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Marine ecological survey of Pukapuka Atoll, Cook Islands
A marine ecological survey was carried out at Pukapuka Atoll in the Cook Islands in September/October 1986. Initially, the manta tow technique was used to gather baseline... -
Orpheus Island Weather Station installed on Sensor Relay Pole 3
A Vaisala WXT520 integrated weather station has been installed on RP3, a 6m steel pole, which has been installed at Orpheus Island on the central Great Barrier Reef. The sensor-... -
Mass coral spawning in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia
In March 1987, corals from the Beacon Islands in the Wallabi Group of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands were monitored in order to observe the timing of spawning. Corals were tagged... -
Genetics of the black-lipped pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera in the...
Seven populations of the black-lipped pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, from the western Pacific were assayed for allozyme variation at 17 polymorphic loci from mantle... -
Effects of material types and surface roughness of settlement tiles on...
This study assessed the effects of modifying surface roughness across three different tile materials (alumina-based ceramic, calcium carbonate (CaCO3), and concrete) on the... -
Sterol and fatty acid compositions of seagrasses from Magnetic Island, North...
Fresh leaves of seven species of tropical seagrasses, collected from Magnetic Island, north Queensland, were analysed for sterol and fatty acid composition. The species examined... -
Oxygen uptake, ammonia and phosphate excretion and chemical composition of...
Zooplankton were collected from 15 stations in Antarctic waters, adjacent to Wilkes Land in January 1980. The location, type of net used and the sea surface temperature were... -
Sea Water Temperature Logger Data at Seal Rocks North, From 27 May 2016 To...
This data set was collected by one or more temperature loggers deployed around the site of Seal Rocks North. -
Growth characteristics of massive corals from the Great Barrier Reef
Annual density banding in massive coral skeletons provides a means to date and retrospectively analyse coral growth and geochemical composition. Annual density bands, consisting... -
Determination of impacts of direct harvest of coral species in Northern Australia
This project aims to investigate the recovery rate of key species of Scleractinian corals over temporal scales. The project focuses on coral species in Northern Territory... -
Tide gauge deployment, Lady Elliot Island, southern Great Barrier Reef (SGBR...
An Aanderaa WLR was deployed at Lady Elliot Island (Station LE1).Deployment Details: Date deployed: 28/8/89 (SGBR1) Date recovered: 25/2/90 (SGBR3)Instrument: WLR #494Depth:... -
Carbon and nitrogen metabolism in northern Great Barrier Reef sediments
The flow of carbon and nitrogen in sediments of the far northern and northern sections of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) continental shelf was examined. Most of the organic carbon... -
Effects of turbid runoff on the coral communities of Gebe and Gag Islands,...
Surveys of the reefs around Gebe and Gag Islands were undertaken from 27th January to 7th February 1997, using SCUBA. Sites selected for surveys coincided as much as practicable... -
Genetics of two species of soft coral, Sinularia flexibilis and Clavularia...
The genetic structure of 12 reef populations of the soft coral Sinularia flexibilis was studied along the Great Barrier Reef (maximum separation 1300 km). Up to 64 individuals... -
Physical, chemical and biological properties of waters over coral reefs at...
Waters associated with the main reef complex at Lizard Island, North Queensland were studied during September 1977 as a component of the second "Lizard Island Metabolic Exchange... -
Status of fringing reefs in the Northumberland Islands, southern Great Barrier Reef
Fringing reefs surrounding islands within the Northumberland Islands group were surveyed in September 2000. The Northumberland Islands occupy a relatively large area (approx... -
The distribution of coral communities across the central Great Barrier Reef...
During 1980 -1981, the coral communities on 2 inner-shelf reefs (Pandora Reef and Phillips Reef), 3 mid-shelf reefs (Rib Reef, John Brewer Reef and Lodestone Reef), 3 outer-... -
Baseline coral and benthic cover surveys of Keppel Islands reefs, Great...
A total of 20 survey sites were chosen using a combination of high resolution aerial photographs and local knowledge, to ensure that all significant reef systems in the central... -
Trace metal analysis of Torres Strait water, sediments, and seagrasses 2019...
The data set comprises 4 spreadsheets containing trace metal concentrations measured in waters benthic, suspended sediments and seagrasses collected across the Torres Strait... -
2016 SoE Marine Chapter - State and Trends - Introduced species
The Marine chapter of the 2016 State of the Environment (SoE) report incorporates multiple expert templates developed from streams of marine data. This metadata record describes...