We have used a quantitative definition of marine heatwaves to detect all events which have occurred in 12 regions across the continental shelf off eastern Tasmania over 1993-2015. For each event in each region this atlas includes information on (i) event properties including intensity, duration and depth, (ii) maps of regional ocean circulation and ocean temperature during the event, and (iii) maps of regional atmospheric conditions during the event (air temperature and surface wind). Also provided are summary statistics including the typical conditions which give rise to marine heatwaves in each region and annual time series demonstrating interannual variability and long term trends in marine heatwave properties. Provided is a comprehensive document presenting the atlas and a set of CSV files containing the underlying data.

Estimate of food web relations based on dietary studies, estimates of production, biomass and productire per biomass and ecotrophic efficiency, time series of fisheries catch, effort and landings data, time series of abundance and biomass data for some taxa, environmental time series (eg. SST, wind stress). Data ranging from 1990-2012 for the Spencer Gulf, South Australia.

This report describes the results of the third and final expedition to the Kimberley to document the marine flora and fauna of the area. The expedition took place in November-December 1996 with the assistance of a grant from the National Estates Grant Program. Twenty-four stations were examined. Detailed notes are presented on the station locations and habitat types present. At each station algae, seagrasses, molluscs, fish, crustacea and corals were collected and notes were made on the few mangroves observed in this area. 3.Five areas of particular significance were found. These were: - Station 5, Hedley Island - coral pools, fish, algae and general diversity. - Station 11, Low Water, East Montelivet - extensive coral/coralline reef flat with high diversity coral cover. Large pools, with spectacular coral cover and fish. - Station 13, East side, Cassini Island - geomorphology and coral cover. Station 21, Wild Cat Reefs, eastern reef, west side - high algal diversity. - Station 22, The Breakwater, Montgomery Reef - special reef. This report provides an extensive section outlining the coastal geomorphology of the central Kimberley. There have been no published records of the marine algae which occur in the Kimberley. This report provides details of ca. seventy species collected during the expedition. Coralline algae are poorly known and species in this group are currently being worked on taxonomically. One hundred and forty four species of scleractinian corals, 292 species of molluscs, 89 species of non-caridean decapod crustaceans and 80 species of caridean shrimps, 228 species of fish and 19 barnacles were recorded. Potentially new species were found in several groups. The taxonomy of many of the groups collected is poorly known. Material was obtained for specialists in particular groups in Australia and overseas. The material has been sorted and sent to the specialists for examination and determination of species. This work is complex and time consuming, so it has not been possible to provide identifications for this report. However, the material is currently being worked up and will be presented in the scientific literature when it has been completed.

This report describes the results of the first of three expeditions planned to the Kimberley to document the marine flora and fauna of the area. The expedition took place in November 1994 with the assistance of a grant from the National Estates Grant Program.Twenty-two stations were examined. Detailed notes are presented on the station locations and habitat types present. At each station seagrasses, algae, fish, and some invertebrate groups were collected and notes were made on mangroves in the area.Three areas of particular significance were found: the intertidal seagrass beds in the area of Sunday and Tallon Islands, which are the largest known for the Kimberley region; an extensive intertidal system which surrounds Montgomery Island with an area greater than 400 square kilometres; and a hypersaline lagoon on Macleay Island. These areas are described and the reasons for their significance detailed.This report provides an extensive section outlining the coastal geomorphology of the southern Kimberley islands, emphasising the unique intertidal terraces which trap water at low tide and have allowed the development of the seagrass systems at Sunday and Tallon Islands.There have been no published records of the marine algae which occur in the Kimberley. This report provides details of 72 species collected during the expedition. Coralline algae are poorly known and species in this group are currently being worked on taxonomically. Two genera commonly found during the trip are provisionally considered to be undescribed and two species are new records for Western Australia. Eight species of seagrasses were recorded from a total of 15 stations; the number of known localities at which the most common species occurs has been trebled.Two hundred thirty-two species of molluscs, 173 crustaceans, 24 polychaetes,and 197 species of fish were recorded. Potentially new species were found in several groups. Detailed collections were made of additional groups such as echinoderms. The first collections from the Kimberley were obtained of groups such as isopods and nemerteans.The taxonomy of many of the groups collected is poorly known. Material was obtained for specialists in particular groups in Australia and overseas. The material has been sorted and sent to the specialists for examination and determination of species. This work is complex and time consuming, so it has not been possible to provide identifications for this report. However, the material is currently being worked up and will be presented in the scientific literature when it has been completed.

Data was collected from Cockburn Sound to determine: - the past and present distribution of seagrasses; - the 'standing crop' (weight of above-ground material) of seagrass in December 1977; - the light penetration or attenuation in the water column in Cockburn Sound; - the suitability of water quality for seagrass growth through the use of field transplants of seagrass; and - the primary productivity of Posidonia spp. in Cockburn Sound

A CD-ROM and webpage were created to consolidate information and data about the Peel-Harvey Estuarine System in south-western Australia. The CD-ROM has an ISBN: 0-86905-791-X. The CD-ROM and webpage contain the same information.

Timeseries data from 'MYRTLEBEACH - 722' (myrtlebeach-722)

Timeseries data from 'MYRTLEBEACH - 744' (myrtlebeach-744)

This study correlated temporal and depth differences in phytoplankton species distribution with various physical and chemical parameters in the upper Swan River Estuary between November 1995 and May 1999, with the aim of identifying environmental or physiological factors that may enhance one species' competitive advantage over others.