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Pressures affecting inland water environments
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryInland 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...
Pressures affecting biodiversity
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryBiodiversity Pressures Pressures facing aquatic ecosystemsChanged hydrologyAltered fire regimesPest species and pathogensPressures from livestock productionUrban developmentPollutionGlobal climate change and climate...
State and trends of biodiversity
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryBiodiversity State and trends Coastal and marine species and ecosystemsFreshwater species and ecosystemsTerrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species listsTerrestrial ecosystems and communitiesGenetic and species...
Overview of state and trends of biodiversity
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity State and trends What has changed since 2011? The list of nationally threatened species and ecological communities has increased, with the addition of 30 new ecological communities, and 44 animal and...
Overview of state and trends of the marine environment
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment State and trends Great Barrier Reef Marine North Marine North West Marine South East Marine...
Pressures affecting inland water environments 2016
2016 At a glanceAt 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...
Figure WAT6 Sydney urban water use, 2010–11 to 2013–14
2016 GraphTotal urban water supply, Sydney, 2010–14 Total urban water supply, Sydney, 2010–14 Total urban water supply Desalinated water supply 2010-11429.1477.102 2011-12441.00661.29 2012-13543.311 2013-14557.82 Source: National Water...
Figure WAT10 Distribution of arrowhead
2016 MapDownload as pngDownload dataset Source: Atlas of Living Australia; used under CC BY 3.0 AU Figure WAT10 Distribution of arrowhead Pests and invasive species
Figure WAT 11 Distribution of water hyacinth
2016 MapDownload 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
Figure WAT14 Principal hydrogeology of Australia
2016 MapDownload as pngDownload dataset Source: Bureau of Meteorology Groundwater Insight Figure WAT14 Principal hydrogeology of Australia Groundwater resources
Figure WAT15 Extract of the ecosystem health report card for the Theresa catchment in the Queensland Fitzroy Basin, 2014
2016 MapDownload 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
Inland water: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water Introduction Murray Darling Tasmania The past 5 years opened with widespread heavy rainfall and extensive flooding in Queensland, New South Wales and...
Water resource development
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Hobart...
Changing land use and management
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water Pressures Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Land use and land management can produce pressures on aquatic environments that include changes to flow, water...
Pests and invasive species
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water Pressures Tasmania Lake Eyre SoE 2011 provided information on the pressure of invasive species, including cane toads (Rhinella marina, formerly Bufo...
Water flows and levels
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania...
Groundwater resources
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast South Australian Gulf North Western Plateau...
Water quality
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania...
Ecological processes and species populations
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Lake Eyre...
Water management in Australia
2016 Report Content2016 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...
Land and water use and management
2016 Report Content2016 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...
Pressures affecting biodiversity 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe pressures affecting biodiversity remain largely consistent with those identified in the 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 state of the environment reports. The most significant current pressures are clearing, fragmentation and declining quality of habitat; invasive species; climate...
Importance of biodiversity
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Introduction Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Biodiversity is important to humans for many reasons. Biodiversity is also considered by many to have...
Jurisdictional reporting on pressures
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures Tasmania Greater Darwin Australian Capital Territory Each state and territory in Australia has highlighted a range of...
Global climate change and climate variability
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures Tasmania All recent state and territory SoE reports note the adverse effects of global climate change on biodiversity. These increasingly include extreme weather, as...
Consumption and extraction of natural resources
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Harvesting of species The impact of harvesting is considered a potential threat to 30 per cent of listed threatened...
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...
Genetic and species diversity
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity State and trends Photo by David Westcott Hibiscus harlequin bug (Tectocoris diophthalmus) nymph feeding on a beach almond (Terminalia catappa) fruit, Hope Island near...
