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WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 4.8 - Mucous sheet production in Porites spp. and links to sediment, Western Australia

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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Data is in the form of a report, which is a a secured (printable, non-editable), searchable, Portable Document Format (PDF) showing the results of the analyses Colonies of massive Porites spp. corals (Porites lutea and P. lobata) occasionally produce mucous sheets that may envelop the entire colony, and which trap settling particulate material such as sediment. The sheets eventually peel off the surface, leaving relatively clean and sediment-free tissue underneath. The function and biological role of these mucous sheets have been previously explored, yet studies involving exposure to altered environmental conditions (temperature, salinity and especially sediment) have produced equivocal results. In this study, multiple lines of convincing evidence are presented from both field observations during a large-scale dredging project, and from controlled laboratory-based studies, to suggest a close association between mucous sheet production and sediments.

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Title WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 4.8 - Mucous sheet production in Porites spp. and links to sediment, Western Australia
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/52a20177-070f-4046-9df4-dec5a01019f1
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 14/02/2019
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
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        -21.05
      ],
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      ],
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    ]
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}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 4.8 - Mucous sheet production in Porites spp. and links to sediment, Western Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/wamsi-2-dredging-node-project-4-8-mucous-sheet-production-in-porites-spp-and-links-to-sediment-