| detection of ostreid herpesvirus 1 microvariant dna in aquatic invertebrate species, sediment and other samples collected from the georges river estuary, new south wales, australia. | ostreid herpesvirus 1 microvariants (oshv-1) present a serious threat to the australian crassostrea gigas industry. of great concern is the propensity for mortality due to the virus recurring each season in farmed oysters. however, the source of the virus in recurrent outbreaks remains unclear. reference strain ostreid herpesvirus 1 (oshv-1 ref) and other related variants have been detected in several aquatic invertebrate species other than c. gigas in europe, asia and the usa. the aim of this s ... | 2017 | 28117303 |
| distribution and localised effects of the invasive ascidian didemnum perlucidum (monniot 1983) in an urban estuary. | didemnid ascidians are notorious marine invaders, fouling infrastructure in many ecosystems globally. however, there have been few reports of direct interactions with native species in their natural environment. the invasive colonial ascidian didemnum perlucidum was discovered in the swan river estuary (western australia) growing on the native seagrass halophila ovalis. given the known effects of other related didemnum species it was expected that d. perlucidum could adversely affect the seagras ... | 2016 | 27144600 |
| response of the hairy mussel trichomya hirsuta to sediment-metal contamination in the presence of a bioturbator. | the accumulation of metals in tissue compartments of bivalve biomonitors is expected to reflect the phases in which metals are most bioavailable. in concurrent field and laboratory experiments we measured zn, cd and pb concentrations in the gills and digestive glands of mussels exposed to sediments from lake macquarie in nsw, australia. mussels in the laboratory were also exposed to the bioturbating gastropod batillaria australis. zn, cd and pb concentrations in gills and digestive glands of mus ... | 2014 | 25249255 |