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Structure of Reef Fish Families (Butterflyfishes and Angelfishes) at Isolated Oceanic Reefs in the Indian Ocean: Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Diversity
There has been substantial research on the factors that structure reef fish assemblages, but this has mostly focused on nearshore or continental reefs. This study examines patterns of abundance and species composition for two iconic groups of coral reef ...
Jean-Paul A. Hobbs, Maya Srinivasan
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Camera Traps: A Novel Method to Estimate Numbers of Nesting Sea Turtles. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We compared sea turtle track counts from camera traps with those from simultaneous foot patrol surveys. Our findings support the use of camera traps as a complementary tool to fill data gaps at remote sites that would otherwise receive little to no assessment.
Stokes HJ, Hays GC, Stokes KL, Esteban N.   +3 more
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Phylogeography of the reef fish Cephalopholis argus (Epinephelidae) indicates Pleistocene isolation across the indo-pacific barrier with contemporary overlap in the coral triangle

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2011
Background The Coral Triangle (CT), bounded by the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, and New Guinea, is the epicenter of marine biodiversity. Hypotheses that explain the source of this rich biodiversity include 1) the center of origin, 2) the center of ...
Gomez Juan A, Newman Stephen J, Rocha Luiz A, Bordenave Tiana-Rae, Bowen Brian W, Gaither Michelle R, van Herwerden Lynne, Craig Matthew T   +7 more
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Plastic debris beaching on two remote Indian Ocean islands originates from handful of Indonesian rivers

Environmental Research Letters
Large amounts of plastic waste from non-local sources (>200 tonnes) wash up on Christmas Island and the Cocos Keeling Islands, two remote Indian Ocean islands, every year.
Mirjam van der Mheen, Charitha Pattiaratchi   +1 more
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Integrating migratory connectivity data into the conservation of Australian sharks and rays

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Understanding migratory connectivity is important for conserving highly mobile marine species facing escalating threats. Establishing baseline information on migratory connectivity is necessary for identifying species and regions requiring transboundary cooperation for their conservation.
Diego F. Bezerra, Lily K. Bentley, Ross G. Dwyer, Dina Nisthar, Anthony J. Richardson, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Michelle R. Heupel, Christoph A. Rohner, Simon J. Pierce, Daniel C. Dunn   +9 more
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Pills in the Post: Analysis of Australia‐Based Requests to the Online Abortion Service Women on Web

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Medication abortion has transformed accessibility of abortion services. Telemedicine models—including asynchronous services where a clinician reviews a person's information without a live consultation—enable access to abortion care outside in‐person health settings.
A. Noonan, M. Belfrage, E. Millar
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Serpulidae (Annelida) of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories

Records of the Australian Museum
Research voyages onboard RV ‘Investigator’ in 2021 (IN2021_V08) and 2022 (IN2022_V04) sampled benthic communities of seamounts off Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also known as Indian Ocean Australian Territories (IOT).
Elena K. Kupriyanova, Beth Flaxman
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Climate Vulnerability of Australian Seafood Systems: A National Assessment of Exposure and Adaptive Capacity

Fisheries Oceanography, Volume 35, Issue 6, Page 849-864, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Marine waters are becoming warmer and acidified and experiencing more intense and longer heatwaves under climate change. These changes are already impacting marine ecosystems and seafood production, which are vital for supporting food security and economic productivity.
Stephanie Brodie, Laura K. Blamey, Ana Bugnot, Rodrigo H. Bustamante, Julia L. Blanchard, Lara Buhagiar, Elizabeth A. Fulton, Alistair J. Hobday, Éva E. Plagányi, Anthony J. Richardson, Richard Matear, Skipton N. C. Woolley, Rebecca Darbyshire   +12 more
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Marine reservoir correction for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean [PDF]

, 2004
Known-age corals from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, have been analyzed by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) for radiocarbon to determine marine reservoir age corrections.
Zoppi, Ugo, Woodroffe, Colin D., Smithers, Scott G., Barbetti, Mike, Fink, David, Hua, Quan   +5 more
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New species of Laetmonice (Aphroditidae, Annelida) from bathyal and abyssal depths around Australia

Records of the Australian Museum
Research voyages on board RV ‘Investigator’ between 2015 and 2022 sampled benthic communities of Australia’s Eastern and Southern continental margins from the slope down to abyssal depths (463–5000 m) as well as the seamounts off the Indian Ocean ...
Beth Flaxman, Elena K. Kupriyanova
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