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Climate change

2016
Inland water
Risks
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2016 Inland water Risks South East Coast South Australian Gulf North Western Plateau Murray Darling North East Coast...

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Importance of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
Introduction
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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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Genetic and species diversity

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
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2016 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...

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Terrestrial ecosystems and communities

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

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Freshwater species and ecosystems

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
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2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Australian Capital Territory Lake Eyre...

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Management context

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
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2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Great Barrier Reef Biodiversity management is undertaken at all levels of government, by private enterprise, and by thousands of landholders and...

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Factors affecting resilience capacity

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
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2016 Biodiversity Resilience Murray Darling Tasmania Multiple factors acting at various levels of organisation, from species to landscapes, will interact to determine...

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Figure BIO1 Global biodiversity hotspots and World Heritage Areas in Australia

2016
Biodiversity
Introduction
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Download as pngDownload dataset Note: Heard and McDonald Islands, Lord Howe Island Group and Macquarie Island are not shown.The Australian Fossil Mammal Site is a serial listing with sites at Naracoorte in South Australia and Riversleigh in Queensland Source: Critical Ecosystem...

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Reptiles and amphibians

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
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2016 Biodiversity State and trends Reptiles and amphibians As was the case in SoE 2011, there has been little improvement in the status of listed reptile and amphibian taxa at the national level. However, some species...

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Identification: Listing Jurisdictions

2016
Heritage
State and trends
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2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Timor Sea...

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Identification: Types of Heritage

2016
Heritage
State and trends
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2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast Murray Darling In Australia, heritage is defined by both statutory and nonstatutory listing processes, which result in...

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Condition and Integrity: Listing Jurisdictions

2016
Heritage
State and trends
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2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast South East Coast South Australian Gulf North East Coast Tasmania...

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Condition and Integrity: Types of Heritage

2016
Heritage
State and trends
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2016 Heritage State and trends Timor Sea Greater Adelaide Lake Eyre This section examines the condition and integrity of Australian heritage...

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