Brief description
In 6 sectors of the Great Barrier Reef (Cooktown/Lizard island, Cairns, Townsville, Whitsunday, Swain and Capricorn Bunker) 49 of the key manta tow reefs are designated 'core' survey reefs and are also surveyed using the scuba search technique. Where possible, three or more reefs in each sector have been selected in each of three positions across the continental shelf: inshore, mid-shelf and outer shelf. Results of scuba searches for juvenile Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (COTS), Acanthaster cf. solaris, and the mollusc Drupella. Observations have been obtained since October 1989 and are ongoing. Data includes counts of COTS and Drupella, coral feeding scars caused by COTS and Drupella, and the outbreaking status of COTS and Drupella. Also recorded are the percentage of bleached coral and the number of corals affected by disease. Diseases identified are: white syndrome, black band, skeletal eroding band and brown band. Any scar of unknown origin is also recorded. Information is also recorded about the reef environment of each survey (e.g. reef slope, substratum at reef base) and its benthic community (dominant benthic group, dominant hard coral, dominant coral life form). To facilitate causes of coral mortality including juvenile and adult Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (COTS), Acanthaster cf. solaris, and the mollusc Drupella. To assess the amount of coral bleaching and disease. Bleaching is recorded as a percentage of the total hard coral cover: 0=absent, 0+ = individual colonies, -1= 1-5%, +1= 6-10%, 2=11-30%, 3=31-50%, 4 =51-75%, 5=76-100%Lineage
Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeededNotes
CreditSweatman, H P A
Modified: 15 08 2024
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Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 3: Sweatman HPA, Bass DK, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Miller IR, Ninio R, Osborne K, Oxley WG, Ryan DAJ, Thompson AA and Tomkins P (1998) Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 3. LTM No. 3. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 303 p.
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Long-term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 2: Sweatman HPA (1997) Long-term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 2. LTM No.2. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 161 p.
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Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef, Status Report Number 5: Sweatman HPA, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Delean S, Fitzpatrick BM, Miller IR, Ninio R, Osborne K, Page CM and Thompson AA (2001) Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef, Status Report Number 5. LTM No.5. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 106 p.
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Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 4: Sweatman HPA, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Fitzpatrick BM, Miller IR, Ninio R, Osborne K, Page CM, Ryan DAJ, Thompson AA and Tomkins P (2000) Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 4. LTM No. 4. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 117 p.
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Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 6: Sweatman HPA, Abdo D, Burgess S, Coleman GJ, Delean S, Emslie MJ, Miller IR, Osborne K, Oxley WG, Page CM, Thompson AA, Cheal AJ and Cheal AJ (2004) Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 6. Australian Institute of Marine Science. CD-ROM.
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Crown-of-thorns starfish and coral surveys using the manta tow and scuba search techniques. Standard operational procedure No.8: Miller IR (2003) Crown-of-thorns starfish and coral surveys using the manta tow and scuba search techniques. Standard operational procedure No.8. SOP 8. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 43 p.
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Reef Dashboard: latest annual update of the coral cover trend in the Great Barrier Reef
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https://apps.aims.gov.au/reef-monitoring/reefs
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The current status of sessile benthic organisms of the Great Barrier Reef: Osborne K, Ninio R and Sweatman HPA (1997) The current status of sessile benthic organisms of the Great Barrier Reef. pp. 124-133. In: Wachenfeld D, Oliver JK and Davis K (eds) State of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area Workshop. Proceedings of a technical workshop held in Townsville, Queensland, Australia 27-29 November 1995. GBRMPA Workshop Series. 23. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
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Report on field surveys to locate high density populations of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) within the central Great Barrier Reef. The Crown-of-thorns study: Johnson DB, Moran PJ, Baker VJ, Christie CA, Miller IR, Miller-Smith BA and Thompson AA (1991) Report on field surveys to locate high density populations of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) within the central Great Barrier Reef. The Crown-of-thorns study. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 17 p.
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AIMS long-term reef monitoring program
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https://www.aims.gov.au/docs/research/monitoring/reef/sampling-methods.html
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Thermal Stress and Coral Cover as Drivers of Coral Disease Outbreaks: Bruno JF, Selig ER, Casey KS, Page CM, Willis BL, Harvell CD, Sweatman HPA and Melendy AM (2007) Thermal Stress and Coral Cover as Drivers of Coral Disease Outbreaks. PLoS Biology 5(6): e124.
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Analyzing the relationships between ocean temperature anomalies and coral disease outbreaks at broad spatial scales: Selig ER, Harvell CD, Bruno JF, Willis BL, Page CM, Casey KS and Sweatman HPA (2006) Analyzing the relationships between ocean temperature anomalies and coral disease outbreaks at broad spatial scales. pp. 111-128. In: Phinney J, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Kleypas JA, Skirving W and Strong AE (eds) Coral reefs and climate change : Science and management. American Geophysical Union. 244 p.
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Long-Term Monitoring Program Annual Summary Report of Coral Reef Condition 2020/2021
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