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The hydrodynamics of Dickson Inlet, Port Douglas, north Queensland
The major part of this study was carried out in the wet season, during a very high spring tide period (14-17 February, 1989). A further, more limited study was carried out in... -
Extracellular phosphatase enzyme activity in reef waters of the central...
A fluorometric procedure was applied to measure changes in phosphatase activity in seawater flowing across reef flats at Bowl and Hopkinson Reefs on the central Great Barrier... -
Interactive effects of herbicides and higher sea surface temperatures on...
The coral, Acropora millepora and the crustose coralline algae, Neogoniolithon fosliei were exposed to 3 photosystem II (PSII) herbicides (diuron, hexazinone and atrazine).... -
Deep water fish and shark surveys of South Scott Reef lagoon, Western...
Baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS (TM)) were deployed to census deep water fish communities (30-70 m) at 19 sites in South Scott Reef lagoon in November and... -
Physical Oceanography: Carnarvon Shelf survey, Western Australia (CERF...
The survey was a collaboration between the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and Geoscience Australia (GA) aboard RV Solander, as part of the CERF Marine... -
Predation on coral larvae by corals from the Great Barrier Reef
Gametes from colonies of the coral Acropora tenuis (from Magnetic Island) and from Acropora millepora (from Davies Reef) were collected after spawning in tanks. Colonies of... -
Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) of coral diversity and the status of coral...
Coral reefs at 51 locations in the Raja Ampat Islands, Papua Province, Indonesia were surveyed in October/November 2002. At 43 of the locations, sites were surveyed at two... -
IMOS National Reference Station (NRS) - Picoplankton flow cytometry
These data sets include the picoplankton component analysed by flow cytometry from samples collected as part of the Integrated Marine Observing Systems (IMOS) National Mooring... -
Seagrass communities of Vanuatu
Seagrass surveys were undertaken at 60 localities in Vanuatu during March/April 1988. Generally, surveys were carried out in the same localities chosen for coral and fish... -
Depletion of suspended particulate matter over coastal reef communities...
Measurements were carried out at the southern ends of the Pelorus and Fantome Channels (between 2 adjacent islands in the Palms Group) where the reefs are 50-150 m wide and over... -
Laboratory studies to assess the oil degradation potential of endogenous...
Hydrocarbon-degrading micro-organisms were obtained from mangrove sediments adjacent to Cocoa Creek on Cape Cleveland, Queensland. The area is a National Park with no known... -
Australia's River Basins 1997 - Divisions (eAtlas, source: GA)
This dataset is derived from the Australia's River Basins 1997 (GA) dataset. It shows the 12 drainage divisions. Primary credit should be given to Geoscience Australia. This... -
Heron Island Sensor Float 2
A round 1.4m yellow buoy has been deployed in the Heron Island lagoon as part of the sensor network infrastructure at Heron Island in the southern Great Barrier Reef off... -
Bathymetric adaptations of corals at Davies Reef, Great Barrier Reef: Light...
Corals were collected by scuba along 2 transects at Davies Reef in October 1980, and February, July and December 1981. Transect A-B ran from 1-17 m deep on the seaward margin of... -
Torres Strait Inhabited Islands (TSRA)
This dataset shows the point location of communities on Torres Strait Islands. There are 18 Islands in the Torres Strait and 19 Communities. St Pauls and Kubin villages are both... -
Biodiversity 'hotspots', patterns of richness and endemism, and taxonomic...
This record is derived from DEC Marine Policy Branch Endnote library and spatially referenced SIER Database. -
Impacts of commercial shipping on Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
To assess the impacts of commercial shipping on the key values of Ningaloo Marine Park -
Surveys of Octocoral communities, benthic cover and environmental factors on...
All surveys were carried out by the principal researcher using Rapid Ecological Assessment. The dataset runs from May 1996: in early 2009 comprising 1636 entries from 180 reef... -
Coral calcification in massive Porites in the nearshore region of the...
Ten massive Porites colonies were collected from the fringing reefs of each of 4 inshore islands of the Great Barrier Reef in January 2004. Two reefs were located in the Far... -
Microplastic bioconcentration, bioaccumulation and biomagnification in a...
Microplastics are considered a marine contaminant of emerging concern and to accurately assess the ecological risk of microplastics, it is critical to understand the levels of...