Emergent fauna from hard surfaces on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

2013 ◽  
Vol 64 (8) ◽  
pp. 687 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Kramer ◽  
D. R. Bellwood ◽  
O. Bellwood
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Trophic Link ◽  
Harpacticoid Copepods ◽  
Emergence Traps ◽  
Epilithic Algal Matrix

The community composition of a coral reef emergent fauna was quantified on Orpheus Island, Great Barrier Reef. Emergence traps deployed over hard surfaces revealed a wide diversity of organisms, spanning eight different phyla, of which Crustacea were particularly abundant. Within the Crustacea, harpacticoid copepods were the most common (24 ± 2 ind. 100 cm–2, mean ± s.e.). The composition of the emergent fauna differed markedly from previous descriptions of the cryptofauna in the epilithic algal matrix. Furthermore, the emergent fauna was two orders of magnitude less abundant than their benthic counterparts. Our results point to a limited trophic link between the benthos and the overlying nocturnal plankton assemblage.

scholarly journals Coral Reef Community Composition in the Context of Disturbance History on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e101204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas A. J. Graham ◽  
Karen M. Chong-Seng ◽  
Cindy Huchery ◽  
Fraser A. Januchowski-Hartley ◽  
Kirsty L. Nash
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Disturbance History ◽  
Coral Reef Community ◽  
Reef Community

scholarly journals Benthic and coral reef community field data for Heron Reef, Southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia, 2002–2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Roelfsema ◽  
Eva M. Kovacs ◽  
Kathryn Markey ◽  
Julie Vercelloni ◽  
Alberto Rodriguez-Ramirez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Benthic Community ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Coral Reef Community ◽  
Reef Community ◽  
Composition Point

AbstractThis paper describes benthic coral reef community composition point-based field data sets derived from georeferenced photoquadrats using machine learning. Annually over a 17 year period (2002–2018), data were collected using downward-looking photoquadrats that capture an approximately 1 m2 footprint along 100 m–1500 m transect surveys distributed along the reef slope and across the reef flat of Heron Reef (28 km2), Southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Benthic community composition for the photoquadrats was automatically interpreted through deep learning, following initial manual calibration of the algorithm. The resulting data sets support understanding of coral reef biology, ecology, mapping and dynamics. Similar methods to derive the benthic data have been published for seagrass habitats, however here we have adapted the methods for application to coral reef habitats, with the integration of automatic photoquadrat analysis. The approach presented is globally applicable for various submerged and benthic community ecological applications, and provides the basis for further studies at this site, regional to global comparative studies, and for the design of similar monitoring programs elsewhere.

Cryptofauna of the epilithic algal matrix on an inshore coral reef, Great Barrier Reef

Coral Reefs ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 1007-1015 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Kramer ◽  
D. R. Bellwood ◽  
O. Bellwood
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Epilithic Algal Matrix

Management of Water Quality in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Woodley
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Management Issue ◽  
Reef System ◽  
Marine Park ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
The World ◽  
Coral Reef System

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world. It is recognised and appreciated worldwide as a unique environment and for this reason has been inscribed on the World Heritage List. The Reef is economically-important to Queensland and Australia, supporting substantial tourism and fishing industries. Management of the Great Barrier Reef to ensure conservation of its natural qualities in perpetuity is achieved through the establishment of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The maintenance of water quality to protect the reef and the industries which depend on it is becoming an increasingly important management issue requiring better knowledge and possibly new standards of treatment and discharge.

An observational heat budget analysis of a coral reef, Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

2013 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. 2547-2559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mellissa C. MacKellar ◽  
Hamish A. McGowan ◽  
Stuart R. Phinn
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Heat Budget ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Budget Analysis

Great Barrier Reef

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Kingsford ◽  
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Coral Disease ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
Marine Park ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common ◽  
International Experts

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is 344 400 square kilometres in size and is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. This comprehensive guide describes the organisms and ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef, as well as the biological, chemical and physical processes that influence them. Contemporary pressing issues such as climate change, coral bleaching, coral disease and the challenges of coral reef fisheries are also discussed. In addition,the book includes a field guide that will help people to identify the common animals and plants on the reef, then to delve into the book to learn more about the roles the biota play. Beautifully illustrated and with contributions from 33 international experts, The Great Barrier Reef is a must-read for the interested reef tourist, student, researcher and environmental manager. While it has an Australian focus, it can equally be used as a baseline text for most Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Winner of a Whitley Certificate of Commendation for 2009.

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