ACkNOWLDGEMENTS
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The following contributors to the preparation of this document are warmly thanked.
The information in the nomination does not necessarily reflect the views of the experts consulted.
Authors: Jane Ambrose, Jennifer Carter, Rebecca Coyle, Charlotte Craw, kirsty Douglas, Lorraine Haslem, Rachel Sanderson, katherine O’Callaghan, Jacinta Overman
Other Contributors: Laura Breen, Danielle Beattie, Robert Bruce, Jenny Carey, Donna Harkess, Pat Head, Susie kropman, Roland Mau, Sam Mckinnon, Rachel McNab, keiran McNamara, karl Newport, Jane O’Neill, Brian Prince, Jeanette Schwartz, katherine Selwood, Peter Sharp, Laura Sinclair, Genine Sutton, Heather Turk, Amanda van Loon, Heather Wallace, Elizabeth Williams, Anthony Whalen, Rick Zentelis
Peer Reviewers and Reference Group Members:Ms Jay Anderson – karst consultant
Prof Andy Austin – university of Adelaide
Assoc Prof Lindsay Collins – Curtin university
Prof David Culver – American university
Dr Paul Dingwall – IuCN
Dr Elery Hamilton-Smith – Charles Sturt university
Prof Terry Hughes – James Cook university
Dr Bill Humphreys – Western Australian Museum
Mr Graeme kelleher – ex Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Prof Stein Lauritzen – Bergen university
Prof John Pandolfi – university of queensland
Prof Bob Pressey – James Cook university
Prof Boris Sket – university of Ljubljana
Mr Andy Spate – Geological Consultant
Prof Peter valentine – James Cook university
Prof John ‘Charlie’ veron – university of queensland
Prof Paul Williams – The university of Auckland
Dennis Williamson – Geoscene International
Dr karl-Heinz Wyrwoll – university of Western Australia
Mapping: Carolyn Armstrong, Jim Longworth, Somsay Saysana
Graphic Design: 2B Advertising and Design
Editors: Biotext
aCKnoWleDGeMenTs
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APPENDICES
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APRoTeCTeD sPeCIes lIsT
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME BILATERAL MIGRATORY
BIRD AGREEMENTS
IUCN RED LIST BONN CONVENTION
EPBC ACT
MARINE
Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata n/a Least concernCommon Dolphin Delphinus delphis n/a Least concernRisso’s Dolphin Grampus griseus n/a Least concernPygmy Sperm Whale Kogia breviceps n/a Data deficientPygmy killer Whale Feresa attenuata n/a Data deficientShort Finned Pilot Whale Globicephala
macrorhynchusn/a Data deficient
Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis n/a Endangered vulnerable
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus n/a Endangered Appendix 1 Endangered
Manta Ray Manta birostris n/a Near Threatened Bryde’s Whale Balaenoptera edeni n/a Data deficeintBlack–tip Reef Shark Carcharhinus
melanopterusn/a Lower Risk/near
threatenedGrey Reef Shark Carcharhinus
amblyrhynchosn/a Lower Risk/near
threatenedFin Whale Balaenoptera physalus n/a Endangered vulnerable
Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta n/a Endangered Appendix 1 Endangered
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas n/a Endangered Appendix 1 vulnerable
Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea n/a Critically Endangered
Endangered
Dugong Dugong dugon n/a vulnerable Appendix 2Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata n/a Critically
EndangeredAppendix 1 vulnerable
Olive Ridley Lepidochelys olivacea n/a vulnerable Endangered
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae n/a Least concern Appendix 1 vulnerable
Tawny Nurse Shark Nebrius ferrugineus n/a vulnerableSperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus n/a vulnerableWhale Shark Rhincodon typus n/a vulnerable Appendix 2 vulnerable
Indo–Pacific Humpback Dolphin
Sousa chinensis n/a Near Threatened Appendix 2
Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris n/a Data deficient Appendix 2White–tip Reef Shark Triaenodon obesus n/a Lower Risk/near
threatenedSouthern Right Whale Eubalaena australis n/a Least Concern Endangered
Flatback Turtle Natator depressus n/a Data deficient vulnerable
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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME BILATERAL MIGRATORY
BIRD AGREEMENTS
IUCN RED LIST BONN CONVENTION
EPBC ACT
BIRDS
Cape Petrel Daption capense Least concern
Painted Firetail Finch Emblema pictum
Pacific Gull Larus pacificus Least concern
White-Faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina Least concern
Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius Least concern
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis Least concern
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata Least concern
Rufous–Crowned Emu–Wren
Stipiturus ruficeps Least concern
Peregrine Falcon falco peregrinus Least concern
Gull-Billed Tern Sterna nilotica Least concern
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Least concern
Great-Winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera Least concern
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspiciatus Least concern
Australasian Gannet Morus serrator Least concern
Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae Least concern
White-Winged Tern Chlidonias leucoptera JAMBA, CAMBA
Least concern
yellow-Nosed Albatross Diomedea chlororhynchus Endangered Appendix 2 vulnerable
Eastern Reef Egret Egreta sacra CAMBA Least concernBeach Stone Curlew Esacus neglectus Near Threatened
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel JAMBA, CAMBA, ROkAMBA
Least concern
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster CAMBA Least ConcernSouthern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Near Threatened Appendix 2 Endangered
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus JAMBA Least concernOsprey Pandion haliaetus Least concern Appendix 2Flesh-Footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes JAMBA,
ROkAMBALeast concern
Hutton’s Shearwater Puffinus huttoni Endangered
Wedge-Tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus JAMBA Least concernBridled Tern Sterna anaethetus JAMBA,
CAMBALeast concern
Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis CAMBA Least concernCrested Tern Sterna bergii JAMBA Least concernCaspian Tern Sterna caspia CAMBA Least concernCommon Tern Sterna hirundo JAMBA,
CAMBA, ROkAMBA
Least concern
Soft-Plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Least concern vulnerable
Fairy Tern Sterna nereis vulnerable
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster JAMBA, CAMBA, ROkAMBA
Least concern
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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME BILATERAL MIGRATORY
BIRD AGREEMENTS
IUCN RED LIST BONN CONVENTION
EPBC ACT
TERRESTRIAL
Sandy Inland Mouse Pseudomys hermannsburgensis
n/a Least concern
Short Beaked Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus n/a Least concernBlack Flanked Rock Wallaby
Petrogale lateralis n/a Near Threatened vulnerable
Red-Tailed Phascogale Phascogale calura n/a Near Threatened Endangered
Shark Bay Mouse Pseudomys fieldi n/a vulnerable vulnerable
Central Rock-Rat Zyzomys pedunculatus n/a Critically Endangered
Endangered
STYGOFAUNA
Cape Range Remipede Lasionectes exleyi n/a vulnerable
Blind Gudgeon Milyeringa veritas n/a vulnerable
* Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all species found at the Ningaloo Coast
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PHY
LUM
C
LA
SSO
RD
ER
/ C
OM
MO
N
NA
ME
FAM
ILY
GE
NU
S / S
PEC
IES
HA
BIT
AT
LOC
AL
ITY
CH
OR
DAT
AAc
tinop
tery
gii
Perc
iform
es
(fish
)El
eotr
idae
Mil
yeri
nga
verit
as
(blin
d gu
dgeo
n)
Fres
hwat
er c
aves
and
in se
awat
er in
anc
hial
ine
syste
ms.
Salin
ity v
arie
s bet
wee
n fre
sh a
nd se
awat
er
at d
iffer
ent l
ocat
ions
and
dep
ths a
nd M
. ver
itas
uses
the d
iffer
ent w
ater
bod
ies o
ppor
tuni
stic
ally.
M. v
erita
s is a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith th
e onl
y ot
her
styg
obiti
c cav
e ver
tebr
ate i
n Au
stra
lia, t
he b
lind
cave
eel,
Oph
ister
non
cand
idum
. Li
sted
unde
r Sch
edul
e 1 ‘F
auna
that
is ra
re o
r is
likel
y to
bec
ome e
xtin
ct’ u
nder
the W
este
rn
Aust
ralia
n W
ildlif
e Con
serv
atio
n Ac
t.Li
sted
as v
ulne
rabl
e und
er th
e Com
mon
wea
lth
EPBC
Act
M. v
erita
s has
bee
n re
cord
ed fr
om 2
5 sit
es
how
ever
, a n
umbe
r of t
hese
site
s are
inse
cure
or
have
bee
n lo
st. S
ix si
tes a
re w
ithin
Cap
e Ran
ge
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
M. v
erita
s is t
he o
nly
styg
obiti
c spe
cies
of e
leot
rid
know
n in
the w
orld
and
occ
upie
s a w
ide r
ange
of
phys
ico-
chem
ical
envi
ronm
ents
. The m
onot
ypic
ge
nus M
ilyer
inga
is en
dem
ic to
the C
ape R
ange
pe
nins
ula a
nd B
arro
w Is
land
but
its p
hylo
gene
tic
rela
tions
hips
with
in th
e Ele
otrid
ae h
ave n
ot b
een
esta
blish
ed.
Ther
e is e
vide
nce o
f gen
etic
ally
dist
inct
su
bpop
ulat
ions
alo
ng th
e coa
stal
pla
in o
f the
C
ape R
ange
pen
insu
la. Th
e tw
o fis
h sp
ecie
s (bl
ind
gudg
eon,
blin
d ca
ve e
el) a
re th
e onl
y kn
own
styg
obiti
c cav
e ver
tebr
ates
in A
ustr
alia
. They
occ
ur
sym
patr
ical
ly o
ver m
uch,
and
pos
sibly
all
of th
eir
rang
es. G
loba
lly, t
here
are
few
occ
urre
nces
of
sym
patr
ic sp
ecie
s of c
ave fi
shes
.
coas
tal p
lain
bo
rder
ing
C
ape R
ange
M
. ver
itas o
ccur
red
exclu
sivel
y in
the
past
land
form
s ad
jace
nt to
the
Nor
th W
est S
helf
of W
A w
here
it is
fo
und
with
in 1
50 m
of
the c
oast
and
up
to 4
.3 k
m in
land
. It
inha
bits
the l
ower
fo
othi
lls a
nd th
e co
asta
l pla
in o
f Cap
e R
ange
pen
insu
la,
and
the f
resh
wat
er
lens o
n Ba
rrow
Is
land
.
