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A preliminary study on the effects of marine snow on organisms of the Great Barrier Reef was carried out experimentally in the laboratory. \n \nA 15 cm branch of Acropora sp. (from a coastal reef near Cairns) was cut into 20 pieces less than 1 cm and positioned in groups of four on slides and exposed to sedimentation in tanks with different water regimes: coastal water (contained some marine snow), offshore water (no marine snow detected), nearshore water (no marine snow detected).\n To test the short-term effects of deposition of TEP-enriched muddy marine snow and sediments on the survival of small reef associated organisms, by exposing them to sediments with and without TEP-enrichment.\nLineage
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CreditFabricius, Katharina E, Dr (Principal Investigator)
Modified: 15 09 2023
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Rapid smothering of coral organisms by muddy marine snow: Fabricius KE and Wolanski EJ (2000) Rapid smothering of coral organisms by muddy marine snow. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 50: 115-120.
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Rapid smothering of coral reef organisms by muddy marine snow: Fabricius KE and Wolanski EJ (1999) Rapid smothering of coral reef organisms by muddy marine snow. p. 37. In: North Queensland Sedimentologists' 1st Annual Workshop: Extended Abstracts. School of Earth Sciences, James Cook University.
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