number of MPAs in the Kimberley region to preserve and manage its... -
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 1.2.3 - Distribution, abundance, critical habitat...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
This project aims to: To count saltwater crocodiles in the Kimberley region; To survey Kimberley waters that have never been surveyed for crocodiles e.g. Drysdale River and... -
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WAMSI 2 Kimberley Node: Project 1.2.5 Integrating Indigenous knowledge and...
Department of Planning (Western Australia)
Dugongs (Dugong dugon) are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened species and as other specially protected fauna in WA under Schedule 7 of the Wildlife...
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