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WAMSI 2 – Kimberley Node – Project 2.2.2 Pathways to production:...
KSN Project 2.2.2 provides key information on the oceanographic and biological forcing associated with nutrient supply that determines the near-shore productivity of the... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 5.4 - Recovery mechanisms
The objective of Project 5.4 was to determine whether recovery of seagrass in the Pilbara following disturbance is by sexual (recruitment from seeds) or asexual (vegetative... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.1 Bio-physical Oceanography of the Kimberley
WAMSI Kimberley Research Projects The Western Australian Government has declared an intention to establish a number of MPAs in the Kimberley region to preserve and manage its... -
WAMSI Kimberley hyper-spectral data - 21st September 2008
On the 21st of September 2008 a hyper-spectral scanner (AISA+ Airborne Hyperspectral System from Specim - Spectral Imaging Ltd.) collected data from part of the Kimberley... -
WAMSI 2 Kimberley Marine Research Program: Project 1.1.2 Key Ecological...
Herbivory is a key ecological process that sustains food webs, and can regulate the biomass of primary producers in an ecosystem. It has long been hypothesized that rates of... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 2.2 - Estimating dredge source terms – a...
The aim of this project was to review the contemporary practice of estimating the primary source term contributions (in the context of Environmental Impact Assessment) for the... -
WAMSI Kimberley hyper-spectral data - 22nd September 2008
On the 22nd of September 2008 a hyper-spectral scanner (AISA+ Airborne Hyperspectral System from Specim - Spectral Imaging Ltd.) collected data from part of the Kimberley... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.2.1a - Modelling the movement and...
Modeling the movement and spatial distribution of humpback whales in the Nearshore waters of the Kimberley. This project will directly address this need by collating and... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.1.2 - Human values and aspirations for...
The aims of the project are: Describe and analyse the social values of people associated with the coastal waters of the western Kimberley, especially Indigenous community... -
Surveys of deep water benthic communities using towed video in Ningaloo...
A total of 365 towed video transects were completed in the 2006/2007 surveys. The sampling has identified a vast array of habitats and will be used for broad scale mapping of... -
WAMSI Node 3.10 - Assessment of Coastal Groundwater dynamics and linkages...
This WAMSI project was carried out between March 2008 and March 2010 project and had 5 general objectives: To characterise the western coastal geological and aquifer structure;... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.2c - Spatial variation in algal-herbivore interactions on the...
The process of herbivory is particularly intense in coral-reef ecosystems, where herbivorous fishes play a key role in promoting the resilience of coral reefs by mediating... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.5 - Kimberley Indigenous Saltwater...
The Kimberley Indigenous Saltwater Science Project (KISSP) has produced a range of documents that seek to build capacity for collaborative management of Kimberley Saltwater... -
Princess Royal Harbour Seagrass Survey - Extent (DWER-132)
Princess Royal Harbour was surveyed in January and March 2021. Seagrass species distribution (Posidonia australis, Posidonia sinuousa, Posidonia coriacea, Halophila sp., Ruppia... -
Princess Royal Harbour Seagrass Survey - Cover (DWER-131)
Princess Royal Harbour was surveyed in January and March 2021. Seagrass species distribution (Posidonia australis, Posidonia sinuousa, Posidonia coriacea, Halophila sp., Ruppia... -
Hardy Inlet Seagrass Survey - Extent (DWER-111)
Hardy Inlet was surveyed by underwater drop camera observations in December 2018 and January 2020. Seagrass species distribution and cover (as percentage cover in categories: 0,... -
Leschenault Estuary Seagrass Survey - Cover (DWER-105)
Leschenault Estuary was surveyed in April 2009, February 2015, February and March 2016, February 2017, February and March 2018, February 2019, February and March 2020, February... -
WAMSI Node 4.4.2-2b - Genetic (microsatellite) determination of the stock...
The aim of the research is to use microsatellite markers to elucidate the stock structures of Pink snapper (Pagrus auratus) and Baldchin groper (Choerodon rubescens) in Western... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.1 - Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks...
From April 2007 to June 2009, six field trips were undertaken to investigate the elasmobranch faunal composition of the Ningaloo Marine Park (NMP), determine the distribution... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - 3.1.1 - Review of Plume Characteristics
Predicting the distribution and fate for suspended sediment plumes associated with dredge operations may be achieved by advanced hydrodynamic modelling (REFS). The accuracy of...