Gen
era i
n bo
ld a
re en
dem
ic to
the a
rea,
as a
re a
ll th
e spe
cies
with
the e
xcep
tion
of so
me o
f the
cop
epod
spec
ies
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PHY
LUM
C
LA
SSO
RD
ER
/ C
OM
MO
N
NA
ME
FAM
ILY
GE
NU
S / S
PEC
IES
HA
BIT
AT
LOC
AL
ITY
CH
OR
DAT
A (c
ontin
ued)
Synb
ranc
hifo
rmes
(ra
y fin
ned
fish)
Synb
ranc
hida
eO
phist
erno
n ca
ndid
um #
(blin
d ca
ve e
el)
Fres
hwat
er c
aves
and
in se
awat
er in
anc
hial
ine
syste
ms.
It is
asso
ciat
ed w
ith th
e onl
y ot
her
styg
obiti
c cav
e ver
tebr
ate i
n Au
stra
lia, t
he b
lind
cave
gud
geon
, Mily
erin
ga v
erita
s.Li
sted
unde
r Sch
edul
e 1 ‘F
auna
that
is ra
re o
r is
likel
y to
bec
ome e
xtin
ct’ u
nder
the W
este
rn
Aust
ralia
n W
ildlif
e Con
serv
atio
n Ac
t.Li
sted
as v
ulne
rabl
e und
er th
e Com
mon
wea
lth
EPBC
Act
The w
orld
’s lo
nges
vt c
avefi
sh.
coas
tal p
lain
bo
rder
ing
C
ape R
ange
ART
HRO
POD
A Su
bphy
lum
C
R uST
ACEA
Mal
acos
trac
aD
ecap
oda
(shrim
ps)
Atyi
dae
Styg
ioca
ris l
ancif
era
Styg
ioca
ris s
tylif
era
Styg
ioca
ris s
p. B
unde
ra
Anc
hial
ine c
aves
.S.
lanc
ifera
and
S. s
tylif
era
are w
ides
prea
d w
ithin
th
e Cap
e Ran
ge c
oast
al p
lain
. S.
sp. B
unde
ra is
foun
d on
ly a
t a si
ngle
loca
tion,
Bu
nder
a Sin
khol
e.S.
lanc
ifera
is li
sted
unde
r Sch
edul
e 1 ‘F
auna
that
is
rare
or i
s lik
ely
to b
ecom
e ext
inct
’ und
er th
e W
este
rn A
ustr
alia
n W
ildlif
e Con
serv
atio
n Ac
t.
coas
tal p
lain
bo
rder
ing
C
ape R
ange
Am
phip
oda:
Su
bord
er
Gam
mar
idea
#
(Gam
mar
id
amph
ipod
s)
Supe
rfam
ily:
Had
zioid
ea
Fam
ily: M
eliti
dae
Ned
sia
doug
lasi
Nor
cape
nsis
m
andi
bulis
Cav
es in
per
ched
gro
undw
ater
at e
leva
tions
of
app
rox
200
met
res a
ltitu
de in
Cap
e Ran
ge.
Mel
itid
amph
ipod
s are
a m
arin
e fam
ily th
at h
as
inva
ded
inla
nd w
ater
s and
thos
e hig
h in
Cap
e R
ange
pro
babl
y up
lifte
d w
ith th
e ran
ge.
coas
tal p
lain
bo
rder
ing
C
ape R
ange
Fam
ily: H
adzi
idae
**Li
agoc
erad
ocus
br
anch
ialis
Cav
esIs
liste
d un
der S
ched
ule 1
‘Fau
na th
at is
rare
or
is lik
ely
to b
ecom
e ext
inct
’ und
er th
e Wes
tern
Au
stra
lian
Wild
life C
onse
rvat
ion
Act.
coas
tal p
lain
bo
rder
ing
C
ape R
ange
Isop
oda
Ciro
lani
dae**
Hap
tola
na p
holet
a #
Anc
hial
ine c
aves
. H. p
holet
a is
the fi
rst c
irola
nid
isopo
d re
cord
ed fr
om su
bter
rane
an w
ater
s in
Aust
ralia
. Prio
r to
the d
escr
iptio
n of
H. p
holet
a,
ther
e was
onl
y on
e rec
ord
of a
subt
erra
nean
ci
rola
nid
isopo
d fro
m th
e Sou
ther
n H
emisp
here
, in
Mad
agas
car.
The g
enus
Hap
tola
na c
onta
ins t
hree
spec
ies,
one
from
Cub
a, o
ne fr
om S
omal
ia a
nd o
ne fr
om
Aust
ralia
. All
spec
ies a
re fr
om tr
opic
al re
gion
s tha
t w
ould
hav
e bee
n un
der t
he se
a prio
r to
the s
ea-
leve
l cha
nges
of t
he M
ioce
ne.
coas
tal p
lain
bo
rder
ing
C
ape R
ange
** C
onge
neric
with
mar
ine t
rogl
obite
s of t
he A
tlant
ic
# Th
e sty
gofa
una o
f Cap
e Ran
ge P
enin
sula
incl
udes
the s
ympa
tric
occ
urre
nce o
f a n
umbe
r of t
axa w
ith d
isjun
ct T
ethy
an d
istrib
utio
nsG
ener
a in
bold
are
ende
mic
to th
e are
a, a
s are
all
the s
peci
es w
ith th
e exc
eptio
n of
som
e of t
he c
opep
od sp
ecie
s
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PHY
LUM
C
LA
SSO
RD
ER
/ C
OM
MO
N
NA
ME
FAM
ILY
GE
NU
S / S
PEC
IES
HA
BIT
AT
LOC
AL
ITY
ART
HRO
POD
A Su
bphy
lum
C
RuST
ACEA
(c
ontin
ued)
Ther
mos
baen
acea
**H
alos
baen
idae
Hal
osba
ena
tulk
i #A
nchi
alin
e cav
e. O
ne sp
ecie
s onl
y (i.
e. H
. tul
ki)
with
in th
e ord
er o
f Ther
mos
baen
acea
, occ
urs i
n th
e Sou
ther
n H
emisp
here
. H
. tul
ki b
elong
s to
a gen
us p
revi
ously
kno
wn
only
fro
m sa
line w
ater
s in
the W
est I
ndie
s, C
olum
bia
and
Can
ary
Isla
nds.
Ther
mos
baen
acea
are
a ra
re o
rder
of c
onsid
erab
le bi
ogeo
grap
hic i
nter
est b
ecau
se th
eir k
now
n di
strib
utio
n is
so sc
atte
red.
Ther
mos
baen
acea
ns a
re a
n or
der o
f eye
less
, un
pigm
ente
d pe
raca
rid c
rust
acea
ns re
pres
ente
d by
ver
y fe
w sp
ecie
s fro
m su
bter
rane
an w
ater
s. Th
e Th
erm
osba
enac
ea a
re p
rimar
ily m
arin
e, w
ith o
nly
18 sp
ecie
s rec
orde
d in
fres
h w
ater
con
ditio
ns o
r in
bra
ckish
inla
nd w
ater
s who
se sa
linity
doe
s not
de
rive f
rom
dilu
tion
of se
awat
er. Th
ey o
ccur
in
limes
tone
cav
es, t
he in
ters
titia
l med
ium
ass
ocia
ted
with
allu
vial
dep
osits
, or i
n th
erm
o-m
iner
al
sprin
gs. Th
e dist
ribut
ion
of th
e Ther
mos
baen
acea
m
atch
es p
reci
sely
the a
rea c
over
ed b
y th
e anc
ient
Te
thys
Sea
or i
ts co
astli
nes.
They
are
pro
babl
y re
licts
of a
once
wid
espr
ead
shal
low
-wat
er m
arin
e Te
thya
n fa
una s
tran
ded
in in
ters
titia
l or c
revi
cula
r gr
ound
wat
er d
urin
g m
arin
e reg
ress
ions
.
coas
tal p
lain
bo
rder
ing
C
ape R
ange
Ost
raco
da:
(ost
raco
ds)
Hal
ocyp
rida
Thau
mat
ocyp
ridid
aeD
aniel
opol
ina
korn
icker
i #A
nchi
alin
e cav
e, in
seaw
ater
.Li
sted
unde
r Sch
edul
e 1 ‘F
auna
that
is ra
re o
r is
likel
y to
bec
ome e
xtin
ct’ u
nder
the W
este
rn
Aust
ralia
n W
ildlif
e Con
serv
atio
n Ac
t.Th
e firs
t occ
urre
nce o
f thi
s gen
us in
the s
outh
ern
hem
isphe
re a
nd th
e Ind
o-w
est P
acifi
c reg
ion.
Occ
urs a
s a T
ethy
an e
lemen
t in
the a
nchi
alin
e sy
stem
at C
ape R
ange
. Fos
sils i
n m
arin
e cav
e fa
cies
in C
zech
Rep
ublic
sugg
est t
his l
inea
ge w
as
alre
ady
inha
bitin
g m
arin
e cav
es in
the J
uras
sic.
Bund
era s
inkh
ole.
N
o ot
her s
ite k
now
n in
Aus
tral
ia th
at
give
s acc
ess t
o de
ep
anch
ialin
e hab
itat.
