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Effectiveness of inland water management

2016, 2011
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
Assessment summary

Inland water Effectiveness of management Recent national assessments of management performanceWater management in AustraliaReviews of state and regional managementReviews of state and regional management Murray DarlingTasmania...

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Pressures affecting inland water environments

2016, 2011
Inland water
Pressures
Assessment summary

Inland water Pressures Changing land use and managementWater resource developmentRecent climatePests and invasive speciesRecent climatePests and invasive species South East CoastSouth West CoastSouth Australian GulfNorth Western...

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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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Effectiveness of biodiversity management

2016, 2011
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Assessment summary

Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Management statusNew technologies, solutions and innovationsAssessing the effectiveness of biodiversity managementManagement initiatives and investmentsManagement capacityManagement...

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Overview of state and trends of inland water

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast Murray Darling Tasmania What has changed since 2011...

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State and trends of groundwater resources

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Assessment summary

Inland water State and trends Groundwater resources South East CoastSouth West CoastSouth Australian GulfNorth Western PlateauMurray DarlingNorth East CoastSouth Western PlateauTasmaniaTimor Sea...

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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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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 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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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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Inland water: 2011–16 in context

2016
Inland water
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Inland water Introduction Murray Darling Tasmania The past 5 years opened with widespread heavy rainfall and extensive flooding in Queensland, New South Wales and...

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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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Recent national assessments of management performance

2016
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Inland water Effectiveness of management The National Water Initiative has set the water policy reform agenda for the past decade, following on from the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Water Reform...

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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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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 MAR11 Contribution of state, Northern Territory and Australian Government sectors to the gross value of commercial wild-caught fisheries production, 2012–13

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Graph

The contribution of state, territory and Australian Government sectors to the gross value of commercial wild-caught fisheries production, 2012–13 The contribution of state, territory and Australian Government sectors to the gross value of commercial wild-caught...

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Figure MAR24 Distribution of reef biodiversity indicator values for coral and rocky reefs surveyed by the Reef Life Survey around Australia, 2010–15: a) biomass of large fishes more than 20 centimetres in length (an indicator of fishing impacts); b...

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Reef Life Survey Figure MAR24 Distribution of reef biodiversity indicator values for coral and rocky reefs surveyed by the Reef Life Survey around Australia, 2010–15: a) biomass of large fishes more than 20 centimetres in length (an...

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Importance of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Introduction Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Biodiversity is important to humans for many reasons. Biodiversity is also considered by many to have...

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Biodiversity: 2011–16 in context

2016
Biodiversity
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Introduction Overall, this 2016 report raises many of the same issues that were raised in all the previous SoE reports dating back to 1996. In the past 20 years, each report has highlighted the value...

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Urban development

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Pressures A growing population puts increasing pressure on biodiversity when residential areas encroach on natural systems. The Built environment report describes Australia's urban footprint, and the...

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Availability of information

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Great Barrier Reef Understanding of the state and trend of biodiversity in Australia is limited. Few long-term national-scale monitoring programs are...

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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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