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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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State and trends in indicators of marine ecosystem health

2016, 2011
Marine environment
State and trends
Assessment summary

This assessment summary has changed since 2011 This assessment summary combines ecological processes, physical...

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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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Pressures facing aquatic ecosystems

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Pressures In this report, we describe pressures facing biodiversity in general. However, pressures facing aquatic ecosystems are described in detail in the Coasts (coastal and estuarine ecosystems),...

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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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Figure MAR34 Timeseries of the abundance of harmful algae (a) Pseudo Nitzcshia spp.

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Graph

(a) Time series of the abundance of harmful algae, Pseudo-nitzschia species Time series of the abundance of harmful algae, Pseudo-nitzschia species DarwinEsperanceKangaroo IslandMaria IslandNingalooNorth Stradbroke IslandPort HackingRottnestYongala 15/01/20090...

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State and trends of indicators of marine ecosystem health: Ecologial processes

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

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

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Figure MAR34 Timeseries of the abundance of harmful algae (b) Dinophysis spp.

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Graph

(b) Time series of the abundance of the harmful algae, Dinophsysis spp. Time series of the abundance of the harmful algae, Dinophsysis spp. DarwinEsperanceKangaroo IslandMaria IslandNingalooNorth Stradbroke IslandPort HackingRottnestYongala 27/06/201100.02550....

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Figure MAR9 a Expansion in the distribution of Noctiluca scintillans, 1860–2015

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset CPR = continuous plankton recorder; IMOS = Integrated Marine Observing System; NRS = National Reference StationSource: Richardson et al. (2015) Figure MAR9    a) Expansion in the distribution of Noctiluca scintillans, 1860–2015 Climate...

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6 Marine environment | 6 Risks to the marine environment

2011
Marine environment
Risks
At a glance

At a glanceThe main risks to the future of the marine environment are from the impacts of climate change—mainly increased temperature, ocean acidification and sea level changes. The interaction of these with the legacy effects of past poor management practices, and with the existing...

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6 Marine environment | 2 Current state and trends

2011
Marine environment
State and trends
At a glance

At a glanceMarine biodiversity overall is in good condition, but nationally there are a number of areas on the coast, continental shelf and upper slope where the condition of some elements of biodiversity is very poor, as a result of the effects of specific human activities. Condition...

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State and trends of pests, introduced species, diseases and algal blooms

2011
Marine environment
State and trends
Assessment summary

This assessment summary has changed in 2016 The new 2016 assessment summary combines ecological processes, physical...

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State and trends of the national marine environment

2011
Marine environment
State and trends
Assessment summary

This assessment summary has changed in 2016 The new 2016 assessment summary combines ecological processes, physical...

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Resilience of marine systems

2011
Marine environment
Resilience
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Resilience Marine populations wax and wane over time. This natural variation is caused by the natural environmental drivers of change, such as differences in conditions between seasons and years...

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Catchment run-off and land-based sources of pollution

2011
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Pressures Great Barrier Reef Marine Coral Sea   Coastal habitats are susceptible to many impacts that arise from the adjacent lands, and from...

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Marine ecosystem health

2011
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Marine environment State and trends Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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