Cop
epod
a:
(cop
epod
s)
[a zo
opla
nkto
n]
Har
pact
icoi
da
(cop
epod
s)Te
trag
onic
ipiti
dae
Phyll
opod
opsy
llus w
ellsi
Anc
hial
ine e
cosy
stem
. It i
s the
onl
y kn
own
occu
rren
ce o
f the
gen
us in
Aus
tral
ia a
s wel
l as t
he
first
outs
ide s
tric
tly m
arin
e hab
itats
how
ever
it
disp
lays
cle
ar st
ygom
orph
ies.
nort
hern
end
of
the C
ape R
ange
pe
nins
ula
** C
onge
neric
with
mar
ine t
rogl
obite
s of t
he A
tlant
ic
# Th
e sty
gofa
una o
f Cap
e Ran
ge P
enin
sula
incl
udes
the s
ympa
tric
occ
urre
nce o
f a n
umbe
r of t
axa w
ith d
isjun
ct T
ethy
an d
istrib
utio
nsG
ener
a in
bold
are
ende
mic
to th
e are
a, a
s are
all
the s
peci
es w
ith th
e exc
eptio
n of
som
e of t
he c
opep
od sp
ecie
s
2 1 8
F R O M R E E F T O R A N G ENingaloo Coast
❱
2 1 9
PHY
LUM
C
LA
SSO
RD
ER
/ C
OM
MO
N
NA
ME
FAM
ILY
GE
NU
S / S
PEC
IES
HA
BIT
AT
LOC
AL
ITY
ART
HRO
POD
A Su
bphy
lum
C
RuST
ACEA
(c
ontin
ued)
Cop
epod
a:
(cop
epod
s)
[a zo
opla
nkto
n]
(con
tinue
d)
Cyc
lopo
ida
(cop
epod
s)C
yclo
poid
aeM
etac
yclo
ps m
orto
niM
icroc
yclo
ps v
arica
nsAp
ocyc
lops
den
gizi
cus
Hal
icyc
lops
io
ngifu
rcat
usH
alic
yclo
ps sp
inife
rH
alic
yclo
ps sp
. (u
ndes
crib
ed) #
Anc
hial
ine.
The g
enus
Met
acyc
lops
has
five
spec
ies
and
subs
peci
es in
Aus
tral
ia a
nd is
wid
espr
ead
in
trop
ical
and
tem
pera
te re
gion
s.A
nchi
alin
e. Fi
ve sp
ecie
s in
genu
s Hal
icyc
lops
in
Aust
ralia
. H
. spi
nifer
was
sam
pled
from
han
d-du
g pa
stora
l w
ell n
ear t
he c
oast
and
also
at 2
00 m
etre
s abo
ve
sea l
evel
in a
deep
cav
e in
cent
ral C
ape R
ange
.
coas
tal p
lain
bo
rder
ing
Cap
e R
ange
H. l
ongi
furc
atus
kn
own
only
from
Bu
nder
a Sin
khol
e.
Cal
anoi
da
(cop
epod
s)Ps
eudo
cycl
opiid
aeSt
ygoc
yclo
pia
austr
alis
#A
nchi
alin
e eco
syste
m. S
eem
s to
be re
stric
ted
to
wat
ers o
f rai
sed
salin
ity (>
18%
o) a
void
ing
the
mor
e des
alin
ated
reac
hes o
f the
anc
hial
ine s
yste
m.
Co-
exist
s with
Spe
leoph
ria b
unde
rae i
n th
e dee
per
high
er sa
linity
laye
rs o
f a si
ngle
sinkh
ole.
Liste
d un
der S
ched
ule 1
‘Fau
na th
at is
rare
or
is lik
ely
to b
ecom
e ext
inct
’ und
er th
e Wes
tern
Au
stra
lian
Wild
life C
onse
rvat
ion
Act.
Firs
t pse
udoc
yclo
piid
cal
anoi
d to
be r
epor
ted
from
Aus
tral
ia. G
enus
con
sists
of th
ree s
tric
tly
anch
ialin
e spe
cies
. Sty
gocy
clopi
a au
stral
is se
ems
to b
e muc
h m
ore c
lose
ly re
late
d to
S. b
alea
rica
from
the w
este
rn M
edite
rran
ean
and
the C
anar
y Is
land
s tha
n to
its g
eogr
aphi
cally
clo
ser r
elat
ive
S. p
hilip
pens
is, fr
om th
e Phi
lippi
nes.
The p
lace
men
t of t
hese
two
taxa
in st
rictly
st
ygob
iont
gen
era r
epre
sent
ed b
y ve
ry lo
caliz
ed
and
disju
nct s
peci
es d
istrib
uted
ove
r reg
ions
flo
oded
by
the l
ate M
esoz
oic s
eas,
lends
supp
ort
to th
eir i
nter
pret
atio
n as
true
Tet
hyan
relic
ts, a
nd
henc
e to
the i
nclu
sion
in th
e pas
t of t
he n
orth
-wes
t po
rtio
n of
Aus
tral
ia in
the T
ethy
an re
alm
.
Bund
era S
inkh
ole
** C
onge
neric
with
mar
ine t
rogl
obite
s of t
he A
tlant
ic
# Th
e sty
gofa
una o
f Cap
e Ran
ge P
enin
sula
incl
udes
the s
ympa
tric
occ
urre
nce o
f a n
umbe
r of t
axa w
ith d
isjun
ct T
ethy
an d
istrib
utio
nsG
ener
a in
bold
are
ende
mic
to th
e are
a, a
s are
all
the s
peci
es w
ith th
e exc
eptio
n of
som
e of t
he c
opep
od sp
ecie
s
2 2 0
F R O M R E E F T O R A N G ENingaloo Coast
❱
2 2 1
PHY
LUM
C
LA
SSO
RD
ER
/ C
OM
MO
N
NA
ME
FAM
ILY
GE
NU
S / S
PEC
IES
HA
BIT
AT
LOC
AL
ITY
ART
HRO
POD
A Su
bphy
lum
C
RuST
ACEA
(c
ontin
ued)
Cop
epod
a:
(cop
epod
s)
[a zo
opla
nkto
n]
(con
tinue
d)
Epac
teris
cida
eB
unde
ria
miso
phag
a A
nchi
alin
e. In
olig
oxic
wat
ers o
f nea
r mar
ine
salin
ity.
Liste
d un
der S
ched
ule 1
‘Fau
na th
at is
rare
or
is lik
ely
to b
ecom
e ext
inct
’ und
er th
e Wes
tern
Au
stra
lian
Wild
life C
onse
rvat
ion
Act.
Epac
teris
cids
are
con
sider
ed to
be s
peci
alise
d pr
edat
ors.
The fi
rst e
pact
erisc
id c
alan
oid
know
n fro
m
Aust
ralia
, whi
ch re
pres
ents
the t
hird
gen
us o
f thi
s fa
mily
of m
ainl
y st
ygob
iont
cop
epod
s rec
orde
d in
th
e Ind
o-Pa
cific
regi
on. Th
e clo
sest
rela
tive o
f the
ne
w g
enus
is th
e mon
otyp
ic E
nant
rono
ides
from
on
anc
hial
ine c
ave o
n th
e Bah
ama I
sland
s. Th
is su
gges
ts an
anc
ient
, rel
ictu
al st
atus
for t
he n
ew
taxo
n.
Bund
era S
inkh
ole
Miso
phrio
dide
a (c
opep
ods)
Spele
ophr
iidae
Spele
ophr
ia b
unde
rae
Anc
hial
ine.
Coe
xist
s with
Sty
gocy
clopi
a au
stral
is in
the d
eepe
r hig
her s
alin
ity la
yers
[rai
sed
salin
ity
(>18
%o)
] of a
sing
le sin
khol
e.Li
sted
unde
r Sch
edul
e 1 ‘F
auna
that
is ra
re o
r is
likel
y to
bec
ome e
xtin
ct’ u
nder
the W
este
rn
Aust
ralia
n W
ildlif
e Con
serv
atio
n Ac
t.Fi
rst r
epre
sent
ativ
e of t
he o
rder
Miso
phrio
ida
know
n fro
m A
ustr
alia
. Onl
y tw
o de
scrib
ed sp
ecie
s w
ere k
now
n to
dat
e, v
iz. S
. biu
exill
a Bo
xsha
ll &
Ili
ffe, 1
986,
from
Ber
mud
a (N
W A
tlant
ic), a
nd S
. gy
mne
sica
Jaum
e & B
oxsh
all,
1996
, fro
m M
allo
rca
(Bal
earic
Is.,
Med
iterr
anea
n), a
lthou
gh re
port
s of
the p
rese
nce o
f unn
amed
spec
ies o
f the
gen
us in
th
e yu c
atan
pen
insu
la o
f Mex
ico
have
bee
n m
ade
else
whe
re.
Teth
yan
affini
ties,
refe
r to
Styg
ocyc
lopi
a au
stral
is ab
ove.
Bund
era s
inkh
ole/
C
ape R
ange
pe
nins
ula
** C
onge
neric
with
mar
ine t
rogl
obite
s of t
he A
tlant
ic
# Th
e sty
gofa
una o
f Cap
e Ran
ge P
enin
sula
incl
udes
the s
ympa
tric
occ
urre
nce o
f a n
umbe
r of t
axa w
ith d
isjun
ct T
ethy
an d
istrib
utio
nsG
ener
a in
bold
are
ende
mic
to th
e are
a, a
s are
all
the s
peci
es w
ith th
e exc
eptio
n of
som
e of t
he c
opep
od sp
ecie
s
2 2 0
F R O M R E E F T O R A N G ENingaloo Coast
❱
2 2 1
PHY
LUM
C
LA
SSO
RD
ER
/ C
OM
MO
N
NA
ME
FAM
ILY
GE
NU
S / S
PEC
IES
HA
BIT
AT
LOC
AL
ITY
ART
HRO
POD
A Su
bphy
lum
C
RuST
ACEA
(c
ontin
ued)
Rem
iped
ia:**
(blin
d cr
usta
cean
s fo
und
in
deep
cav
es
conn
ecte
d to
sa
lt w
ater
)
Nec
tiopo
daSp
eleon
ectid
aeLa
sione
ctes e
xley
iA
nchi
alin
e eco
syste
m.
