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Growth and salt balance in two species of mangroves from north Queensland in...
Mature propagules of two mangrove species, Avicennia marina and Rhizophora stylosa, were collected at Cape Ferguson, north Queensland in February 1981 and transferred to a... -
Benthic cover data from the Galeta Island reef flat, Panama
Six parallel transects, located 2 m apart were surveyed offshore from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute laboratory on Galeta Island, Panama.Transects consisted of a... -
Effects of commercial net fishing in mangrove estuaries in north Queensland...
Three pairs of river systems in north Queensland were chosen for fish sampling. Each pair was comprised of one river open to commercial net fishing and one which had been closed... -
Sponge species distribution and biomass surveys across the northern and...
Surveys were conducted on the fore-reef slopes (proximal to the major wind and wave inputs) of 2 inner shelf reefs (Pandora Reef and Philips Reef), 4 middle shelf reefs (Rib... -
Estimating early life history parameters for the tropical clupeid,...
Fish larvae were collected weekly from the Breakwater Marina, Townsville between August and November 1987. Sampling was conducted at night using three fluorescent lamps sealed... -
Perturbation of persistent foraminiferal assemblages by elevated land runoff...
A total of 11 sediment cores were collected from inshore fringing reefs adjacent to 7 islands in the Whitsunday Islands Group, Queensland. The cores were collected from three... -
Larval duration and growth in two species of damselfish from the Great Barrier Reef
Light traps were used to sample presettlement larval fishes simultaneously at Lizard Island and Davies Reef, located 500 km apart on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). At Lizard... -
Real-time monitoring of upper ocean variability in the Australian region of...
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2519 See the link below for public details on this project. This dataset comprises of floating buoy data collected as part of the ARGO... -
Microbial lipids from a nearshore sediment core from Bowling Green Bay,...
Sediment samples were collected from 2 sites in Bowling Green Bay, a shallow coastal embayment located between Townsville and the Burdekin River delta in the central Great... -
Commercial fishes as predators of adult crown-of-thorns starfish,...
Snake Reef and Gannet Cay in the Swain Reefs of the southern Great Barrier Reef, which were experiencing outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish, were chosen for this study and... -
Growth rate of coral reef sponges near Discovery Bay Jamaica after Hurricane Allen
In February 1986, specimens of five massive sponge species (Pseudoceratina crassa, Ircinia felix, Verongula ardis, Smenospongia aurea and Agelas dispar) were collected from 20 m... -
Patterns in the distribution of larval and pelagic juvenile fishes in the...
The distribution of larval and pelagic juvenile fish was investigated along 2 cross shelf transects in the central Great Barrier Reef (GBR) lagoon, during October to December... -
Effects of mesh size and diel variability in fish trap catch in the central...
In June/July 1991, a broadscale survey was undertaken across replicate mid-shelf reefs (Lodestone Reef, John Brewer Reef and Rib Reef) in the central Great Barrier Reef, in... -
Dispersal of adult Black Marlin (Istiompax indica) from a Great Barrier Reef...
Adult and juvenile black marlin (Istiompax indica) were obtained between 1987 and 1991 from the recreational fishery operating along the Queensland coast, eastern Australia.... -
Zonation of assemblages of Lutjanidae, Lethrinidae and Serranidae...
In December 1993, visual census surveys were conducted on three midshelf reefs (Rib Reef, John Brewer Reef and Lodestone Reef) and three outershelf reefs (Myrmidon Reef, Dip... -
Gene expression in the sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile from the Great Barrier...
In July 2009, twelve adult Rhopaloeides odorabile were collected at Pelorus Island and cut into a total of 90 clones (approx. 15 cm³) and randomly transferred to plastic oyster... -
Nutrient data from rivers discharging into the Great Barrier Reef lagoon
Nutrient data was obtained from the lower reaches and estuaries of 23 rivers discharging into the Great Barrier Reef lagoon. Wet season time series were measured in five rivers... -
Recovery of Great Barrier Reef coral reefs from disturbance (The Three Reefs Project)
Monitoring of the recovery of Green Island reef, Feather Reef and Rib Reef, after outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) commenced in 1989. Starfish... -
Growth and development of the copepod Acrocalanus gibber from Chunda Bay,...
Growth rates of the subtropical copepod, A. gibber, were measured from 9 field and 3 laboratory experiments between April 1992 and November 1994. Plankton were collected 500 m... -
Aspects of the life history of the soft coral Efflatounaria sp. on Davies...
Stereophotography was used to study life history characteristics of Efflatounaria sp. at two sites at Davies Reef on the Great Barrier Reef, between December 1980 and June 1982....