Search Results - "Waycott, M"

Global seagrass distribution and diversity: A bioregional model by Short, F., Carruthers, T., Dennison, W., Waycott, M.

“…Seagrasses, marine flowering plants, are widely distributed along temperate and tropical coastlines of the world. Seagrasses have key ecological roles in…”
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Temperature extremes reduce seagrass growth and induce mortality by Collier, C.J., Waycott, M.

“…[Display omitted] •Temperature extremes occur during low tide in shallow seagrass meadows.•The effects of temperature extremes were tested experimentally at…”
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Thresholds for morphological response to light reduction for four tropical seagrass species by Collier, C.J., Adams, M.P., Langlois, L., Waycott, M., O’Brien, K.R., Maxwell, P.S., McKenzie, L.

“…•We applied a novel approach to derive light thresholds for four seagrass species over 98d.•Light limitation caused shoot loss and a reduction in growth…”
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Light thresholds derived from seagrass loss in the coastal zone of the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia by Collier, C.J., Waycott, M., McKenzie, L.J.

“…There is a world-wide trend for deteriorating water quality and light levels in the coastal zone, and this has been linked to declines in seagrass abundance…”
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Extreme eutrophication and salinisation in the Coorong estuarine-lagoon ecosystem of Australia's largest river basin (Murray-Darling) by Mosley, L.M., Priestley, S., Brookes, J., Dittmann, S., Farkaš, J., Farrell, M., Ferguson, A.J., Gibbs, M., Hipsey, M., Huang, J., Lam-Gordillo, O., Simpson, S.L., Tyler, J.J., Waycott, M., Welsh, D.T.

“…Estuaries in rainfall poor regions are highly susceptible to climatic and hydrological changes. The Coorong, a Ramsar-listed estuarine-coastal lagoon at the…”
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Evidence for transoceanic migrations by loggerhead sea turtles in the southern Pacific Ocean by Boyle, M. C., FitzSimmons, N. N., Limpus, C. J., Kelez, S., Velez-Zuazo, X., Waycott, M.

“…Post-hatchling loggerhead turtles (…”
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Phylogeography of the olive sea snake, Aipysurus laevis (Hydrophiinae) indicates Pleistocene range expansion around northern Australia but low contemporary gene flow by LUKOSCHEK, V, WAYCOTT, M, MARSH, H

“…Pleistocene sea-level fluctuations profoundly changed landmass configurations around northern Australia. The cyclic emergence of the Torres Strait land bridge…”
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Relative information content of polymorphic microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA for inferring dispersal and population genetic structure in the olive sea snake, Aipysurus laevis by LUKOSCHEK, V, WAYCOTT, M, KEOGH, J.S

“…Polymorphic microsatellites are widely considered more powerful for resolving population structure than mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers, particularly for…”
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Eelgrass restoration by seed maintains genetic diversity: case study from a coastal bay system by Reynolds, Laura K., Waycott, Michelle, McGlathery, Karen J., Orth, Robert J., Zieman, Joseph C.

“…Genetic diversity is positively associated with plant fitness, stability, and the provision of ecosystem services. Preserving genetic diversity is therefore…”
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Transdisciplinary synthesis for ecosystem science, policy and management: The Australian experience by Lynch, A.J.J., Thackway, R., Specht, A., Beggs, P.J., Brisbane, S., Burns, E.L., Byrne, M., Capon, S.J., Casanova, M.T., Clarke, P.A., Davies, J.M., Dovers, S., Dwyer, R.G., Ens, E., Fisher, D.O., Flanigan, M., Garnier, E., Guru, S.M., Kilminster, K., Locke, J., Mac Nally, R., McMahon, K.M., Mitchell, P.J., Pierson, J.C., Rodgers, E.M., Russell-Smith, J., Udy, J., Waycott, M.

“…Mitigating the environmental effects of global population growth, climatic change and increasing socio-ecological complexity is a daunting challenge. To tackle…”
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Seagrasses of south–west Australia: A conceptual synthesis of the world's most diverse and extensive seagrass meadows by Carruthers, T.J.B., Dennison, W.C., Kendrick, G.A., Waycott, M., Walker, D.I., Cambridge, M.L.

“…South–west Australia contains extensive seagrass meadows along 2,500 km of coastline from the shallow subtidal to 50+ m water depths, and in many of the 51…”
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An evidence-based approach for setting desired state in a complex Great Barrier Reef seagrass ecosystem: A case study from Cleveland Bay by Collier, C.J., Carter, A.B., Rasheed, M., McKenzie, L., Udy, J., Coles, R., Brodie, J., Waycott, M., O’Brien, K.R., Saunders, M., Adams, M., Martin, K., Honchin, C., Petus, C., Lawrence, E.

“…Implementing management actions to achieve environmental outcomes requires defining and quantifying ecological targets, but this is a complex challenge, and…”
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Radiation of the Australian Salicornioideae (Chenopodiaceae)--based on evidence from nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences by Shepherd, K. A, Waycott, M, Calladine, A

“…In phylogenetic analyses of nuclear ITS and chloroplast trnL DNA sequences, the mostly endemic Australian genera; Halosarcia, Pachycornia, Sclerostegia,…”
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New record for Halophila decipiens Ostenfeld in Kenya based on morphological and molecular evidence by McMahon, K.M., Waycott, M.

“…The seagrass Halophila decipiens Ostenfeld was recorded for the first time in Kenya in 2003. It was growing in subtidal mixed meadows with H. ovalis in…”
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Assessment of genetic variation and clonality in the seagrass Posidonia australis using RAPD and allozyme analysis by Waycott, Michelle

“…The genetic structure of a meadow of Posidonia australis Hook. f., an endemic seagrass from southern Australian coasts, was investigated at Warnbro Sound,…”
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AFLP diversity within and between populations of the Caribbean seagrass Thalassia testudinum (Hydrocharitaceae) by WAYCOTT, M, BARNES, P. A. G

“…Genetic variation was assessed in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum from three regions of the Caribbean and north Atlantic using allozyme electrophoresis and…”
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Molecular discrimination of Perna (Mollusca: Bivalvia) species using the polymerase chain reaction and species-specific mitochondrial primers by Blair, D, Waycott, M, Byrne, L, Dunshea, G, Smith-Keune, C, Neil, K M

“…This work was prompted by the need to be able to identify the invasive mussel species, Perna viridis, in tropical Australian seas using techniques that do not…”
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Microsatellite loci identified in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile by Procaccini, G, Waycott, M

“…The detection of within- and between-population genetic variability in the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, a difficult species to work…”
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Characterisation of polymorphic microsatellite markers in the widespread Australian seagrass, Posidonia australis Hook. f. (Posidoniaceae), with cross-amplification in the sympatric P. sinuosa by Sinclair, E. A., Anthony, J., Coupland, G. T., Waycott, M., Barrett, M. D., Barrett, R. L., Cambridge, M. L., Wallace, M. J., Dixon, K. W., Krauss, S. L., Kendrick, G. A.

“…We developed 10 polymorphic microsatellite markers in the Australian seagrass Posidonia australis Hook. f. Markers were screened for their ability to detect…”
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Temperature extremes reduce seagrass growth and induce mortality: Seagrass meadows in a globally changing environment by COLLIER, C. J, WAYCOTT, M

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