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Pest species and pathogens
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Pest plants, pest animals and pathogens have been identified by...
Marine environment: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Introduction Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East Coast...
Sustainability and sector management
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Managing for externalities Climate variability and longer-term change Australia is a...
Box BIO9 The letter-winged kite
2016 Case StudyAustralia is a country of boom and bust, and the previous state of the environment report in 2011 predicted that the extensive rainfall and floods in Australia in 2010–11 would lead to positive animal responses. However, the 2010–11 big wet in arid Australia did not see some...
Box BIO4 The fight against Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease
2016 Case StudyTasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) are iconic marsupial carnivores that are endemic to Tasmania. Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) is a relatively new disease that is having a devastating effect on Tasmanian devils. DFTD is a very rare transmissible cancer, and can be...
Box MAR8 Commercial fisheries managed by the Australian Government
2016 Case StudyIn general, the Australian Government, through the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), is responsible for commercial fishing beyond 3 nautical miles from the coast. Some fisheries managed through AFMA target fish stocks that extend into the high seas and the...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Birds
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity State and trends Tasmania Photo by David Westcott Pale-yellow robin (Tregallasia capito), Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Queensland...