Liste
d un
der S
ched
ule 1
‘Fau
na th
at is
rare
or
is lik
ely
to b
ecom
e ext
inct
’ und
er th
e Wes
tern
Au
stra
lian
Wild
life C
onser
vatio
n Ac
t.Li
sted
as v
ulne
rabl
e und
er th
e Com
mon
wea
lth
EPBC
Act
Bund
era S
inkh
ole i
nclu
des t
he o
nly
know
n sit
e for
the C
rust
acea
n cl
ass R
emip
edia
in th
e so
uthe
rn h
emisp
here
. L. e
xley
i is t
he o
nly
spec
ies
in so
uthe
rn h
emisp
here
.Bu
nder
a Sin
khol
e is l
isted
und
er C
ape R
ange
R
emip
ede C
omm
unity
, a Th
reat
ened
Eco
logi
cal
Com
mun
ity u
nder
the W
este
rn A
ustr
alia
n W
ildlif
e Con
serva
tion
Act.
Glo
bally
, the
re a
re 1
7 ex
tant
spec
ies i
n th
e Ord
er
Nec
tiopo
da.
Sing
le lo
catio
n of
Bu
nder
a Sin
khol
e;co
asta
l pla
in
bord
erin
g C
ape R
ange
ART
HRO
POD
AIn
sect
aH
emip
tera
Ger
ridae
(w
ater
strid
ers)
Dip
tera
Chi
rono
mid
ae
(non
-biti
ng m
idge
s)
Kie
fferu
lus i
nter
tinct
us
Col
eopt
era
Dys
tisci
dae
(pre
dace
ous w
ater
be
etle)
Cop
elatu
s irr
egul
aris
Anc
hial
ine;
Cav
e 80
met
res d
eep
Sing
le ca
ve; c
oast
al
plai
n bo
rder
ing
Cap
e Ran
ge
PLAT
yHEL
M-
INT
HES
Turb
ella
ria(fl
atw
orm
s)? (
1 sp
ecie
s)Th
e firs
t rec
ords
of t
his s
ubfa
mily
from
no
n-m
arin
e wat
ers i
n th
e sou
ther
n he
misp
here
** C
onge
neric
with
mar
ine t
rogl
obite
s of t
he A
tlant
ic
# Th
e sty
gofa
una o
f Cap
e Ran
ge P
enin
sula
incl
udes
the s
ympa
tric
occ
urre
nce o
f a n
umbe
r of t
axa w
ith d
isjun
ct T
ethy
an d
istrib
utio
nsG
ener
a in
bold
are
ende
mic
to th
e are
a, a
s are
all
the s
peci
es w
ith th
e exc
eptio
n of
som
e of t
he c
opep
od sp
ecie
s
2 2 2
F R O M R E E F T O R A N G ENingaloo Coast
❱
2 2 3
PHY
LUM
C
LA
SSO
RD
ER
/ C
OM
MO
N
NA
ME
FAM
ILY
GE
NU
S / S
PEC
IES
HA
BIT
AT
LOC
AL
ITY
AN
NE
LID
AC
litel
lata
Hap
lota
xida
(e
arth
wor
ms a
nd
aqua
wor
ms)
Nai
dida
e (fo
rmer
ly
know
n as
Tu
bific
idae
)
Akte
drilu
s par
vith
ecat
usPe
ctino
drilu
s nin
galo
oA
nchi
alin
e gro
undw
ater
. The p
hallo
drili
ne w
orm
s w
ere f
ound
in tw
o sit
es w
ithin
the B
unde
ra
Lim
esto
ne: a
n ar
tifici
al w
ell a
nd sm
all k
arst
win
dow.
Cap
e Ran
ge
Poly
chae
tae
(ann
elid
wor
m)
Spio
nida
ePr
iono
spio
thal
anji
The g
enus
Prio
nosp
io is
dom
inat
ed b
y m
arin
e sp
ecie
s, w
ith a
few
est
uarin
e rep
rese
ntat
ives
; non
e ar
e kno
wn
from
trul
y fre
shw
ater
or a
nchi
alin
e ha
bita
ts. Th
us, P
riono
spio
thal
anji
is ap
pare
ntly
a
siste
r tax
on to
a m
arin
e spe
cies
, alth
ough
it n
ot
know
n w
hich
one
. P.
thal
anji
is ap
pare
ntly
the fi
rst s
pion
id
poly
chae
te re
cord
ed fr
om c
ave e
nviro
nmen
ts.
Spio
nids
are
rare
in fr
eshw
ater
envi
ronm
ents
, al
thou
gh tw
o sp
ecie
s of B
occa
rdia
are
kno
wn
from
coa
stal
dun
e fre
shw
ater
lake
s in
sout
h-ea
stern
Aus
tral
ia a
nd O
rtho
prio
nosp
io ci
rrifo
rmia
is
wid
espr
ead
in a
reas
of r
educ
ed sa
linity
in
sout
h-ea
stern
Aus
tral
ia.
Bund
era S
inkh
ole
Acic
ulat
aSy
llida
eSp
haer
osyll
is ce
ntro
amer
icana
Typo
sylli
s (Eh
lersia
) cf.
broo
men
sis
S. ce
ntro
amer
icana
‑ Bu
nder
a Sin
khol
e as w
ell a
s fro
m sm
all s
hallo
w k
arst
win
dow
s—Ta
ntab
iddi
R
ockh
oles
, Wob
iri R
ockh
ole,
C-4
14 a
nd C
-506
. Sp
ecim
ens w
ere a
lso o
btai
ned
from
Javi
s Wel
l C
-362
, a d
eep
pasto
ral w
ell.
T. (E
hler
sia) c
f. br
oom
ensis
–in
the d
eep
wel
l, Ja
vis W
ell.
In c
ontr
ast t
o th
e oth
er p
olyc
haet
e, P
riono
spio
th
alan
ji, b
oth
spec
ies w
ere c
hara
cter
ized
as
‘nor
mal
’ mar
ine f
orm
s, so
are
also
op
port
unist
ical
ly st
ygal
.
Cap
e Ran
ge
Mol
lusc
aG
astr
opod
a (sn
ails,
slug
s)Ir
avad
iidae
Irav
adia
sp.
The b
rack
ish p
art o
f Bun
dera
Sin
khol
e, w
here
it is
ex
pose
d to
full
sunl
ight
. This
spec
ies b
elong
s to
a ge
nus t
hat i
s oth
erw
ise e
stua
rine.
Bund
era S
inkh
ole
** C
onge
neric
with
mar
ine t
rogl
obite
s of t
he A
tlant
ic
# Th
e sty
gofa
una o
f Cap
e Ran
ge P
enin
sula
incl
udes
the s
ympa
tric
occ
urre
nce o
f a n
umbe
r of t
axa w
ith d
isjun
ct T
ethy
an d
istrib
utio
nsG
ener
a in
bold
are
ende
mic
to th
e are
a, a
s are
all
the s
peci
es w
ith th
e exc
eptio
n of
som
e of t
he c
opep
od sp
ecie
s
2 2 2
F R O M R E E F T O R A N G ENingaloo Coast
❱
2 2 3
CTRoGlobIT IC faUna of CaPe RanGe
2 2 4
F R O M R E E F T O R A N G ENingaloo Coast
❱
2 2 5
PHY
LUM
C
LA
SSO
RD
ER
/ C
OM
MO
N N
AM
EFA
MIL
YG
EN
US
/ SPE
CIE
SH
AB
ITA
TLO
CA
LIT
Y
ART
HRO
POD
ASu
bphy
lum
C
HEL
ICER
ATA
Ara
chni
daSc
hizo
mid
a (w
ind
scor
pion
)H
ubba
rdiid
ae* D
racu
loid
es v
inei
** D
racu
loid
es ju
liann
eae
* Dra
culo
ides
bro
oksi
The g
enus
occ
urs i
n su
bter
rane
an c
ave
or fi
ssur
e env
ironm
ents
in a
varie
ty
of k
arst
syste
ms.
D. b
rook
si an
d D
. ju
liann
eae a
re li
sted
unde
r Sch
edul
e 1
‘Fau
na th
at is
rare
or i
s lik
ely to
be
com
e ext
inct
’ und
er th
e Wes
tern
Au
stral
ian
Wild
life C
onser
vatio
n Ac
t.Th
e gen
us D
racu
loid
es h
as si
x sp
ecie
s en
dem
ic to
Cap
e Ran
ge, B
arro
w
Is a
nd P
ilbar
a; th
ree s
peci
es a
re
ende
mic
to C
ape R
ange
, one
spec
ies
to B
arro
w Is
land
and
two
spec
ies t
o th
e Pilb
ara.
‘It
seem
s pro
babl
e tha
t mos
t sp
ecie
s of S
chiz
omid
a hav
e hig
hly
rest
ricte
d lo
calis
ed d
istrib
utio
ns th
at
refle
ct th
eir n
arro
w en
viro
nmen
tal
toler
ance
s and
low
disp
ersa
l ca
pabi
litie
s.’ (H
umph
reys
et a
l. 19
89)
D. v
inei
in h
umid
cav
es
situa
ted
with
in th
e Tul
ki
Lim
esto
ne a
long
the
cent
ral e
leva
ted
sect
ion
of
the C
ape R
ange
pen
insu
la.
D. j
ulia
nnea
e occ
urs
with
in c
oast
al li
mes
tone
on
the w
este
rn si
de o
f the
C
ape R
ange
pen
insu
la.
D. b
rook
si oc
curs
in th
e no
rth -
easte
rn p
ortio
n of
th
e Cap
e Ran
ge p
enin
sula
.
*Bam
azom
us v
esper
tinus
*Bam
azom
us su
bsol
anus
Siste
r spe
cies
. B.
vesp
ertin
us a
nd B
. sub
sola
nus a
re
liste
d un
der S
ched
ule 1
‘Fau
na th
at
is ra
re o
r is l
ikel
y to
bec
ome e
xtin
ct’
unde
r the
Wes
tern
Aus
tral
ian
Wild
life C
onser
vatio
n Ac
t.
coas
tal p
lain
on
wes
tern
sid
e of C
ape R
ange
pe
nins
ula;
coas
tal p
lain
on
easte
rn
side o
f Cap
e Ran
ge
peni
nsul
a
Ara
chni
daPs
eudo
scor
pion
ida
(false
scor
pion
)H
yida
e*I
ndoh
ya h
umph
reysi
*Ind
ohya
dam
ocles
Cav
es; u
nder
ston
es in
dar
k zo
neI.
dam
ocles
is li
sted
unde
r Sch
edul
e 1
‘Fau
na th
at is
rare
or i
s lik
ely
to
beco
me e
xtin
ct’ u
nder
the W
este
rn
Aust
ralia
n W
ildlif
e Con
serva
tion
Act.
