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    New records of atypial coral reef habitat in the Kimberley, Australia

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    Open access via publisher
    Authors
    Richards, Zoe
    Bryce, M.
    Bryce, C.
    Date
    2013
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Type
    Journal Article
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    Abstract

    New surveys of the Kimberley Nearshore Bioregion are beginning to fill knowledge gaps about the region’s marine biodiversity and the national and international conservation significance of this little-known tropical reef system. Here we report the recent finding of two unique coral habitats documented at Adele Island and Long Reef during the Woodside 2009/2010 Collection Project surveys. Firstly, we report the finding of a subtidal zone of mixed corallith and rhodolith habitat which appears on current records, to be unprecedented in Australia. Secondly, we report the discovery of an atypical Organ Pipe Coral habitat zone and provide empirical evidence that this commercially valuable species reaches an unparalleled level of benthic cover. We provide additional details about the wider hard and soft coral assemblages associated with these unique habitats; discuss the potential biological causes and consequences of them, and make recommendations to benefit their conservation.

    Citation
    Richards, Z. and Bryce, M. and Bryce, C. 2013. New records of atypial coral reef habitat in the Kimberley, Australia. Journal of Marine Biology. 2013: 363894.
    Source Title
    Journal of Marine Biology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50897
    DOI
    10.1155/2013/363894
    Department
    Department of Environment and Agriculture

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