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WAMSI 2 Kimberley Marine Research Program: Project 1.1.2 Key Ecological...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
Herbivory is a key ecological process that sustains food webs, and can regulate the biomass of primary producers in an ecosystem. It has long been hypothesized that rates of... -
WAMSI Node 3.5 - Biological oceanography - Tissue and gut samples from...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
During May 2007 and May and Nov 2008 a total of 305 individuals from 46 fish species were collected with line or spear under the approval of the Department of Environment and... -
WAMSI Node 1.1 - Marmion Lagoon CTD and Mooring Measurement Program(July...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
The Science Plan for WAMSI Node 1 Project 1 characterised the south west Australian marine coastal and shelf ecosystem structure and function. Mooring progam An array of... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 7.3 - Effects of Dredging Related...
Data will be in the form of a report, which will be a secured (printable, non-editable), searchable, Portable Document Format (PDF) showing the results of the experiments.... -
WAMSI Node 6.3 - Ocean Gliders - Western Australian Integrated Marine...
Australian National Ocean Glider Facility (ANFOG) has Slocum gliders (operate at max. depth of 200m and max. endurance of 30 days) and Seagliders (operate max. depth of 1000m... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.1b - Development and validation of an estuarine health index...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
This project (WAMSI Node 4.2.1b) aimed to develop an index for assessing the health of the Swan Estuary, based on fish assemblage characteristics. The index incorporates a suite... -
WAMSI Node 4.3.1a - Trophic interactions - Assessing the ecological impact...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
This study aims to use closed areas to examine the potential for the western rock lobster fishery to impact ecosystem structure, function, diversity, productivity and habitats... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.4 - Demersal fish assemblage sampling method comparison and...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
In July 2006, stereo-video surveys were conducted at six sites within two locations adjacent to two no-take areas, Mandu and Osprey. This video from WAMSI 3.2 and Ben... -
WAMSI Kimberley aerial photo data - 21st September 2008
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
On the 21st of September 2008 a Canon EOS 1Ds took 283 photos from a plane flown by Jorg Hacker - (Airborne Research Australia). These were taken over part of the Kimberley... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - 6.2 - Patterns of Sponge Biodiversity in the...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
The objective is to synthesize published information on sponge distributions and biodiversities in North-West Australia, with an additional focus on extracting data from Western... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.1 - Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks...
From April 2007 to June 2009, six field trips were undertaken to investigate the elasmobranch faunal composition of the Ningaloo Marine Park (NMP), determine the distribution... -
WAMSI Kimberley aerial photo data - 18th September 2008
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
On the 18th of September 2008 a Canon EOS 1Ds took 730 photos from a plane flown by Jorg Hacker - (Airborne Research Australia). These were taken over part of the Kimberley... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 1.3.2 - Climate Change Reef Calcification
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - 3.1.2 - Review of Transport Processes
A common feature of many coastal systems is the presence of large and complex bottom roughness (or canopies) on the seafloor that are formed by a wide range of different marine... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.3 - Fisheries dependent data and climate - Continuous...
From 1990, continuous (15-minute, 30-minute or hourly) logging of water temperature was conducted at these puerulus (Panulirus cygnus) collector sites: Quobba Pt, Shark Bay... -
Carnarvon Basin Survey - wetlands
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
The wetlands component of the Carnarvon Basin Survey (1994-1995) Note: to access the data, select the data source link located on the right-hand side. -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - 2/3 - 2 - Plume Characteristics (Field) - Field Trip 1
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
3D plume mapping was conducted over a 10 day period at Chevron’s Wheatstone dredging operation near Onslow Western Australia. Dredge plumes created by a cutter suction dredge... -
WAMSI Node 3.4.2 - Characterisation of Geomorphology and Sedimentology of...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
The overall aim of this project was to determine the geomorphological and sedimentary characteristics (biological and physical) of the Ningaloo Reef and shelf, and to identify... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.6 - Terrestrial-Ocean Linkages - Pawsey
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.1.2 - Human values and aspirations for...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
The aims of the project are: Describe and analyse the social values of people associated with the coastal waters of the western Kimberley, especially Indigenous community...