All
the s
peci
es o
f Ind
ohya
are
shor
t ra
nge e
ndem
ics,
havi
ng v
ery
smal
l di
strib
utio
nal r
ange
. Affi
nitie
s of
the g
enus
lie w
ith G
ondw
ana a
nd
rela
tives
occ
ur in
nor
th-w
este
rn
Aust
ralia
, sou
ther
n In
dia a
nd
Mad
agas
car
Cap
e Ran
geco
asta
l pla
in o
f Cap
e R
ange
pen
insu
la
* Exh
ibit
extr
eme t
rogl
omor
phie
s; th
e rem
aini
ng ta
xa a
re li
kely
to b
e res
tric
ted
to c
ave e
nviro
nmen
ts.
Gen
era i
n bo
ld a
re en
dem
ic to
the a
rea,
as a
re a
ll de
term
ined
spec
ies.
** O
nly
genu
s of S
chiz
omid
a en
dem
ic to
Aus
tral
ia.
2 2 4
F R O M R E E F T O R A N G ENingaloo Coast
❱
2 2 5
PHY
LUM
C
LA
SSO
RD
ER
/ C
OM
MO
N N
AM
EFA
MIL
YG
EN
US
/ SPE
CIE
SH
AB
ITA
TLO
CA
LIT
Y
ART
HRO
POD
ASu
bphy
lum
C
HEL
ICER
ATA
(con
tinue
d)
Cht
honi
idae
*Tyr
anno
chth
oniu
s bro
oksi
*Tyr
anno
chth
oniu
s but
leri
Cav
es; u
nder
rock
in d
ark
zone
. Bot
h sp
ecie
s are
foun
d ov
er a
smal
l are
a an
d ar
e con
sider
ed to
repr
esen
t a
shor
t-ran
ge en
dem
ic sp
ecie
s.A
s wel
l as T
. bro
oksi
and
T. b
utler
i, ni
ne tr
oglo
bitic
spec
ies f
rom
the
fam
ily C
htho
niid
ae h
ave b
een
desc
ribed
from
the s
emi-a
rid zo
ne
of W
este
rn A
ustr
alia
illu
stra
ting
the
dive
rsity
of p
seud
osco
rpio
ns in
the
regi
on.
Cap
e Ran
ge P
enin
sula
; se
vera
l cav
es.
Seve
ral c
aves
and
bor
es.
Austr
ocht
honi
us ea
stiC
aves
; und
er st
ones
Cap
e Ran
ge
Syar
inid
aeId
eobl
othr
us p
apill
onId
eobl
othr
us w
oodi
Cav
es; u
nder
ston
e in
dark
zone
.C
ave;
und
er st
one i
n da
rk zo
ne.
Of t
he se
ven
Aust
ralia
n sp
ecie
s of
Ideo
blot
hrus
, five
spec
ies o
ccur
with
in
subt
erra
nean
hab
itats
an
d al
l are
from
the s
emi a
rid/
arid
zone
s of W
este
rn A
ustr
alia
. The
only
oth
er su
bter
rane
an sp
ecie
s in
the
genu
s occ
urs i
n M
exic
o. A
ll of
the
Aust
ralia
n sp
ecie
s can
be r
egar
ded
as
shor
t-ran
ge en
dem
ic sp
ecie
s.
Cap
e Ran
ge P
enin
sula
; on
e cav
e onl
y, Pa
pillo
n C
ave.
one c
ave o
nly,
Cav
e C-1
67.
Ara
chni
daO
pilio
nida
(har
vest
men
)
Ass
amiid
ae*A
njol
us sp
. (un
desc
ribed
)C
aves
; the
two
spec
ies o
f Opi
lione
s ar
e bot
h pr
obab
ly ra
info
rest
relic
ts
alth
ough
the w
ider
affi
nitie
s of b
oth
fam
ilies
are
unk
now
n.
Cap
e Ran
ge
Phal
ango
dida
e*G
en. i
ndet
.# G
lennh
untia
glen
nhun
ti C
aves
coas
tal p
lain
of C
ape
Ran
ge p
enin
sula
Ara
chni
daA
rane
ae(S
pide
rs)H
ahni
idae
(d
war
f she
et sp
ider
)*G
en.
Cav
esco
asta
l pla
in o
f Cap
e R
ange
pen
insu
la;
Cap
e Ran
ge
* Exh
ibit
extr
eme t
rogl
omor
phie
s; th
e rem
aini
ng ta
xa a
re li
kely
to b
e res
tric
ted
to c
ave e
nviro
nmen
ts.
Gen
era i
n bo
ld a
re en
dem
ic to
the a
rea,
as a
re a
ll de
term
ined
spec
ies.
** O
nly
genu
s of S
chiz
omid
a en
dem
ic to
Aus
tral
ia.
# Fi
rst b
lind
Phal
ango
dida
e in
Aust
ralia
, tho
ugh
usua
l in
Euro
pean
cav
es.
^ M
ylloc
erus
sp. 2
is fo
und
outs
ide c
aves
.
2 2 6
F R O M R E E F T O R A N G ENingaloo Coast
❱
2 2 7
PHY
LUM
C
LA
SSO
RD
ER
/ C
OM
MO
N N
AM
EFA
MIL
YG
EN
US
/ SPE
CIE
SH
AB
ITA
TLO
CA
LIT
Y
ART
HRO
POD
ASu
bphy
lum
C
HEL
ICER
ATA
(con
tinue
d)
Des
idae
*Gen
& sp
. ind
et. (
Har
vey
et
al 1
993)
Cav
esco
asta
l pla
in o
f Cap
e R
ange
pen
insu
la; C
ape
Ran
ge
Cte
nida
e (w
ande
ring
spid
er)
*Gen
. nov
. & sp
. l
(Har
vey
et a
l 199
3)C
aves
. End
emic
to C
ape R
ange
.C
ape R
ange
Phol
cida
e(d
addy
long
-legs
sp
ider
)
Trich
ocyc
lus s
epte
ntrio
nalis
Cav
esC
ape R
ange
Sym
phyt
ogna
thid
ae*A
napi
stulu
trog
lobi
aTh
ree h
umid
cav
es. Th
e mos
t tro
glob
itic s
ymph
ytog
nath
id re
cord
ed
and
is on
ly th
e sec
ond
reco
rded
from
ca
ves.
The fi
rst o
ccur
s in
vene
zuela
an
d do
es n
ot ap
pear
to ex
hibi
t any
ex
trem
e tro
glob
itic t
ende
ncies
, unl
ike
A. tr
oglo
bia.
Of t
he se
ven
trogl
obiti
c sp
ider
s rec
ogni
zed
by H
arve
y et
al
(199
3) fr
om th
e Cap
e Ran
ge k
arsts
, A.
trog
lobi
a is
the s
mal
lest,
and
one o
f th
e mos
t tro
glom
orph
ic.
Cap
e Ran
ge
Ther
idiid
ae*S
teot
oda
sp. l
. (H
arve
y et
al 1
993)
*Pho
lcom
ma
sp.
(Har
vey
et a
l 199
3)
Cav
esC
ape R
ange
Cap
e Ran
ge
Liny
phiid
ae*D
uned
inia
occ
iden
talis
*Cht
hion
onet
es te
nuis
Cav
esC
ape R
ange
Cap
e Ran
ge
Teng
ellid
aeBe
ngal
la b
ertm
aini
Cav
esC
ape R
ange
Filis
tatid
aeYa
rdie
lla sp
. (un
desc
ribed
)C
aves
. Mon
otyp
ic g
enus
C
ape R
ange
* Exh
ibit
extr
eme t
rogl
omor
phie
s; th
e rem
aini
ng ta
xa a
re li
kely
to b
e res
tric
ted
to c
ave e
nviro
nmen
ts.
Gen
era i
n bo
ld a
re en
dem
ic to
the a
rea,
as a
re a
ll de
term
ined
spec
ies.
2 2 6
F R O M R E E F T O R A N G ENingaloo Coast
❱
2 2 7
PHY
LUM
C
LA
SSO
RD
ER
/ C
OM
MO
N N
AM
EFA
MIL
YG
EN
US
/ SPE
CIE
SH
AB
ITA
TLO
CA
LIT
Y
ART
HRO
POD
ASu
bphy
lum
C
HEL
ICER
ATA
(con
tinue
d)
Oon
opid
ae
(gob
lin sp
ider
s)C
ampt
osca
phiel
la in
ferna
lis
Lim
esto
ne b
ore.
The fi
rst
cave
rnic
olou
s mem
bers
of th
e O
onop
idae
fam
ily fr
om A
ustr
alia
, w
ere d
escr
ibed
in 2
007.
The t
hree
sp
ecies
occ
ur in
Wes
tern
Aus
tral
ia,
one s
pecie
s eac
h fro
m C
ape R
ange
, th
e Pilb
ara a
nd th
e kim
berle
y. O
nly
five s
pecie
s wor
ldw
ide a
re
curr
ently
attr
ibut
ed to
the g
enus
C
ampt
osca
phiel
la. C
. inf
erna
lis d
iffer
s fro
m a
ll ot
her d
escr
ibed
spec
ies o
f C
ampt
osca
phiel
la, e
xcep
t C. s
inen
sis
from
sout
h-w
est C
hina
, by
the
com
plet
e lac
k of
eyes
.
Cap
e Ran
ge
Ara
chni
da
Sub
Cla
ss
Acar
ina
Sarc
optif
orm
es
(mite
s)Pe
dicu
loch
elid
aePa
ralyc
us la
voip
ierr
eiD
ry c
ave
Cap
e Ran
ge
ART
HRO
POD
ASu
bphy
lum
M
yRIA
POD
A
Dip
lopo
da
(mill
iped
es)
Poly
zoni
ida
(mill
iped
es)
Siph
onot
idae
*Gen
. & sp
. ind
et.
