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Pressures affecting inland water environments

2016, 2011
Inland water
Pressures
Assessment summary

Inland water Pressures Changing land use and managementWater resource developmentRecent climatePests and invasive speciesRecent climatePests and invasive species South East CoastSouth West CoastSouth Australian GulfNorth Western...

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State and trends of inland water ecological processes and key species populations

2016, 2011
Inland water
State and trends
Assessment summary

Inland water State and trends Ecological processes and species populations South East CoastSouth West CoastNorth Western PlateauMurray DarlingNorth East CoastSouth Western PlateauTasmaniaTimor SeaLake Eyre...

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State and trends of water quality

2016, 2011
Inland water
State and trends
Assessment summary

Inland water State and trends Water qualityWater quality South East CoastSouth West CoastSouth Australian GulfNorth Western PlateauMurray DarlingNorth East CoastSouth Western PlateauTasmaniaTimor SeaLake Eyre...

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Figure BIO4a Forest conversion in Australia, 1973-2014 (a) overall trends in first time forest conversion and re-clearing

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Graph

a Forest conversion in Australia, 1973-2014 (a) overall trends in first time forest conversion and re-clearing Forest conversion in Australia, 1973-2014 (a) overall trends in first time forest conversion and re-clearing Re-clearingFirst time clearing 1973560...

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State and trends of inland water environments 2016

2016
Inland water
State and trends
At a glance

At a glanceOnline availability of flow data and water resources information has increased substantially since 2011, including: various state-based data portals a national repository with flow and other data for more than 3400 sites a national set of 222 long-term, high-quality reference...

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Figure WAT13 Monthly streamflow for the Lake Eyre Basin, January 2016

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source:  Monthly Water Update; © Commonwealth of Australia (Bureau of Meteorology) 2016 Figure WAT13    Monthly streamflow for the Lake Eyre Basin, January 2016 Water flows and levels

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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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Pests and invasive species

2016
Inland water
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Inland water Pressures Tasmania Lake Eyre SoE 2011 provided information on the pressure of invasive species, including cane toads (Rhinella marina, formerly Bufo...

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Water flows and levels

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania...

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Groundwater resources

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast South Australian Gulf North Western Plateau...

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Water quality

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania...

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Ecological processes and species populations

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Lake Eyre...

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Climate change

2016
Inland water
Risks
Report Content

2016 Inland water Risks South East Coast South Australian Gulf North Western Plateau Murray Darling North East Coast...

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Figure BIO19 Cumulative historical extinctions of Australian mammal species

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Graph

Cumulative historical extinctions of Australian mammal species, 1790–2010 Cumulative historical extinctions of Australian mammal species, 1790–2010 Cumulative number of extinct mammal species 17900 18000 18100 18200 18300 18401 18503 18605...

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Figure BIO26 Number of fish species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2016 Figure BIO26 Number of fish species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in...

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Freshwater species and ecosystems

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Australian Capital Territory Lake Eyre...

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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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Heritage: 2011–16 in context

2016
Heritage
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Heritage Introduction Tasmania Timor Sea Great Barrier Reef Lake Eyre The SoE 2011 'Heritage' chapter concluded that...

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Pressures on natural heritage

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Heritage Pressures Lake Eyre Our terrestrial and marine natural heritage is susceptible to the general pressures arising from climate change outlined above, as well as some of the...

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Figure LAN19 Estimated lime application on agricultural land in South Australia, 1998–2016

2016
Land
State and trends
Graph

Agricultural lime application in South Australia, 1998 - 2016 Agricultural lime application in South Australia, 1998 - 2016 Estimated lime use ('000 tonnes) 1998-199992 1999-2000116 2000-2001129 2001-02141 2002-03139 2003-04131 2004-05126 2005-...

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Figure LAN33 Density distribution of feral camels across their range in Australia, with aerial survey areas marked by hatching, 2013

2016
Land
Effectiveness of management
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Note. Hatching indicates aerial survey areas Source: © Northern Territory Department of the Environment and Natural Resources, all rights reserved, as published in McGregor et al. (2013) Figure LAN33 Density distribution of feral camels...

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Land: 2011–16 in context

2016
Land
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Land Introduction North East Coast Tasmania Lake Eyre The past 5 years has seen an ongoing relaxation of the effects of the millennium...

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Climate change–induced pressures

2016
Land
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Land Pressures South East Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Lake Eyre Our...

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Box LAN15 Developing the north

2016
Land
Outlook
Case Study

Strong engagement with Indigenous communities in developing northern Australia (Australian Government 2015c) is crucial, in light of the increasing number of formal agreements and rights these communities are establishing on land and water; their presence on, and connection and...

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Box BIO8 The central rock-rat

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Case Study

The central rock-rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) is a medium-sized (body mass 70–150 grams) native rodent (family Muridae) that is endemic to the mountain ranges and adjacent foothills of arid central Australia. The action plan for Australian mammals 2012 recommends an upgrade to its...

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Figure BIO4b Forest conversion in Australia 2, 1973-2014 (b) percentage of all forest conversion (Australia wide) that was reclearing; and the percentage of all first time forest conversion that occurred in Qld

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Graph

b Forest conversion in Australia, 1973-2014 (b) percentage of all forest conversion (Australia wide) that was reclearing; and the percentage of all first time forest conversion that occurred in Qld Forest conversion in Australia, 1973-2014 (b) percentage of all...

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Box LAN11 Australian Feral Camel Management Project

2016
Land
Effectiveness of management
Case Study

Camels (Camelus dromedarius) were introduced to Australia from 1840, and, by 2008, an estimated 1 million camels were roaming the central arid lands of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland. Major impacts are damage to native vegetation and...

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Identification: Listing Jurisdictions

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Timor Sea...

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Condition and Integrity: Types of Heritage

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Heritage State and trends Timor Sea Greater Adelaide Lake Eyre This section examines the condition and integrity of Australian heritage...

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Ecological processes and species populations

2011
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast Murray Darling Tasmania Timor Sea...

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