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Feeding and distribution of predatory gastropods on the Great Barrier Reef
The distribution, size and diet of predatory gastropods was investigated on 4 reef platforms on the Great Barrier Reef: Low Isles, Green Island, Heron Island and One Tree... -
Detrital pathways in Davies Reef lagoon, Great Barrier Reef
Four sampling stations were established in the lagoon at Davies Reef in February 1986. Two stations were located in the shallow zone, immediately behind the reef flat, and two... -
Distribution and abundance of herbivorous grazing fishes in the central...
A census of herbivorous grazing fishes was undertaken on 9 reefs located across the continental shelf in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef between July 1982 and... -
Temperature and the larval ecology of the crown-of-thorns starfish,...
Adult crown-of-thorns starfish were collected off Gove Peninsula near Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory on 18 December 1991 and at Davies Reef in the central Great Barrier... -
Environmental determinants of faunal ecology in estuarine and low-wooded...
Three trips were made to Cape York to sample fish in estuarine and low-wooded island mangrove habitats:Trip 1 (December 1995): Jacky Jacky Creek, Olive River, Lockhart River,... -
Survey of seabed biodiversity in intermediate and deeper waters of Ningaloo...
This study was carried out in Ningaloo Marine Park and included both Commonwealth and Western Australian State Waters. Surveys were conducted at three sites adjacent to existing... -
Chemosensory tracking of scent trails by the planktonic shrimp, Acetes...
Acetes sibogae australis, a planktonic sergestid shrimp was collected at night with light traps suspended about 2 m deep in the harbour off Townsville, north Queensland, as well... -
Survival rates of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) at...
Predator exclusion experiments, using laboratory reared juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), were carried out in an area of dead coral rubble on the leeward... -
Identification of carotenoids in four species of copepods from the Great Barrier Reef
The main carotenoids of four species of copepods found in the Great Barrier Reef were separated by chromatographic techniques including reversed-phase HPLC and identified using... -
Reconstruction of Burdekin River runoff from fluorescent bands in massive...
Coral cores, 90 mm in diameter, were collected from two inshore reefs on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. One core was collected from a 4.0m high colony of P. Lutea on Pandora... -
Canopy leaf area index and litterfall in stands of the mangrove Rhizophora...
Sampling was carried out in monocultures of Rhizophora apiculata aged 6, 9, 10, 12, 21 and 36 years in three mixed shrimp farming-mangrove forestry enterprises (Tam Giang 3,... -
Luminescent lines in massive Porites corals from the Great Barrier Reef as...
Massive Porites colonies were collected from 1 reef in the Coral Sea and 29 reefs located along the length and across the width of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), between November... -
Coral calcification in massive Porites in the nearshore region of the...
Ten massive Porites colonies were collected from the fringing reefs of each of 4 inshore islands of the Great Barrier Reef in January 2004. Two reefs were located in the Far... -
Fish and benthic surveys in intermediate and deeper waters of Ningaloo...
A total of 18 BRUVS sets were made offshore from Mandu Mandu, Point Cloates and Maud Point in depths ranging from 66-96 metres. Most of the sets were made where the habitats in... -
The influence of mangrove biomass and production on biogeochemical processes...
The physiochemical and biogeochemical properties of mangrove forests in different macrotidal coastal settings were measured. The forests were: a dense Aegiceras corniculatum... -
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...