scholarly journals Seasonal coupling and de-coupling of net calcification rates from coral reef metabolism and carbonate chemistry at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

2012 ◽  
Vol 117 (C5) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
James L. Falter ◽  
Ryan J. Lowe ◽  
Marlin J. Atkinson ◽  
Pascale Cuet
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Carbonate Chemistry ◽  
Ningaloo Reef

scholarly journals Ocean Transport Pathways to a World Heritage Fringing Coral Reef: Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e0145822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiangtao Xu ◽  
Ryan J. Lowe ◽  
Gregory N. Ivey ◽  
Nicole L. Jones ◽  
Zhenlin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Transport Pathways ◽  
Ningaloo Reef

Estimating the role of three mesopredatory fishes in coral reef food webs at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Coral Reefs ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 261-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma C. Thillainath ◽  
Jennifer L. McIlwain ◽  
Shaun K. Wilson ◽  
Martial Depczynski
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Food Webs ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Ningaloo Reef

Outbreak densities of the coral predator Drupella in relation to in situ Acropora growth rates on Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Coral Reefs ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 985-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Bessey ◽  
R. C. Babcock ◽  
D. P. Thomson ◽  
M. D. E. Haywood
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Ningaloo Reef

scholarly journals Spatial and temporal patterns of nature-based tourism interactions with whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

2014 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 109-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas J. Anderson ◽  
Halina T. Kobryn ◽  
Brad M. Norman ◽  
Lars Bejder ◽  
Julian A. Tyne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Temporal Patterns ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Patterns ◽  
Rhincodon Typus ◽  
Ningaloo Reef ◽  
Whale Sharks

scholarly journals Carbonate System Parameters of an Algal-dominated Reef along West Maui

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy G. Prouty ◽  
Kimberly K. Yates ◽  
Nathan Smiley ◽  
Chris Gallagher ◽  
Olivia Cheriton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Flat ◽  
Sampling Period ◽  
Total Alkalinity ◽  
Carbonate Chemistry ◽  
Diurnal Variability ◽  
Carbon Chemistry ◽  
Sources Of Pollution ◽  
Seawater Ph ◽  
Chemistry Dynamics

Abstract. Constraining coral reef metabolism and carbon chemistry dynamics are fundamental for understanding and predicting reef vulnerability to rising coastal CO2 concentrations and decreasing seawater pH. However, few studies exist along reefs occupying densely inhabited shorelines with known input from land-based sources of pollution. The shallow coral reefs off Kahekili, West Maui, are exposed to nutrient-enriched, low-pH submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) and are particularly vulnerable to the compounding stressors from land-based sources of pollution and lower seawater pH. To constrain the carbonate chemistry system, nutrients and carbonate chemistry were measured along the Kahekili reef flat every 4 h over a 6-d sampling period in March 2016. Abiotic process – primarily SGD fluxes – controlled the carbonate chemistry adjacent to the primary SGD vent site, with nutrient-laden freshwater decreasing pH levels and favoring undersaturated aragonite saturation (Ωarag) conditions. In contrast, diurnal variability in the carbonate chemistry at other sites along the reef flat was driven by reef community metabolism. Superimposed on the diurnal signal was a transition during the second sampling period to a surplus of total alkalinity (TA) and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) compared to ocean end-member TA and DIC measurements. A shift from net community production and calcification to net respiration and carbonate dissolution was identified. This transition occurred during a period of increased SGD-driven nutrient loading, lower wave height, and reduced current speeds. This detailed study of carbon chemistry dynamics highlights the need to incorporate local effects of nearshore oceanographic processes into predictions of coral reef vulnerability and resilience.

scholarly journals Macroalgae Inhibits Larval Settlement and Increases Recruit Mortality at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. e0124162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona J. Webster ◽  
Russell C. Babcock ◽  
Mike Van Keulen ◽  
Neil R. Loneragan
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Larval Settlement ◽  
Ningaloo Reef

scholarly journals Habitat Associations of Juvenile Fish at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia: The Importance of Coral and Algae

PLoS ONE ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. e15185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaun K. Wilson ◽  
Martial Depczynski ◽  
Rebecca Fisher ◽  
Thomas H. Holmes ◽  
Rebecca A. O'Leary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Juvenile Fish ◽  
Habitat Associations ◽  
Ningaloo Reef

Multiple climate impacts on seagrass dynamics: Amphibolis antarctica patches at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Mike van Keulen
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
Ocean Circulation ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Ningaloo Reef ◽  
Seagrass Community

The impacts of tropical cyclones combined with a marine heatwave are reported for a seagrass community at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. A community of 9.5ha of Amphibolis antarctica was lost following a combination of cyclone-induced burial and a marine heatwave. No new seedlings have been observed since the loss; recruitment of seedlings may be impeded by local ocean circulation.

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