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Figure WAT16 Number of bird species breeding, 1983–2014

2016
Inland water
Graph

(c) breeding species richness, Eastern Australia Waterbird Survey results, 1983–2015 (c) breeding species richness, Eastern Australia Waterbird Survey results, 1983–2015 Number of species breeding 198325 198426 198512 198615 198713 198819 198925...

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Figure WAT10 Distribution of arrowhead

2016
Inland water
Pressures
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Atlas of Living Australia; used under CC BY 3.0 AU Figure WAT10    Distribution of arrowhead Pests and invasive species

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Figure WAT 11 Distribution of water hyacinth

2016
Inland water
Pressures
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Atlas of Living Australia; used under CC BY 3.0 AU Figure WAT 11    Distribution of water hyacinth Pests and invasive species

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Figure WAT12 Rainfall deciles 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 WAT12    Rainfall deciles for the Lake Eyre Basin, January 201 Water flows and levels

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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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Figure WAT14 Principal hydrogeology of Australia

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Bureau of Meteorology Groundwater Insight Figure WAT14    Principal hydrogeology of Australia Groundwater resources

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Figure WAT15 Extract of the ecosystem health report card for the Theresa catchment in the Queensland Fitzroy Basin, 2014

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Fitzroy Partnership for River Health (n.d.) Figure WAT15     Extract of the ecosystem health report card for the Theresa catchment in the Queensland Fitzroy Basin, 2014 Water quality

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Figure MAR17 Number of cargo ships involved in coastal or international voyages that made port calls in Australia

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Graph

Increase in the number of cargo ships involved in coastal or international voyages that made port calls in Australia Increase in the number of cargo ships involved in coastal or international voyages that made port calls in Australia Number of Vessels 1998-99...

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Figure BIO5 Threatened species richness across Australia

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Note: Urban areas are outlined in black. Cities shown in greater detail in boxes are (a) Perth, (b) Brisbane and (c) Melbourne. Source: Dr Pia Lentini, University of Melbourne, used under CC BY NC using data supplied by the Australian...

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Figure WAT1 Australian drainage divisions

2016
Inland water
Introduction
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source:  Topographic drainage divisions and river regions; © Commonwealth of Australia (Bureau of Meteorology) 2016 Figure WAT1    Australian drainage divisions Australia’s water resources

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Pressures affecting the marine environment 2016

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
At a glance

At a glanceAustralia’s marine environment is experiencing pressures from a wide range of sources that affect its habitats, communities, species and ecosystem functioning to varying degrees. With many pressures affecting the marine environment and its inhabitants at any one time, it can be...

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State and trends of the marine environment 2016

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
At a glance

At a glanceReporting on the current state and recent trends of the biological and ecological components of Australia’s marine environment is highly variable across Australia’s marine estate, and is often inadequate for robust assessment. There are few coordinated, sustained monitoring...

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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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Marine oil and gas exploration and production

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Marine Temperate East Marine South West Marine North Marine North West Marine South...

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Marine renewable energy generation

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures The marine renewable energy industry is an emerging industry globally. Ocean energy technologies and devices (e.g. offshore wind farms, wave energy generators) are being developed...

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Marine vessel activity

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Great Barrier Reef International vessels International vessels operating in Australian waters mainly comprise large cargo carriers, but may also include...

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Dumped wastes

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Marine North West By volume, dredging contributes the largest pressure associated with dumped wastes (not including marine debris, toxins, pesticides and...

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Sustainability and sector management

2016
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Managing for externalities Climate variability and longer-term change Australia is a...

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Figure BIO1 Global biodiversity hotspots and World Heritage Areas in Australia

2016
Biodiversity
Introduction
Map

Download 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: Critical Ecosystem...

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Box MAR5 National assessment of shallow reefs

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Case Study

The Reef Life Survey, supported by the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Programme, is using standardised monitoring methodology to provide a national assessment of shallow rocky and coral reef biodiversity (in waters less than 25 metres deep) around...

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Box MAR7 White shark

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Case Study

The white shark (Carcharodon carcharias; also known as great white shark or white pointer) is a large, globally distributed apex predator, and one of the few shark species that have been definitively identified as responsible for human fatalities in Australia. It is a target...

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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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6 Marine environment | 7 Outlook for the marine environment

2011
Marine environment
Outlook
At a glance

At a glanceAustralia's oceans and coastal marine ecosystems are overall in good condition and have experienced only gradual decline, although there are many coastal areas where conditions are already poor or very poor. Indeed, some of the world’s worst examples of impacts from pollution can...

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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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Pressures affecting the marine environment

2011
Marine environment
Pressures
At a glance

At a glanceThe Australian marine environment is experiencing a broad range of pressures that affect the quality of habitats, species and environmental health. The main pressures are in coastal areas, particularly in sheltered enclosed bays, estuaries and lagoons, where removal of land-based...

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Aquaculture facilities

2011
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania East Coast   Australia’s sheltered coastal waters are increasingly being considered as providing important opportunities for...

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Shipping and associated infrastructure

2011
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Pressures   The shipping industry, with its associated substantial infrastructure (ports, harbours, shipping lanes, coastal support), is the major transportation link between Australia and other...

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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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Marine biodiversity

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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