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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 2.2.4 - Benthic primary productivity: production...
This research addressed seagrass, macroalgal and microalgal abundance, biomass and productivity for the Sunday Island Group (in the Buccaneer Archipelago, Western Australia) and... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 6.1 - Defining Thresholds and Indicators...
Project 6.1 - Literature review: A review that will synthesize the available scientific literature on the effects of dredging-related pressures on sponge communities using... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.3 - Fisheries dependent data and climate - Continuous...
From 1990, continuous (15-minute, 30-minute or hourly) logging of water temperature was conducted at these puerulus (Panulirus cygnus) collector sites: Quobba Pt, Shark Bay... -
WAMSI Node 6.1 - Offshore and coastal engineering and the effects of climate...
WAMSI Node 6.1 deals with the modelling of past and future sea level / storm surge and waves. Western Australia is vulnerable to climate change impacts which may alter the... -
Crayfish and octopus surveys, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia (WAMSI Node 3...
A series of field trips were made along the entire length of Ningaloo Marine Park (NMP) in May, July, and September 2008. Underwater visual census (UVC) at inner and outer reef... -
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 - Project 3.1.3 - Numerical modelling of dredge...
In this review, we synthesize the current knowledge on several key processes for sediment transport modelling, and standard practice of sediment transport modelling around the... -
WAMSI Node 4.4.2-1 - Stock structure of West Coast demersal indicator...
The Western Australian Department of Fisheries has been monitoring the trajectories of a series of drifting buoy releases along the Western Australian continental shelf since... -
WAMSI Kimberley and Pilbara hyper-spectral, tri-spectral and aerial photo...
On the 18th, 19th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 25th of September 2008, Jorg Hacker flew parts of the Kimberley (Montgomery Reef, Packer Island, Perpendicular Head, North Head, Gourdon... -
Monitoring of Humpback Whales in the Pender Bay, Kimberley region, Western...
Four years of independent and shore-based humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surveys in the remote Kimberley region were collected. Systematic shore-based surveys were... -
WAMSI Node 1.3 and 1.4 - Benthic habitat surveys of potential LNG hub...
A number of sites in the Kimberley region were considered for their suitability as a location for a proposed common-user liquefied natural gas hub precinct. These included... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.2.1b - Monitoring of Humpback Whales...
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrate annually along the coast of Western Australia (WA) from their summer Antarctic feeding grounds to warm tropical waters in the... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.2.2 - Key biological indices required...
The main components of the project were: - Determine distribution, abundance, seasonality, and the duration and peak of nesting season for Kimberley sea turtles - Collect... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.3.1 - Reef Growth and Maintenance
The goal of this project was to gain a regional understanding of the geomorphology of the Kimberley coral reefs, including their interaction with different substrates,... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.7 Climate modelling
In this project (Kimberley Marine Research Project 2.2.7), historical data and numerical models have been used to identify the climate sensitivity of the Kimberley coast... -
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 Node 4.3.1a - Trophic interactions - Assessing the ecological impact...
This study aims to use closed areas to examine the potential for the western rock lobster fishery to impact ecosystem structure, function, diversity, productivity and habitats... -
WAMSI Node 4.3.1b - West Coast demersal food web
The aim of WAMSI Node 4.3.1b aim was to identify data gaps in the west coast demersal food web and identify key trophic components. This involved data collection from 48... -
WAMSI Node 4.3.1b - Determination of the diets of Snapper and Silver...
From June 2009, for two years Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) and Silver Trevally (Pseudocaranx georgianius) stomachs were sampled for their contents to create food webs. An... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.2b - Diversity, abundance and distribution of intertidal...
A quantitative pilot study of the composition of the benthic community of macro-invertebrates on intertidal rocky platforms was undertaken to: a) provide detailed information on...