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Water Flow in Seagrass Ecosystems - Water Motion and Productivity
School of Veterinary and Life Sciences (VLS), Murdoch University
Field studies were conducted to investigate the effects of two levels of water velocity (exposure) on seagrass standing crop (biomass) and consequently community productivity.... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.1a - Bioregional level assessments based on fishery dependent...
School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology (BSB), Murdoch University
The Leschenault Estuary was divided into four regions; the apex, upper, middle and lower regions. Within each region four sites were sampled seasonally (except the middle region... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.1a - Bioregional level assessments based on fishery dependent...
Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research (CFFR), Murdoch University
The Peel-Harvey Estuary was divided into five regions; the Entrance Channel, Eastern Peel Inlet, Western Peel Inlet, Northern Harvey Estuary and Southern Harvey Estuary. Within... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.2c - Spatial variation in algal-herbivore interactions on the...
This study was nested in sub-project 3.2.2 “Ecosystem impacts of human usage and the effectiveness of zoning for the biodiversity conservation” in Node 3.2. The focus of this... -
WAMSI Node 3.1.1b and 3.2.2 - Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: finescale coral...
School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
From 2006 to 2007 at northern Ningaloo Reef, stereo Baited Remote Underwater Video (stereo-BRUVs) and stereo Diver Operated Video (stereo-DOVs) were used to measure fish... -
Variation in the size and shape of limpets (Siphonaria diemenensis) on a...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study examined differences in the size and shape of Siphonaria diemenensis in the high and low intertidal zones on a rocky shore in Western Port Bay, Victoria. The... -
Uncertainty and the Active Adaptive Management of Marine Reserves: WORKING PAPER
Crawford School of Public Policy (CSPP), The Australian National University (ANU)
This record describes, and links to a working paper produced through the Crawford School of Economics and Government at The Australian National University in Canberra.... -
Towed Video - Benthic survey of Karamea Bank, West Warrego, Barcoo Bank...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
This data consists of 5418 records derived from 6 tows covering 10.421 km at 1.92m resolution, over a depth range of 50.1 to .7 meters. Classification of the benthos and... -
The role of copper in facilitating the invasion of sessile marine...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Disturbance events are thought to provide an opportunity for the colonisation and establishment of invasive species. Contamination of coastal waters with copper from sewage... -
The role of copper in facilitating the invasion of sessile marine...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Disturbance events are thought to provide an opportunity for the colonisation and establishment of invasive species. Contamination of coastal waters with copper from sewage... -
The population dynamics of the gastropod Lepsiella vinosa on the West Head...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study surveyed the size distribution of Lepsiella vinosa at 3 sites on the rocky shore at West Head, Victoria. Monthly or bi-monthly searchers were conducted from June 1975... -
The population biology and predatory behaviour of Lepsiella vinosa (Lamarck 1822)
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
The population biology of the small predatory thaid gastropod Lepsiella vinosa was investigated on the rocky shore surrounding West Head, Western Port Bay, Victoria from June... -
The Phytoplankton Ecology of Wilson Inlet, Western Australia - Primary Production
Salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll a, diffuse light attentuation coefficient for photosynthetically active radiation were collected to measure photosynthesis... -
The Phytoplankton Ecology of Wilson Inlet, Western Australia - Phytoplankton Dynamics
Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, irradiance, ammonium, nitrate, total nitrogen, phosphate, total phosphorus, silica, gilvin, chlorophyll a and phytoplankton samples were... -
The Phytoplankton Ecology of Wilson Inlet, Western Australia - Nutrient...
Nutrient deletion bioassays were applied over a one-year period to the phytoplankton community of Wilson Inlet. The bioassay data was supplemented with in situ measurements of... -
The Phytoplankton Ecology of Wilson Inlet, Western Australia - Nitrogen Uptake
The phytoplankton uptake rates of ammonium, nitrate and urea on monthly, seasonal and annual time scales in Wilson Inlet were measured. In addition, it was determined whether... -
The influence of reef structure on the patterns and processes of Ecklonia...
School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
The physical variables of light, water motion, reef slope and water depth were measured on topographically simple and complex reefs. These physical variables were linked to... -
The importance of predation in shaping marine sessile communities at...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Predation on newly settled individuals has been shown to shape sessile invertebrate communities of the northeast coast of North America. This study tests if this response can... -
The feeding ecology of the intertidal limpet, Siphonaria diemenensis at...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study was conducted from December 1979 to December 1981 to determine the diet of Siphonaria diemenensis in the high and low intertidal zone on the rocky shore at Griffith... -
The effects of copper antifouling paints and marinas on the ecology of...
Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
This thesis has used a field based approach to assess the effects of copper liberated from antifouling paints on sessile epifaunal (or fouling) assemblages in southeastern...