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Overview of resilience of inland water

2016
Inland water
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Inland water Resilience Murray Darling Since 2011, environmental flows (managed freshwater flows in natural water systems, designed to maintain aquatic ecosystems) have contributed to the...

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Resilience of inland water environments 2016

2016
Inland water
Resilience
At a glance

At a glanceA challenge in assessing resilience of inland water environments is recognising resilience when it occurs, especially because Australian ecosystems have developed to be both resistant and resilient. We can contribute to resilience by reducing extreme and detrimental ecosystem...

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Terrestrial ecosystems and communities

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Australian Capital Territory The Interim...

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Marine environment: 2011–16 in context

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
Report Content

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

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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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Resilience of marine systems

2016
Marine environment
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Resilience Tasmania Great Barrier Reef The concept of resilience is not straightforward, with definitions varying across social and scientific...

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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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Box MAR6 Southern bluefin tuna

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Case Study

Southern bluefin tuna is an important apex predator (at the top of the food chain) in Australia’s marine environment. Juveniles aggregate in the Great Australian Bight during the summer, and subadults and adults use southern and south-eastern waters primarily during winter....

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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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Management for resilience

2011
Marine environment
Resilience
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Resilience Management of marine systems to support and build resilience has been considered to require four key attributes:98 Embracing uncertainty and change: management systems need to accept...

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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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