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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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Pressures affecting biodiversity

2016, 2011
Biodiversity
Pressures
Assessment summary

Biodiversity Pressures Pressures facing aquatic ecosystemsChanged hydrologyAltered fire regimesPest species and pathogensPressures from livestock productionUrban developmentPollutionGlobal climate change and climate...

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State and trends of biodiversity

2016, 2011
Biodiversity
State and trends
Assessment summary

Biodiversity State and trends Coastal and marine species and ecosystemsFreshwater species and ecosystemsTerrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species listsTerrestrial ecosystems and communitiesGenetic and species...

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Overview of resilience of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Resilience Resilience is a key underpinning principle of biodiversity strategies at all levels of government. However, the definition of resilience in most strategies and policies is still relatively...

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Pressures affecting inland water environments 2016

2016
Inland water
Pressures
At a glance

At a glanceOverall, the key pressures affecting inland water environments have changed little since 2011, with climatic and pest-based pressures increasing, land-use and management pressures remaining largely stable, and some stabilisation occurring in the pressure of water resources...

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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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Effectiveness of inland water management 2016

2016
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
At a glance

At a glanceThe National Water Initiative has driven water policy, planning and management reforms in Australia for the past decade, which have delivered significant benefits for all Australians. It is critical that there should be no backsliding from reform principles. During a similar or...

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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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Risks to inland water environments 2016

2016
Inland water
Risks
At a glance

At a glanceRisks to inland water environments include direct risks (such as direct water extraction, or changes in run-off and recharge) and indirect risks (such as expansion of invasive species because of increased tourism). Climate changes may produce both types of risks. Updated climate...

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Figure WAT8 Heat map of observed carp extent, 1870-2016 (number of records)

2016
Inland water
Pressures
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Atlas of Living Australia; used under CC BY 3.0 AU Figure WAT8     Heat map of observed carp extent, 1870-2016 (number of records) Pests and invasive species

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

2016
Inland water
Pressures
Map

Download 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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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 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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Australia’s water resources

2016
Inland water
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Inland water Introduction South East Coast Timor Sea Gulf of Carpentaria Antarctica Drainage divisions are the...

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Australia’s water use

2016
Inland water
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Inland water Introduction Murray Darling Rainfall and run-off amounts vary widely from year to year and place to place, and we have a water management infrastructure with an accessible...

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Water resource development

2016
Inland water
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Inland water Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Hobart...

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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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Water management in Australia

2016
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Inland water Effectiveness of management We have significant and expanding knowledge of the relationships between water management actions and ecological condition that are essential for effective management. Much...

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Reviews of state and regional management

2016
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Inland water Effectiveness of management Murray Darling Great Barrier Reef The Murray–Darling Basin Plan included 2750 GL of water to be recovered from consumptive...

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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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Water abstraction and interception

2016
Inland water
Risks
Report Content

2016 Inland water Risks Three factors contribute to the risk posed by increasing water abstraction and interception: the demands of a growing population increases in per-person water consumption for this population...

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Land and water use and management

2016
Inland water
Risks
Report Content

2016 Inland water Risks Murray Darling Risks from changes to land management arise mainly through potential hydrological and water quality changes, whereas those from water management relate to...

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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 BIO27 Distribution of (a) currently listed freshwater fish, (b) species identified as potentially vulnerable, (c) river condition and (d) freshwater fish research effort across Australia

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Note: The scale represents the number of species of each category found in each catchment (a and b). The condition of Australian rivers (c) is adapted from Stein et al. (2002), with 1 being the most pristine and 8 the most disturbed catchments....

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