Operation Wallacea

Indonesia Marine Research: Marine Invertebrates
Publications
De Grave, S. and Anker, A. (Accepted for publication 2009) A new species of Periclimenes Costa from Utila, Honduras (Crustacea, Decapoda, Pontoniinae) Bell, J.J. (2007) Contrasting patterns of species and functional composition of coral reef sponge assemblages. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 339: 73-81. Bennett, W., Sandberg, J and Smith, D. J. (In review) Size-related shifts in oxygen uptake of Common Mudskipper (Periophthalmus kalolo) and its role in microhabitat selection. Copeia Scaps, P. & Denis, V. (In press). Association between the scallop Pedum spondyloideum (Bivalvia, Pteriomorphia, Pectinidae) and scleractinian corals from the Wakatobi Marine National Park (SE Sulawesi, Indonesia). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Bell, J. (2006). The use of volunteers for conducting sponge biodiversity assessments and monitoring using a morphological approach on Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Aquatic conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst.16: 1-13. Schuwerack, P-M. M., Barnes, R. S. K., Underwood, G. J. C. & Jones, P. W. (2006). Gender and species differences in sentinel crab (Macrophthalmus) feeding on an Indonesian mudflat. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 26: 119-123. Wilson, N. G. (2005). Site Fidelity of Mariametrid crinoids (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) in southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Coral Reefs 24: 99-101. Bell, J. & Smith, D. (2004). Ecology of sponges (Porifera) in the Wakatobi region, south-east Sulawesi, Indonesia: richness and abundance. Journal of Molecular Biology. 84: 4646/1-11. Weis, J. & Weis, P. (2004). Behavior of four species of fiddler crabs, genus Uca, in South-east Sulawesi. Hydrobiologia 523: 47-58. Bell, J. J. and Smith, D. (2004). Ecology of sponges (Porifera) in the Wakatobi region, south-eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia: richness and abundance. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. 84: 4646/1 - 11. De Grave, S. & Moosa, M.K. (In Press) A new species of the enigmatic shrimp genus Pseudocheles (Decapoda: Bresiliidae) from Sulawesi (Indonesia) with the designation of a new family Pseudochilidae. Crustacean Research Smith, D. J. Ardisastra, A. and Budianto, A. (in prep). The abundance, size distribution and natural recruitment potential of giant clam species of the Wakatobi Marine National Park (SE Sulawesi, Indonesia). Coral reefs. Billings, V.C. Sullivan, M. & Vine, H. (2000) Sighting of Thysanoteuthis rhombus egg mass in Indonesian waters and observations on embryonic development. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. 80: 1139-1140.

Reports
Turner, L. (2003). The Chelidonura tsurgensis species complex - does reproductive isolation occur? Day, R. (2002). The distribution, abundance and feeding behaviour of Bohadschia graeffei, a non-exploited Holothuroidean. 2002. Comparison of the abundance, size composition and distribution of Giant Clams in exploited and non-exploited areas. 2002. The distribution and abundance of Protoreaster nodulosus. 2002. Abundance, size composition and habitat selection of giant clams. 2001. Biodiversity, abundance and factors affecting distribution of Opisthobranchs. 2001. Relationship between the distribution of Opisthobranchs with hard and soft corals. 2001. Habitat usage and genetic variability in Synaptula species. 2001. Relationship between coral and Opisthobranch distributin. 2001. Godfrey, S. (2001). Factors affecting nudibranch diversity in the Wakatobi marine national park. 2000. Sea Cucumbers. 2000. Density, distribution and feeding behaviour of an intertidal Chiritoda sp. 2000. The Caridean shrimp fauna of the Wakatobi. 2000. Species inventory of Opisthobranchs. 2000. A comparison of feeding behaviour and radula morphology in Nudibranchs. 2000. Opisthobranch Fauna. 1999. Sullivan M. Summary of marine species recorded 1995 - 1999 in the Tukangbesi. 1999. Moore, A. (1997) A Review of the Taxonomy of the Holothurian species recorded from South and South-East Sulawesi..

Dissertations
Paull, K. (2005). The Influence of a No fishing Area on the Abundance and Diversity of Sea Urchins in the Seagrass, Wakatobi Marine National Park, Indonesia. Hale, R. (2005). Adundance, associations and distribution of Spirobranchius and Sabellastrea. Hervas-Avila, S. (2005). Sea Urchins: a dichotomy of a sustainable food source and an ecological threat. Floyd, A. (2005). Shell utilisation by hermit crabs and associated epibionts. Crosthwaite-Eyre, E. (2004). Distribution, abundance and habitat selection by Coconut crab. Grilli, M. 2004. Visual ecology of fiddler and sentinel crabs. Hunt, G. 2004. Ecological relationship between mud skippers and fiddler crabs. Randall, L. A. (2003). The Distribution, Abundance and Shell Size Selection Behaviour of Two Intertidal Species of Hermit Crab on the Island of Hoga, Indonesia