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Water Flow in Seagrass Ecosystems - Water Motion and Productivity
Field studies were conducted to investigate the effects of two levels of water velocity (exposure) on seagrass standing crop (biomass) and consequently community productivity.... -
Water Flow in Seagrass Ecosystems - Seagrass Density Effects on Water Flow
Field and laboratory experiments were conducted to study the effects of water velocity on bending of shoots and canopy compression at different densities of Amphibolis... -
Water Flow in Seagrass Ecosystems - Hydrodynamic environment of seagrass meadows
The hydrodynamic environment within the seagrass canopy of Amphibolis griffithii, Posidonia australis, Posidonia sinuosa and mixed Posidonia beds was studied, and compared with... -
WAMSI Node 4.5.2 - Modelling Recreational Fishing Behaviour
A model of recreational fisher behaviour for the West Coast Demersal fishery was developed in which fishers optimize fishing time per trip and the number of trips per year... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.2a - Establishment of indicators for ecosystem based...
There were four key objectives for WAMSI Node 4.2.2a: (1) determination of indicator regions; (2) development of monitoring strategies; (3) Implement a long term monitoring... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.2a - Establishment of indicators for ecosystem based...
There were four key objectives for WAMSI Node 4.2.2a: (1) determination of indicator regions; (2) development of monitoring strategies; (3) Implement a long term monitoring... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.1a - Bioregional level assessments based on fishery dependent...
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...
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...
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...
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... -
The role of copper in facilitating the invasion of sessile marine...
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...
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...
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)
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 marine distribution of seabirds from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean
The distributions at sea of the eight seabird species that breed on Christmas Island were documented during four surveys in the eastern Indian Ocean from 1987 to 1996. These... -
The importance of predation in shaping marine sessile communities at...
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...
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 epibenthic fauna of seagrass beds and bare sand in Princess Royal...
A short-term sampling programme in Princess Royal Harbour aimed to compare the mobile macrofauna of a shallow eutrophic seagrass habitat (Posidonia australis) with an adjacent... -
The effects of copper antifouling paints and marinas on the ecology of...
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...