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Wave action in different intertidal zones on a rocky shore in Victoria
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Wave action was measured on 10 sampling occasions from April to October 1987 in the high and low intertidal zones on a rocky shore in Western Port Bay, Victoria. Forty... -
Water Flow in Seagrass Ecosystems - Water Motion and Productivity
School of Veterinary and Life Sciences (VLS), Murdoch University
Field studies were conducted to investigate the effects of two levels of water velocity (exposure) on seagrass standing crop (biomass) and consequently community productivity.... -
Variation in the size and shape of limpets (Siphonaria diemenensis) on a...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study examined differences in the size and shape of Siphonaria diemenensis in the high and low intertidal zones on a rocky shore in Western Port Bay, Victoria. The... -
The role of copper in facilitating the invasion of sessile marine...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Disturbance events are thought to provide an opportunity for the colonisation and establishment of invasive species. Contamination of coastal waters with copper from sewage... -
The role of copper in facilitating the invasion of sessile marine...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Disturbance events are thought to provide an opportunity for the colonisation and establishment of invasive species. Contamination of coastal waters with copper from sewage... -
The population dynamics of the gastropod Lepsiella vinosa on the West Head...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study surveyed the size distribution of Lepsiella vinosa at 3 sites on the rocky shore at West Head, Victoria. Monthly or bi-monthly searchers were conducted from June 1975... -
The population biology and predatory behaviour of Lepsiella vinosa (Lamarck 1822)
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
The population biology of the small predatory thaid gastropod Lepsiella vinosa was investigated on the rocky shore surrounding West Head, Western Port Bay, Victoria from June... -
The importance of predation in shaping marine sessile communities at...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Predation on newly settled individuals has been shown to shape sessile invertebrate communities of the northeast coast of North America. This study tests if this response can... -
The feeding ecology of the intertidal limpet, Siphonaria diemenensis at...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study was conducted from December 1979 to December 1981 to determine the diet of Siphonaria diemenensis in the high and low intertidal zone on the rocky shore at Griffith... -
The effects of copper antifouling paints and marinas on the ecology of...
Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
This thesis has used a field based approach to assess the effects of copper liberated from antifouling paints on sessile epifaunal (or fouling) assemblages in southeastern... -
The ecology of the two populations of the intertidal pulmonate limpet,...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
The ecology of 2 populations of the limpet Siphonaria diemenensis were investigated on the rocky intertidal shore at Griffith Point, San Remo, Victoria from 1979 to 1981. One... -
The ecology and trophic role of caridean shrimps in the eelgrass community...
This study investigated the ecology of caridean shrimp in eelgrass habitats in Western Port Bay, Victoria from July 1977 to January 1980. The study sites were located on the... -
The ecology and impacts of the introduced basket clam, Corbula gibba in Port...
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP), Victorian Government
This thesis describes the ecology and impact of the introduced European basket clam, Corbula gibba (Olivi, 1792), in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. A bay-wide survey conducted in... -
The demography of a new Common Noddy (Anous stolidus) colony during the...
Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)
Common Noddies (Anous stolidus) were first recorded on Lancelin Island off south-western Australia in January 1992. A study of the population dynamics of this colony began in... -
The biology and fishery of Roe's abalone (Haliotis roei) Gray in...
School of Animal Biology (SAB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Four critical aspects of Roe's abalone (Haliotis roei) Gray biology and population dynamics were investigated: (1) the stock structure; (2) the recreational catch; (3) an... -
Spatial variation in fish abundances in the Lord Howe Island Marine Park.
The abundances of recruit, juvenile and adult fishes of 36 common species in the Lord Howe Island lagoon system were estimated in November and December 2003. Twenty hard... -
Spatially variable effects of copper on sessile invertebrates across a marina
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
A manipulative field experiment was used to assess the spatial variation in the effect of copper on sessile invertebrates within a marina in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. Sessile... -
Spatial distribution and temporal shifts in the biology of Holothuria...
Data were collected to: - i) investigate the spatial distribution and temporal changes in the biology of H.whitmaei (Bell, 1887)(from the perspective of activity, feeding and... -
Shade-induced Response and Recovery of the Seagrass Posidonia sinuosa
Centre for Tropical Waters and Aquatic Research (TropWATER), James Cook University (JCU)
A number of physiological, morphological and growth characteristics (photosynthetic photon flux density, sediment redox potential, sediment nutrients, shoot density and biomass,... -
Seagrass, sediment and infauna - a comparison of Posidonia australis,...
School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
The above- and below-ground biomass of three seagrass species, Posidonia australis, Posidonia sinuosa and Amphibolis antarctica, were measured within Princess Royal Harbour....