Cav
esC
ape R
ange
; sin
gle c
ave
Poly
desm
ida
(mill
iped
es)
Para
doxo
som
atid
ae*S
tygi
ochi
ropu
s com
mun
is*S
tygi
ochi
ropu
s iso
latu
s*S
tygi
ochi
ropu
s sym
patr
icus
Cav
es; o
nly
in a
reas
with
hig
h re
lativ
e hum
idity
and
org
anic
car
bon
cont
ent.
The g
enus
Sty
gioc
hiro
pus i
s en
dem
ic to
Cap
e Ran
ge.
S. is
olat
us. a
nd S
. sym
patr
icus a
re
liste
d un
der S
ched
ule 1
‘Fau
na th
at
is ra
re o
r is l
ikel
y to
bec
ome e
xtin
ct’
unde
r the
Wes
tern
Aus
tral
ian
Wild
life C
onser
vatio
n Ac
t.
Cap
e Ran
ge;
S. co
mm
unis
is fo
und
in n
umer
ous c
aves
th
roug
hout
the k
arst
regi
on.
S. is
olat
us a
nd S
. sy
mpa
tricu
s are
kno
wn
only
from
sing
le ca
ves i
n th
e nor
ther
n pa
rt o
f the
ge
neric
rang
e.
ART
HRO
POD
ASu
bphy
lum
H
E xA
POD
A
Inse
cta
Dip
lura
(tw
o-pr
onge
d br
istlet
ails)
Japy
gida
eIn
djap
yx n
. sp.
1In
djap
yx n
. sp.
2G
en. n
ov. &
sp. n
ov. 1
Gen
. nov
. & sp
. nov
. 2
Cav
esC
ape R
ange
Cap
e Ran
geC
ape R
ange
Cap
e Ran
ge
* Exh
ibit
extr
eme t
rogl
omor
phie
s; th
e rem
aini
ng ta
xa a
re li
kely
to b
e res
tric
ted
to c
ave e
nviro
nmen
ts.
Gen
era i
n bo
ld a
re en
dem
ic to
the a
rea,
as a
re a
ll de
term
ined
spec
ies.
** O
nly
genu
s of S
chiz
omid
a en
dem
ic to
Aus
tral
ia.
# Fi
rst b
lind
Phal
ango
dida
e in
Aust
ralia
, tho
ugh
usua
l in
Euro
pean
cav
es.
^ M
ylloc
erus
sp. 2
is fo
und
outs
ide c
aves
.
2 2 8
PHY
LUM
C
LA
SSO
RD
ER
/ C
OM
MO
N N
AM
EFA
MIL
YG
EN
US
/ SPE
CIE
SH
AB
ITA
TLO
CA
LIT
Y
ART
HRO
POD
ASu
bphy
lum
H
ExA
POD
A (c
ontin
ued)
New
fam
ily o
r sub
- fa
mily
Cav
esco
asta
l pla
in o
f Cap
e R
ange
pen
insu
la
Thys
anur
a (si
lver
fish
, br
istlet
ails)
Nic
olct
iidae
Cav
esC
ape R
ange
Atelu
rinae
*Trin
emur
a tr
oglo
phiIa
Cav
esC
ape R
ange
Blat
tode
a (c
ockr
oach
)N
octic
olid
ae*N
octic
ola
flabe
llaC
aves
; wor
ld's
mos
t tro
glom
orph
ic
cock
roac
h, w
hich
is d
istin
guish
ed
by it
s pal
e, fr
agile
, tra
nslu
cent
ap
pear
ance
Cap
e Ran
ge
ART
HRO
POD
ASu
bphy
lum
H
ExA
POD
A (c
ontin
ued)
Ort
hopt
era
(pyg
my
cric
ket)
Nem
obiin
ae,
Gry
liida
e*N
gam
arla
ngui
a lu
isae
Cav
e; o
nly
trog
lobi
tic c
ricke
t in
Aust
ralia
; end
emic
to C
ape R
ange
(c
ited
in H
umph
reys
200
4)
Cap
e Ran
ge
Col
eopt
era
(bee
tles)
Cur
culio
nida
ePo
lydr
osin
aeM
ylloc
erus
sp. 1
M
ylloc
erus
sp. 2
^C
aves
Cap
e Ran
ge
ART
HRO
POD
ASu
bphy
lum
H
E xA
POD
A (c
ontin
ued)
Hem
ipte
ra
(true
bug
s, ho
pper
s, ap
hids
, sca
le in
sect
s, ler
ps, m
ealy
bug
s)
Mee
nopl
idae
(p
lant
hopp
er)
*Pha
cone
ura
pros
erpi
na*P
haco
neur
a sp
. I
*Pha
cone
ura
sp. 2
*?ge
n.
Cav
es; t
hose
par
ts of
cav
es th
at
cont
ain
root
syste
ms a
nd w
here
the
air i
s nea
rly sa
tura
ted
with
wat
er.
coas
tal p
lain
of C
ape
Ran
ge p
enin
sula
coas
tal p
lain
of C
ape
Ran
ge p
enin
sula
Cap
e Ran
geC
ape R
ange
Cix
iidae
(p
lant
hopp
er)
Cav
esC
ape R
ange
ART
HRO
POD
ASu
bphy
lum
C
R uST
ACEA
Mal
acos
trac
aIs
opod
a (sl
ater
s, pi
llbug
s, so
wbu
gs, w
oodl
ice)
Philo
sciid
ae*G
en. &
spp.
inde
t. >2
Cav
esco
asta
l pla
in o
f Cap
e R
ange
pen
insu
laC
ape R
ange
Oni
scid
aeG
en. &
spp.
inde
t. C
aves
Cap
e Ran
ge
* Exh
ibit
extr
eme t
rogl
omor
phie
s; th
e rem
aini
ng ta
xa a
re li
kely
to b
e res
tric
ted
to c
ave e
nviro
nmen
ts.
Gen
era i
n bo
ld a
re en
dem
ic to
the a
rea,
as a
re a
ll de
term
ined
spec
ies.
** O
nly
genu
s of S
chiz
omid
a en
dem
ic to
Aus
tral
ia.
# Fi
rst b
lind
Phal
ango
dida
e in
Aust
ralia
, tho
ugh
usua
l in
Euro
pean
cav
es.
^ M
ylloc
erus
sp. 2
is fo
und
outs
ide c
aves
.
F R O M R E E F T O R A N G ENingaloo Coast
❱
2 2 9
DMaRIne ReseaRCH CURRenTlY TaKInG PlaCe aT THe nInGaloo CoasT
TITLE PRINCIPLE RESEARCHER
INSTITUTION START DATE
END DATE
OBjECTIVES
Long term monitoring of Ningaloo Marine Park: Status of Drupella and shallow water benthic reef communities
Armstrong, Shannon
Department of Environment and Conservation
1989 ongoing Determine changes to Drupella density and percentage cover of coral communities at Ningaloo Marine Park over time.
Bills Bay Coral Recovery Research and Monitoring Project
Armstrong, Shannon
Department of Environment and Conservation
1989 ongoing Determine the recovery of corals in Bills Bay after the 1989 anoxic coral spawning event.
Broad scale fish surveys in Ningaloo Marine Park lagoon waters to assess the effectiveness of sanctuary zones for protecting exploited sub-tidal fish species
Babcock, Russ Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, university of Western Australia, Edith Cowan university
Provide an assessment of indirect effects on fish community structure from fishing activities in Ningaloo Marine Park.
Persistent organic pollutants in Southern Ocean Humpback Whales
Bengston Nash, Susan
university of queensland 2008 2010 To quantify fluctuating contaminant burdens throughout the migratory journey and associated detoxification enzymal response in neighbouring dermal layers.
Intertidal invertebrates at Ningaloo Marine Park and the effectiveness of sanctuary zones in protecting exploited species
Black, Bob university of Western Australia
Provide an assessment of indirect effects on invertebrate community structure from fishing activities in Ningaloo Marine Park.
ScenarioLab - a desktop modelling tool for managers
Boschetti, Fabio Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
To develop a modelling tool that can be used by managers/policy makers to consider the application of various management strategies in marine park management.
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using hyperspectral imagery to determine human impact (track making) on turtle nesting sites along Ningaloo coastline, WA
Bunning, Jessica Murdoch university 2008 quantify the relationship between potential turtle nesting sites and beach accessibility, determine the correlation between beach accessibility and categories of human-made roads, and evaluate the degree of human interference at different turtle nesting beaches.
Estimation and integration of socioeconomic values of human use of Ningaloo: models for recreational fishing and non-recreational fishing choices
Burton, Michael university of Western Australia, Australian National university
2006 2010 To develop an empirical model to explain choice of recreational sites and use as a basis for economic welfare and policy evaluation. To understand destination choice for users of the Ningaloo Marine Park. To estimate economic values associated with recreational fishing in the Ningaloo Marine Park through random utility models (RuMs). To estimate economic values associated with other recreational activities in the Ningaloo Marine Park through RuMs.
Creefs Project of the Census of marine life
Caley, Julian Australian Institute of Marine Science
Ningaloo Reef will serve as one reference site in the global project censusing marine life.
Sustainability of the whale shark tourism industry at Ningaloo
Catlin, James Curtin university 2006 2009 n/a
Coral associated microbes of Ningaloo Reef
Ceh, Janja Murdoch university To investigate the dynamics of coral-associated microbial communities over a one year period in Ningaloo Reef.
Population and migration of manta rays at Ningaloo Reef, WA
Cerutti, Florencia Charles Darwin university
2007 2011 To estimate manta ray population demographics and genetic structure. To define local movement, site fidelity and migratory patterns. To determine if there is genetic exchange with other populations in the Indo Pacific.
International and domestic tourist perceptions and experiences of Ningaloo
Chandler, Philippa
Curtin university To examine the experiences and attitudes of people who regularly holiday at Ningaloo Marine Park. To evaluate the potential influence of repeat visitors attitudes and values on future tourism planning in the region.
