scholarly journals The distribution patterns of exploited girellid, kyphosid and sparid fishes on temperate rocky reefs in New South Wales, Australia

2002 ◽  
Vol 68 (sup1) ◽  
pp. 131-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL KINGSFORD
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Rocky Reefs ◽  
South Wales

New Australian Thanocleridae, with notes on the biogeography of the subtribe Isoclerina Kolibác (Coleoptera : Cleroidea)

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 951 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiýí Kolibác
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Ancestral Area ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Australian Continent ◽  
The Family

Four new species of the family Thanerocleridae are described from Australia (Queensland, New South Wales): Isoclerus (Isoclerus) rumcajs, I. (I.) manka, I. (I.) cipisek and I. (I.) gerstmeieri. These species are the first records of the family’s autochthonous members from the Australian continent. The subgenus Isoclerus (Lyctosoma) Lewis is synonymised with Isoclerus (Isoclerus) Lewis. Hypotheses concerning the biogeography of subtribe Isoclerina Kolibáÿč in which the newly described species belong, are proposed. The ancestral area of Isoclerina may be in Africa or somewhere in the region of Europe, Greenland and the eastern part of North America – in either case, in the Lower to Middle Cretaceous era. Also, pan-biogeographic hypotheses are formulated for the distribution patterns of species of the subgenus Isoclerus.

Range and habitat associations of the native macroalga Caulerpa filiformis in New South Wales, Australia

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (11) ◽  
pp. 1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim M. Glasby ◽  
Peter. T. Gibson ◽  
Gregory West ◽  
Peter Davies ◽  
Sofietje Voerman
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Habitat Associations ◽  
Disjunct Distribution ◽  
Species Introduction ◽  
Isolated Populations ◽  
Rocky Reefs ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Green Seaweed ◽  
Natural Range

Caulerpa filiformis is a green seaweed found in New South Wales (NSW, Australia), South Africa, Mozambique and Peru. It has been suggested that the abundance of the species has increased in NSW over recent decades. Extensive aerial and diver surveys identified a 500-km northerly extension to the range of C. filiformis in NSW (to 28°21′S) compared with previous records. The alga has a disjunct distribution with small isolated populations around rocky headlands in far northern NSW, but then no apparent populations for 350km southwards. The far northern populations could be the result of recent human-mediated transport (a species introduction), or were simply not detected previously. The increased distribution around the previous northerly limit is likely a natural range expansion. The distribution of C. filiformis in NSW and globally seems confined to a temperature range of ~16–23°C. We found no relationship between abundance of C. filiformis and human population or oceanic chlorophyll-a (a surrogate for nutrient availability). We demonstrate that C. filiformis is predominately subtidal, being found along sections of coastline where there is a mixture of rocky reefs and beaches. It is argued that sand movement may have facilitated increases in abundance of C. filiformis.

Vegetative Attributes, Taxonomy, and Character Syndromes in Grasses Around a Sheep Camp on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales

1995 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 317 ◽  
Author(s):  
RW Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Life Form ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Contingency Analysis ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
The Relationship

Thirty common grasses from unfertilised sheep pastures of the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales were grouped according to their distribution about a sheep camp. The frequency and relative frequency of 16 of these grasses related to their distribution. It is argued that the distribution patterns detected can be attributed to stocking by sheep. The relationship between distribution, origin of the species, life cycle, life form and growing season were examined, and all were found to show statistically significant relationships. When the species were clustered using vegetative attributes which were significantly related to distribution, groups were formed which related more to taxonomy at tribal level than to distribution. Contingency analysis, relating the presence of the same attributes to species groups based on distribution pattern, showed that only photosynthetic mechanism and origin were related to that pattern, whereas all attributes, except origin, were related to tribe. Although individual characters are related to distribution and hence presumably to stocking, there is no single syndrome of characters related to distribution.

scholarly journals Humans as predators on rocky reefs in New South Wales, Australia

1991 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
MJ Kingsford ◽  
AJ Underwood ◽  
SJ Kennelly
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Rocky Reefs ◽  
South Wales

Further additions to the genus Menegazzia A. Massal. (Parmeliaceae) in Australia, with a revised regional key

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-146
Author(s):  
Gintaras KANTVILAS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
South America ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
South Wales ◽  
First Time

AbstractAn identification key to the 39 species of Menegazzia recorded for Australia and its offshore islands (including Tasmania) is presented. Distribution patterns are discussed and summarized. Mainland Australia supports 19 species, with seven endemics, and shares 12 species with Tasmania, six with New Zealand and one with South America. The new species, Menegazzia williamsii Kantvilas from New South Wales, is described and is characterized by an inflated, fragile, esorediate thallus containing stictic acid but lacking isopigmentosin, 2-spored asci and an inspersed epihymenium. In addition, M. hypernota Bjerke, formerly known only from New Zealand, is recorded from Tasmania for the first time.

Spatial patterns of ascidian assemblages on subtidal rocky reefs in the Port Stephens - Great Lakes Marine Park, New South Wales

2007 ◽  
Vol 58 (9) ◽  
pp. 843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn L. Newton ◽  
Bob Creese ◽  
David Raftos
Keyword(s):  
Great Lakes ◽  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Rocky Reefs ◽  
Marine Park ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Subtidal Rocky Reefs ◽  
Port Stephens

Spatial and temporal patterns of variability in ascidian assemblages were investigated on horizontal subtidal rocky reefs at Port Stephens, New South Wales (NSW). The study was designed to provide a baseline dataset on ascidian diversity and distribution patterns for an area destined to become a marine park (the Port Stephens–Great Lakes Marine Park: PSGLMP). Differences in ascidian assemblages between exposed oceanic island reefs and sheltered reefs within Port Stephens, and between two depth zones within each subtidal reef, were quantified using non-parametric multivariate techniques coupled with analysis of variance (ANOVA). Ascidian assemblages were highly variable between reef sites, reef exposures and particularly between depth zones within each reef surveyed. However, temporal variation was only observed for a few ascidian species. These highly variable spatial patterns in diversity indicate that numerous subtidal reefs may need to be protected within PSGLMP if the aim of the marine park is to adequately represent the entire array of marine biodiversity in the area.

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