Inadequate life-history information can compromise management of shark populations. The present study examined the life history of blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) from north-eastern Australia with predictions ...
Experiments were conducted to establish the validity of the alkalinity anomaly technique for investigating rates of calcification and photosynthesis by coral reef-building organisms. Rates of CaCO3 precipitation by whole ...
There is limited information on the validity and reproducibility of estimates of benthic cover from manta tow surveys. To address this, benthic cover estimates from the same reef area were compared (i) among observers and ...
The composition of sessile benthic megafauna communities on mesophotic coral reefs (50 to 65 m depth) was investigated at 3 sites (Noggin Pass, Viper Reef and Hydrographers Passage) over 500 km of the Great Barrier Reef ...
To explore how microbial community composition and function varies within a coral reef ecosystem, we performed metagenomic sequencing of seawater from four niches across Heron Island Reef, within the Great Barrier Reef. ...
To establish a complete understanding of reproductive variability, larval supply and ultimately population demographics of a species it is important to determine reproduction across a broad spectrum of environmental ...
Surface water concentrations of dissolved nutrients and phytoplankton biomass (as chlorophyll a) were examined monthly in relation to physicochemical characteristics and rainfall for 30 months in two tropical, tidally ...
The El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most potent source of interannual climate variability. Uncertainty surrounding the impact of greenhouse warming on ENSO strength and frequency has stimulated efforts to develop ...
The recent age validation of the tropical snappers L. adetii and L. quinquelineatus has facilitated the comparison of growth, mortality, and age structures for both these species at the spatial scale of individual reefs. ...
Sediment nutrient concentrations and fluxes were examined on the northern Great Barrier Reef (GBR) shelf to determine the extent of temporal and spatial variability. Despite a clear sediment gradient of increasing carbonate ...
Semidiurnal internal tides drive strong flow variations on the shelf between Timor Island and Australia. The variability of the internal tide over seasonal to interannual time scales is studied using temperature and velocity ...