Impacts of tourism in the Ningaloo Marine Park
Chapman, kelly Edith Cowan university n/a
Assessment of coastal groundwater and linkages with Ningaloo Reef
Collins, Lindsay Curtin university 2009 To characterise the hydrological and geological aquifer system of Ningaloo including the coastal seawater/freshwater interface and pathways to the Ningaloo Reef lagoon. To develop our understanding of the behaviour of the freshwater/seawater interface in relation to seasonal, tidal and episodic events.
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Characterisation of geomorphology, growth history and surface sediments
Collins, Lindsay Curtin university 2006 2009 To characterise the coastal and seabed geomorphology of the reef system, including the deeper reserve areas offshore of the fringing reef. To characterise the surficial sediments of the shallow (lagoonal) waters. To characterise the morphology and growth history of the reef system and identify growth characteristics relevant to maintenance of marine biodiversity and climate change impacts.
qualitative modelling for sustainable tourism development
Dambacher, Jeff Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and Western Australian Marine Science Institution
2010 Develop alternative constructs of socio-economic and ecological system modelling based on patterns, processes and responses; explore the consequences of model structure and system dynamics; and facilitate stakeholder involvement in the process.
Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) for the Ningaloo Region
De la Mare, Bill Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and Western Australian Marine Science Institution
2007 2010 Develop and provide the integrated modelling and analysis for multiple use Management Strategy Evaluation of the Ningaloo region.
Resident survey of social impacts of tourism
Deery, Marg victoria university 2010 Compile information on residential views of the impacts of tourism for inclusion into the Ningaloo coast dynamic model.
Methods for monitoring the health of benthic communities
Depczynski, Martial
Australian Institute of Marine Science
2006 2010 To design parameters for a long term monitoring program for coral and fish communities in Ningaloo Marine Park addressing recruitment, and spatial and temporal replication. Provide baseline data for this program.
Stock assessment of target invertebrates
Depczynski, Martial
Australian Institute of Marine Science, university of Western Australia
2008 2010 Assess status of target species; characterise habitats associated with abundance and compare abundance in relation to human use.
Assessment of economic values of tourism
Dwyer, Larry university of New South Wales
2010 Provide an assessment of the economic value of tourism in the Ningaloo Coast area to the socio-economic tourism model.
Impact of climate variability and climate change on coastal marine ecosystem
Feng, Ming Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2011 quantify the climate variability in the Leeuwin Current physical forcing on the coastal ecosystem.
Lagoonal and cross shelf patterns in the trophic structure of demersal fish assemblages
Fitzpatrick, Ben university of Western Australia
2009 Characterise the fish biodiversity and assemblages associated with habitat types and dominant macro benthic communities in sanctuary zones and nearby comparison sites in lagoon and deeper waters of Ningaloo Marine Park northern areas.
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Assessing the resilience of corals from tropical waters
Foster, Taryn Murdoch university 2008 To assess natural variability in photosynthetic performance of reef building coral within one colony and between colonies. To assess the resilience of P. domicornis from WA tropical waters to higher sea surface temperatures predicted due to climate change, in an aquarium setting.
Species inventory database for Ningaloo deep waters
Fromont, Jane Western Australian Museum, Australian Institute of Marine Science
2010 Collect voucher specimens to form the foundation of a species inventory database for Ningaloo deeper waters.
The significance of historical collections: Ningaloo
Fromont, Jane Western Australian Museum
Database the common marine invertebrates from Ningaloo as indicated from historical collections dating back to the 1960s.
Integrated software for multiple use management strategy evaluation
Fulton, Beth Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2010 Simulate using a variety of factors including biophysical, social, assessment, monitoring and management policy for multiple use management strategy evaluation
Economic valuation of biodiversity conservation. Citizen’s non-use value for Ningaloo Reef
Gazzani, Flavio Murdoch university Estimate the benefits of the non-use values of the Ningaloo Reef and how choices may be related to socio-economic characteristics using Choice Modelling.
Australian Telemetry and Acoustic Monitoring System
Harcourt, R Integrated Marine Observing System
Initiate both a fine and broad scale acoustic curtain at several sites along the Ningaloo Marine Park to enhance research projects identifying fine and large scale movement of particles and species.
Fish biodiversity associated with habitat types in sanctuary and adjacent zones in deeper waters
Harvey, Euan Australian Institute of Marine Science
2010 Characterise the fish biodiversity associated with habitat types and dominant macro benthic communities in sanctuary zones and nearby comparison sites in waters between 20-100m depth.
Deepwater Communities at Ningaloo Reef
Heyward, Andrew Australian Institute of Marine Science
2006 2010 Assess the biodiversity value of the deeper waters seawards of the reef crest in the Ningaloo Marine Park with a focus on representativeness of sanctuary zones.
Deep water habitat types
Heyward, Andrew Australian Institute of Marine Science
2010 Characterise the habitat types and dominant macro benthic communities in sanctuary zones and nearby comparison sites in waters between 20-100m depth.
Coring of Porhytes to determine impacts of climate change
Heyward, Andrew Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Reef coral population dynamics and annual recruitment processes of spawning coral
Heyward, Andrew Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Coral reef disease - White Syndrome
Heyward, Andrew Australian Institute of Marine Science
Detect whether Ningaloo has been infected with white syndrome.
Distribution and abundance of dugongs in Ningaloo Marine Park and Exmouth Gulf
Hodgson, Amanda
James Cook university 2001 Ongoing (every 5 years)
Establish the abundance of dugong in Ningaloo Marine Park in relation to Shark Bay and Exmouth Gulf.
Movement patterns of serranids as they relate to marine park planning at Ningaloo Marine Park
How, Jason Edith Cowan university 2008 2009 To look at the movement patterns of serranid species to determine its home range, and see if an existing sanctuary zone boundaries provide adequate protection for the species from fishing activities. To examine movement of fish across reef passes and determine whether they provide a natural barrier to fish movement.
Environmental load survey of accommodation providers
Hughes, Michael Curtin university 2010 Develop a dynamic model of Ningaloo incorporating social, economic and environmental management assessment of tourism along the Ningaloo coast.
Suspension feeders and energy flow through reefs
Humphries, Stuart
university of Western Australia
2005 2009 n/a
Geographical and temporal boundaries for whales of Ningaloo
Jenner, Curt Centre for Whale Research
1997 ongoing Identify the movement and distribution patterns of humpback whales relative to the Ningaloo Marine Park.
Managing coral reefs - the importance of working with functional groups to maintain resilience
Johansson, Charlotte
James Cook university The objective is to assess potential variations within ecological functions for herbivorous populations on Ningaloo and the Great Barrier Reef, to understand how these are structured and how they contribute to the build up of resilience.
Ningaloo destination model for scenario evaluation and collaborative planning
Jones, Tod Curtin university 2010 Develop a dynamic model of Ningaloo incorporating social, economic and environmental management assessment of tourism along the Ningaloo coast.
An assessment of likely dispersal patterns for marine organisms based on hydrodynamic and population genetic models
keesing, John Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2006 2010 The distribution of genetic structure throughout the WA range of two (or more) widespread urchin species with differing reproductive and larval biology and contrasting dispersal potential will be characterised using DNA sequence information.
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Sustainability of the wilderness experience: a case study in environmental stewardship
kingham, A Curtin university 2005 n/a
Hyperspectral mapping - Habitats
kobryn, Halina Murdoch university 2006 2009 Develop a high resolution characterisation of the reef and shallow water habitats of the Ningaloo Marine Park that will provide the basis for future multiple use management and planning.
Temperature profiles of sea turtle nesting beaches in Western Australia
kuchling, Gerald university of Western Australia, Department of Environment and Conservation
2004 2007 Provide an overview of temperature variation at sea turtle nesting beaches and allow rough estimates of sex ratio variations according to published male and female producing temperatures for the different species.
The trophic ecology of the grazing sea urchin (Echinometra mathaei) within Ningaloo Marine Park: comparing the effects of different closure regimes on urchin distribution and trophodynamics
Langdon, Mark Murdoch university To add to our understanding of coral reef ecology, in particular the role of sea urchins.
Sustainable camping along the Ningaloo coast: how campsite location, facilities and activities influence environmental impacts
Lewis, Anna Curtin university 2008 2011 Assess campsite environmental impacts, and determine how impacts vary between sites. Assess the average level of waste, water and energy consumption per camper and how waste is disposed of. Assess camper activities and determine influence on campsite selection. Develop indicators to assist in future monitoring of campsite environmental impacts. Identify whether camping on the beach or dunes create the least environmental impact and determine suitability of campsite locations.
ElfSim Little, Rich Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2010 Assess the impact of existing zonal management strategies on key target fish species and biodiversity using background data and knowledge currently held or being gathered.
Nutrient limitation and impact of nutrient enrichment on arid zone mangroves
Lovelock, Cath university of queensland 1999 understand the degree of connectivity between the terrestrial environment and estuaries in the arid tropics of Australia.
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Hydrodynamics of Fringing Reef Systems
Lowe, Ryan university of Western Australia
2007 2009 Develop a model that will predict circulation on reefs and other similar coastal systems for the Ningaloo Reef, providing insight into various ecological processes that are linked to hydrodynamics and threatening processes.
Hydrodynamic control of nutrient uptake and reef metabolism using a portable flume mesocosm at Ningaloo Reef
Lowe, Ryan university of Western Australia
2009 To conduct process-based experiments to study the impact of key physical parameters (water motion, light, temperature) on nutrient uptake by reef communities at Ningaloo.
Benthic productivity and calcification on Ningaloo Reef: role of oceanic forcing and response to climate change
Lowe, Ryan university of Western Australia
2007 2009 n/a
Stock assessment of spangled emperor
Marriott, Ross Department of Fisheries To assess spangled emperor stock in Ningaloo Marine Park for integrated fisheries management of the Gascoyne bioregion.
Sand temperature data loggers in turtle nesting beaches
Mawson, Peter queensland 2008 To gather data on sand temperature over time at turtle nesting beaches.
