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Effects of introduced species on the recruitment of sessile invertebrates.
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This experiment was conducted to determine if an established Botryllus schlosseri colony affected the recruitment of sessile invertebrates. Small perspex plates that had been in... -
Effects of introduced sessile invertebrates: removal experiments.
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Three removal experiments were conducted to test the effects of the introduced species, Bugula neritina, Ascidiella aspersa and Botryllus schlosseri on sessile invertebrate... -
Effects of human activities on intertidal gastropods
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This data was collected to investigate the relationship between human activities and size distribution of gastropods on rocky shores. It was predicted that there would be a... -
Effects of environmental factors on the distribution of shrimp in Western...
This study investigated the influence of environmental factors on the distribution of shrimp in Western Port Bay from July 1977 to January 1980. Water temperature, salinity and... -
Ecological effects of introduced sessile marine invertebrates.
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Manipulative field experiments were used to investigate the effects of the ascidians Botryllus schlosseri and Ascidiella aspersa and the bryozoan Bugula neritina on sessile... -
Diets of four shrimp species in eelgrass habitats, Western Port Bay, Victoria
This study examined stomach contents of shrimp sampled in the beam trawls in Western Port Bay from July 1977 to January 1980 (see parent record 'The ecology and trophic role of... -
Detached macrophyte accumulations in surf zones: significance of macrophyte...
Feeding experiments on collected amphipods and fish sampling were conducted from surf zones of sandy beaches in southwestern Australia to determine the influence of detached... -
Denitrification measurements of sediments using cores and chambers:...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Denitrification is a microbial process that takes place on and within sediment and results in the transformation of dissolved inorganic nitrogen to nitrogen gas (N2), which is... -
Daily colour changes associated with the fiddler crab, Uca capricornis
Australian National University
The purpose of this experiment was to examine the daily colour changes in relation to the tidal cycle in the fiddler crab, Uca capricornis. Experiments were conducted in the... -
Corals of the Dampier Harbour - Their Survival and Reproduction During the...
MScience undertook a variety of studies for Dampier Port Authority and Pilbara Iron in response to proposals involving dredging of new berths and channels that occurred: Dampier... -
Coral ID
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Coral ID is an illustrated, comprehensively researched interactive key to the identification of the world's reef-building corals. Coral ID can be used both as a learning tool... -
Competitive interactions in the epifaunal community at Portsea, Victoria.
College of Marine And Environmental Sciences (CMES), James Cook University (JCU)
The resource provides information on the rates of growth, competitive ability and life spans of species in the epifaunal community at Portsea. Estimates of rates of growth for... -
Comparing the effects of an introduced and native species of bryozoan
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
An experiment was conducted to compare the effects of the introduced bryozoan, Bugula neritina, and the native bryozoan, Bugula dentata, on sessile invertebrate assemblages.... -
Colour changes associated with the semilunar cycle in the fiddler crab, Uca...
Australian National University
The purpose of the experiment was to examine the colour changes associated with the semilunar cycle in the fiddler crab, Uca capricornis. Experiments were conducted in the East... -
Colour changes associated with moulting in the fiddler crab, Uca capricornis
Australian National University
The purpose of the experiment was to quantitatively examine the colour changes associated with moulting in the fiddler crab, Uca capricornis. Experiments were conducted in the... -
Burrow tenure in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis
Australian National University
Crabs sometimes vacate their territories due to continued harassment by their neighbours. To determine whether male-female pairs were longer lasting than male-male pairs, we... -
Between the devil and the deep blue sea: negotiating ambiguous physical and...
School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), Deakin University
This thesis addresses questions of identity and ontological legitimacy within the commercial shark fishing community of Bass Strait, Australia. The implications of competing... -
A systematic review of literature that assess the effects of sewage disposal...
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP), Victorian Government
This review was a synthesis of studies that monitored the effects of sewage disposal in the marine environment. Twenty studies that were conducted between 1973 and 1997 and met... -
An investigation of hypothesis testing and power analysis in impact...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This thesis used several BACI-style statistical tests for impact (MBACI and BACI-style planned comparisons) and examined the statistical power of the tests using infaunal data... -
A description of the reproductive cycle of the gastropod Lepsiella vinosa on...
School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
This study used histological methods to describe the reproductive cycle of Lepsiella vinosa. L.vinosa was collected from the West Head rocky shore on 12 occasions between April...