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Overview of state and trends of the marine environment

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Marine environment State and trends Great Barrier Reef Marine North Marine North West Marine South East Marine...

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Figure WAT9 Observed extent of eastern gambusia, 2016 (number of records)

2016
Inland water
Pressures
Map

Interact with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Source: Atlas of Living Australia; used under CC BY 3.0 AU Figure WAT9    Observed extent of eastern gambusia, 2016 (number of records) Pests and invasive species

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Recent climate

2016
Inland water
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Inland water Pressures South East Coast South West Coast South Australian Gulf North Western Plateau Murray...

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Air toxics

2016
Ambient air quality
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Ambient air quality State and trends North East Coast South Western Plateau Tasmania Greater Brisbane Greater...

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Jurisdictions covered

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Introduction Indian Ocean Australia’s marine environment is part of the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Southern Ocean. It covers a diversity of seascapes and...

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Marine regions

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Introduction Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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Climate and system variability

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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Climate change

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East Coast Marine South East...

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Commercial and recreational fishing

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine Temperate East Great Barrier Reef Marine South East Indian Ocean...

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Figure BLT44 Number of households with a rainwater tank, by jurisdiction, 2007, 2010 and 2013

2016
Built environment
State and trends
Graph

Number of households with a rainwater tank, by jurisdiction, 2007, 2010, 2013 Number of households with a rainwater tank, by jurisdiction, 2007, 2010, 2013 200720102013 Victoria331.5621.2647.3 Queensland345.423621.303613.2849 New South Wales422.2234479....

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Increased sea levels

2016
Built environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Built environment Pressures South West Coast South Australian Gulf North East Coast Greater Brisbane Greater...

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Atmosphere

2016
Coasts
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Coasts Pressures Greater Brisbane Great Barrier Reef Greater Sydney Indian Ocean Airborne emissions Australia’s...

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Figure BIO1 Global biodiversity hotspots and World Heritage Areas in Australia

2016
Biodiversity
Introduction
Map

Interact with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Note: Heard and McDonald Islands, Lord Howe Island Group and Macquarie Island are not shown.The Australian Fossil Mammal Site is a serial listing with sites at Naracoorte in South Australia and Riversleigh in Queensland Source:...

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Figure LAN18 Estimated lime application in Western Australia to treat acidifying soils, 2004–16

2016
Land
State and trends
Graph

Agricultural lime sales in Western Australia, 2004–2016 Agricultural lime sales in Western Australia, 2004–2016 Western australian agricultural lime sales figures ('000 tonne) 2004210 2005286 2006322 2007396 2008474 2009589 2010539 2011618...

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Box BLT8 Water quality in Western Australian remote communities

2016
Built environment
State and trends
Case Study

Around 15 per cent of Western Australia’s (WA’s) Aboriginal population, or 11,400 people, live in 274 remote communities across the state. Three-quarters of these communities are permanent, with the rest seasonally or occasionally occupied. An agreement between the Australian...

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State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Marine environment State and trends Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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State and trends of marine biodiversity: Quality of habitats and communities

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Marine environment State and trends Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East...

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The Southern Ocean

2011
Antarctic environment
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Antarctic environment State and trends Indian Ocean Antarctica The Southern Ocean is the only ocean that encircles the globe uninhibited by land masses. It flows...

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Recent climate

2011
Inland water
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Inland water Pressures South West Coast Murray Darling Indian Ocean   Assessing the state of inland water environments in 2011 is difficult...

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Water quality

2011
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast South Australian Gulf North Western Plateau...

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Pressures from livestock production

2011
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Biodiversity Pressures North Western Plateau South Western Plateau Timor Sea Lake Eyre Indian Ocean...

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Climate research

2011
Climate
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Climate State and trends Murray Darling Indian Ocean Variability and extremes of weather are key characteristics of Australia’s climate. Australian scientists are...

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The jurisdictions

2011
Marine environment
Introduction
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Introduction Indian Ocean Antarctica Australia’s marine environment extends from the landward limit of marine waters (which, in many places, is...

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Structure of the oceans

2011
Marine environment
Introduction
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Introduction Tasmania East Coast Indian Ocean Australia is heavily influenced by four major ocean currents (Figure 6.4...

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Rainfall

2011
Climate
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Climate State and trends Murray Darling Tasmania Greater Darwin Indian Ocean From 1970 to 2010, total annual...

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