The policy relevance of Choice Modelling: an application to Ningaloo Marine Park
McCartney, Abbie university of Western Australia
2007 2010 Investigate the suitability of Choice Modelling (CM) as a tool for valuing marine parks and coral reefs using Ningaloo Marine Park as a case study. Investigate the differences between traditional and non-market valuation payment vehicles and tax reallocation using CM for an environmental good. Contribute towards determining the policy relevance of CM.
High resolution data on cross shelf bathymetry and sediment facies
McCauley, Rob Curtin university, Australian Institute of Marine Science
2010 Improve the understanding of the biophysical domain via high resolution data on cross shelf bathymetry and distribution of sediment facies.
Passive acoustics off Exmouth, whales and fish
McCauley, Rob Curtin university, Centre for Water Research
2000 To gather information on marine mammal presence and movement patterns on the north west shelf.
Economic and social aspects of recreational fishing in WA
McElroy, Seamus university of Western Australia
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Trophic ecology of Manta Rays within lagoonal systems of the Ningaloo Marine Park
McGregor, Frazer Coral Bay Progress Assoc., Department of Environment and Conservation, North West Research Association, Murdoch university university
2007 2009 Investigate the tropic links between manta rays and the Ningaloo reef using mark recapture studies and assessing primary production.
Whale sharks, migration and ecology, movements and behaviour of whale sharks with use of acoustic, satellite, PAT, critter cam and genetic tagging.
Meekan, Mark Australian Institute of Marine Science, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2006 Determine movement and behaviour of Whale Sharks - part of the Whale Shark Management Program.
Herbivorous fish of Ningaloo
Michael, Peter Edith Cowan university 2010 qualitatively characterise species specific algal-herbivore interactions across reef habitats.
using the past to understand the future: the effects of climate change on regional diversity patterns of coralline algae
Moore, P university of queensland Investigate the regional effects of climatic warming on the community composition and biogeographic range of crutose coralline algae along a 12 degree latitudinal gradient of Western Australia’s coral reefs.
Whale sharks Norman, Brad Ecooceans ongoing Collect baseline data on whale sharks at Ningaloo Marine Park by photo identification, whale shark sex and size, deployment of data logging tags and collection of plankton samples to determine whale shark prey items.
Ecological effects of climate change on regional diversity patterns of WA coral reefs
Pandolfi, John university of queensland n/a
Characterisation and modelling of oceanographic processes in Ningaloo Reef and adjacent waters
Pattiaratchi, Chari university of Western Australia
2007 2010 Develop the capacity to numerically simulate waves, currents, sediment transport and particle dispersion in a shallow complex reef environment over temporal and spatial scales.
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Transient coastal upwelling along Western Australia: the dynamics of the Ningaloo Current system
Pattiaratchi, Chari university of Western Australia
2009 2011 The principal aim of this project is to conduct the first detailed study into the dynamics of coastal upwelling along the North West Cape by: 1) characterising the spatial and temporal variability of upwelling at Ningaloo through field experiments 2) Develop a three-dimensional circulation model of the Ningaloo region 3) use the model to develop suitable parameterizations to predict the meteorological and oceanic conditions responsible for generating upwelling (including annual frequency, duration and cumulative effects over seasons 4) apply the numerical model to assess the role of upwelling on the overall cross shelf exchange of material between Ningaloo and offshore, and investigate how these exchange processes may be affected by forecasted climate related changes to regional meteorological and oceanic forcing.
SERPENT: Scientific and Environmental ROv Partnership using Existing Industrial Technology
Pattiaratchi, Chari university of Sydney, university of Western Australia, university of Wollongong, university of Technology Sydney, Woodside, Santos, Chevron
International project in collaboration with oil and gas industry to undertake deep-sea research using ROv technology.
West Australian Integrated Marine Observation System
Pattiaratchi, Charitha
university of Western Australia
The WA component of Integrated Marine Observing System, real time monitoring concentrated along the Jurien-Cape Peron coastal stretch and 3 long term reference sites; Dampier, Rottnest and Esperance.
Turtle tagging program
Prince, Bob Department of Environment and Conservation
Long term monitoring program of marine turtle nesting populations in the Ningaloo Marine Park.
Economic strategies for disaster risk-reduction in coastal areas: a case study of Exmouth Gulf
Roberts, Rebecca Murdoch university 2007 To assess the socio-economics of vulnerability on communities who live in the coastal area of Exmouth.
Role of science in managing the impacts of wildlife tourism
Rodger, k Murdoch university, Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre
2006 n/a
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The use of hyperspectral imagery in detecting linkages between marine sediment and terrestrial soil types in the Cape Range Peninsula
Rouillard, Denis Murdoch university 2008 Produce a classification of distinct soil and sediment types within the Osprey Sanctuary Zone.
Production and transport of particulate matter in a regional current system
Rousseaux, Cecile university of Western Australia
To quantify the mechanisms governing the amount of offshore primary production that crosses the continental shelf off Ningaloo Reef to contact the reef front, ultimately entering the Reef via wave-driven lagoon circulation.
Establishing a high magnitude wave event at Coral Bay and the response of the adjacent coral reef ecosystem
Scheffers, Anja Marie
Southern Cross university
2008 2008 Establish the time and mechanism for mechanical destruction and investigate the influence of large scale mechanical destruction on the adjacent coral communities and coral reef system of Coral Bay.
Modelling whale shark distribution
Sleeman, J Charles Darwin university
2004 2007 n/a
Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks and rays
Stevens, John Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Department of Fisheries
2007 2009 Characterise shark and ray diversity and abundance in the reserves and support development of management targets for them.
Range and habitats of whale sharks in the Eastern Indian Ocean
Stewart, Brent Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australian Institute of Marine Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2005 2008 Document the seasonal movements and habitat use of whale sharks at Ningaloo Marine Park between March and June using satellite tags.
NREP Client outreach
Symes, Geoff Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2010 Integrate the Western Australian Marine Science Institution and Cluster research and ensure implementation of outcomes through relevant stakeholders.
Hydrodynamic processes in the Ningaloo Reef System
Taebi, Soheila university of Western Australia
2010 To develop hydrodynamic models of circulation in lagoon areas of Ningaloo Marine Park.
The influence of place attachment on the management of marine parks and their hinterlands
Tonge, Joanna Murdoch university To measure and understand visitor attachment to the Ningaloo Marine Park. To use this information to better inform management and development.
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Reef connectivity and conservation: an empirical and theoretical synthesis
Treml, Eric Anton university of queensland 2008 2011 Evaluate connectivity (larvae dispersal) between reefs in the Coral Triangle and the Great Barrier Reef using physical and genetic methods. use this information to predict the impact of climate change on connections among reefs to prioritise their conservation.
Conservation of the endangered loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta): health assessment and hatching success of Western Australian populations
Trocini, S. Murdoch university, Department of Environment and Conservation
2007 To identify and quantify various biotic and abiotic risk factors that reduce hatching success of loggerhead turtles.
Mapping geomorphology and sedimentary environments for conserving marine biodiversity of the Ningaloo marine park
Twiggs, Emily Curtin university 2009 To characterise the coastal and seabed geomorphology of the reef system, including the deeper reserve areas offshore of the fringing reef. To characterise the surficial sediments of the shallow (lagoonal) waters.
Investigating the importance, diversity and host specificity of photosynthetic symbionts in marine sponges from tropical and temperate regions
usher, kayley Department of Environment and Conservation/university of Western Australia
2008 2010 Determine the percentage of photosynthetic sponges on temperate and tropical reefs, the diversity of photosynthetic symbionts of sponges, the biogeography of symbiont classes, the abundance of symbiont classes and the range of host sponges.
Habitats and Biodiversity of Ningaloo Reef lagoon
van keulen, Mike Murdoch university, Curtin university, university of queensland
2006 2010 Provide comprehensive information on habitats and biodiversity in the Ningaloo Marine Park. qualitatively and quantitatively describe the biodiversity values of selected areas of the reef in relationship to the bio-physical environment, patterns of reef use and access from land, linking these with physical and biological surrogates to enable specific biodiversity values to be applied across the Ningaloo Marine Park. Identify hot spots and develop an understanding of the environmental and habitat factors that explain the distribution of these hotspots.
Biodiversity - soft corals, macroalgae, macro invertebrates
van keulen, Mike Murdoch university Provide comprehensive information on habitats and biodiversity with a focus on sponges, soft coral and macroalgae.
Seagrasses and macroalgae of Ningaloo
van keulen, Mike Murdoch university 2002 n/a
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Assessment of trophic cascade effects
verges, Adriana Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Edith Cowan university
2009 Provide an assessment of indirect effects on benthic community structure from fishing activities in Ningaloo Marine Park.
The biological oceanography of Ningaloo Reef: coastal plankton as a food source for the reef. Assessing the vulnerability of Ningaloo Marine Park to pollution.
Waite, Anya university of Western Australia
2006 n/a
A study of hatching success and sea turtle health in Western Australia
Warren, kristin Murdoch university 2006 2009 Determine disease prevalence, health risk factors, causes of mortality, and factors influencing hatching success in three sea turtle species.
Southern Surveyor voyage
Williams, Alan Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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Social and economic assessment of tourism along the Ningaloo Coast: a dynamic modelling approach (Socio-economics of tourism)
Wood, David Cooperative Research Centre, Curtin university, Edith Cowan university, Murdoch university
2006 2009 Develop a dynamic model of Ningaloo incorporating social, economic and environmental management assessment of tourism along the Ningaloo coast. Assess the social-economic implications of tourism to the Ningaloo coast. use the model to investigate the impacts of different tourism and development scenarios on the economy, communities and environments of Ningaloo and its surrounding regions.
Continuation of long term survey of visitation
Wood, David Curtin university n/a
Trophic ecology of coral reefs: the role of oceanographic-to-organism scale processes in trophodynamics and benthic-pelagic coupling
Wyatt, Alex university of Western Australia
Link benthic ecology and biological oceanography to elucidate the extent and mechanisms by which coral reefs are nutritionally linked to the surrounding pelagic environment and susceptible to its alteration.