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Parasites of billfish in eastern Australian waters
Fifty-two sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus), 63 black marlin (Makaira indica) , 1 blue marlin (Makaira mazara) and 3 striped marlin (Tetrapterus audax) were examined for... -
Abundance, distribution and trophic potential of cryptofauna at Davies Reef,...
The major groups of motile cryptofauna inhabiting dead coral substrata across a transect at Davies Reef were quantified in terms of abundance, biomass and density.Samples of... -
Direct determination of organic carbon in modern reef sediments and...
Over 200 modern sediment samples were obtained from nearshore stations in Bowling Green Bay and stations located across the inner and middle shelf regions of the central Great... -
Comparison of phosphorus and nitrogen in sediments, the water column, corals...
Water, sediment, algae and coral samples were collected between July 1980 and March 1981, over a wide range of sites at Davies Reef in the central Great Barrier Reef for... -
Cross shelf distribution and abundance of larval fishes in the central Great...
In the 90/91 fish breeding season, four cross-shelf cruises (October, November, December and January), each lasting 10 days were undertaken in the central Great Barrier Reef.... -
Recruitment of sponges and other sessile organisms in central Torres Strait,...
A study of recruitment of marine invertebrates around Masig Island and Marsden Island, in central Torres Strait commenced in November 2006 and ended in November 2008.Terracotta... -
Saxitoxin in octopi from Cooke Point, Port Hedland, Western Australia
Octopus (Abdopus) sp. 5 were collected from a reef flat at Cooke Point, Port Hedland in northern Western Australia. The octopi had a body size of between 5-6 cm and tentacle... -
Temperature effects on the development and metamorphosis of larvae of...
In August 2004, an experiment was conducted to test the effects of temperature on larval development and metamorphosis for the solitary coral, Fungia repanda, collected from a... -
Response of herbivorous fish to crown-of-thorns-starfish, Acanthaster...
Three adjacent pairs of reefs, located in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef were chosen for this study. One reef of each pair had been impacted by a crown-of-thorns... -
Spatial and structural patterns of benthic communities on reefs of the...
Surveys of benthic communities were carried out at Davies Reef, a mid-shelf reef, and Myrmidon Reef, an outer-shelf reef in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef. On each... -
Nutrient excretion by the coral reef holothurians, Stichopus chloronotus and...
Excretion experiments were conducted at the Lizard Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef with the common holothurians Stichopus chloronotus and Holothuria atra,... -
Surveys of juvenile corals on the Great Barrier Reef using digital photography
The back reef habitats of three outershelf reefs (Ribbon Reef No. 10, at the Cod Hole, Chicken Reef and Turner Cay), one mid-shelf reef (Lizard Island) and one inshore reef... -
The role of coral interactions in maintaining unoccupied substrate in the...
Prior to commencement of the main study, samples of "unoccupied" substrate were collected from less than 2 cm and from greater than 10 cm distant from coral colonies at a depth... -
Acrylate in the scleractinian coral, Acropora millepora, from the Great Barrier Reef
Colonies of the scleractinian coral Acropora millepora were collected from Nelly Bay (Magnetic Island), Orpheus Island and Davies Reef in the central Great Barrier Reef in... -
Population genetics of Marginopora vertebralis (Foraminifera: Miliolidae)...
A study of the population genetics of the foraminiferan, Marginopora vertebralis, from the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and the Coral Sea was carried out in 1989. Samples were... -
Morphology and ichthyotoxicity as defensive strategies in soft corals from...
Three collections of common soft corals were made for an ichthyotoxicity study. Morphological features relating to structural defence against fish predation were also assessed.... -
Processing of mangrove litter by crabs in north Queensland
A site near Ingham (LA) and two sites near Townsville (LB and LC) in north Queensland, were chosen for a study of mangrove litter dynamics, between November 1986 and November... -
Distribution and abundance of dictyoceratid sponges across Torres Strait...
In July 2004, dictyoceratid sponges were surveyed in the vicinity of two islands in western Torres Strait (Badu Island and Thursday Island (Waiben)) and two islands in eastern... -
Water quality monitoring, Halifax Bay, north Queensland: Dec 2012 - May 2013
Water quality information from Halifax Bay off Townsville was collected from the 20th of December 2012 to the 1st of May 2013 under a contract with GBRMPA.Data was collected... -
Physical processes associated with subsurface intrusions of Coral Sea water...
An array of 15 Aanderaa current meters (C), 4 Aanderaa water level recorders (WLR) and 4 Sea Data temperature-depth recorders (TDR) were deployed in the central Great Barrier...