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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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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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Risks to biodiversity 2016

2016
Biodiversity
Risks
At a glance

At a glanceEscalation of existing risks such as invasive species, climate change and changing fire regimes, and the interactions between these risks, will continue to exert significant and widespread changes on biodiversity. The importance of some risks, or at least the perception of those...

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Outlook for biodiversity 2016

2016
Biodiversity
Outlook
At a glance

At a glanceIt seems unlikely, given the current overall poor status and deteriorating trends in biodiversity and the high impact of increasing pressures, that overall biodiversity outcomes will improve in the short or medium term. Our current investments in biodiversity management are not...

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Consumption and extraction of natural resources

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Harvesting of species The impact of harvesting is considered a potential threat to 30 per cent of listed threatened...

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Pest species and pathogens

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Pest plants, pest animals and pathogens have been identified by...

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Management context

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

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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Management status

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Murray Darling Tasmania National Reserve System and National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas Australia has...

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Escalation of existing pressures

2016
Biodiversity
Risks
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Risks It is inevitable that the impact of climate change will continue to increase, given current trajectories (see the Drivers and Atmosphere reports). The interaction of climate change with other...

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Marine regions

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Introduction Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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Drivers influencing the marine environment

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Introduction Drivers influencing the Australian environment are covered in detail in the Drivers report, and readers are encouraged to refer to that report. We briefly summarise the drivers...

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Commercial and recreational fishing

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine Temperate East Great Barrier Reef Marine South East Indian Ocean...

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Marine vessel activity

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Great Barrier Reef International vessels International vessels operating in Australian waters mainly comprise large cargo carriers, but may also include...

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State and trends of indicators of marine ecosystem health: Ecologial processes

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Marine environment State and trends Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine...

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Box MAR7 White shark

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Case Study

The white shark (Carcharodon carcharias; also known as great white shark or white pointer) is a large, globally distributed apex predator, and one of the few shark species that have been definitively identified as responsible for human fatalities in Australia. It is a target...

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State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Marine environment State and trends Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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Managing for the externalities

2011
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Effectiveness of management   Australia's formal environment protection system is broadly charged with the responsibility to deliver protection of the environment while providing for the ongoing...

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Shipping and associated infrastructure

2011
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Pressures   The shipping industry, with its associated substantial infrastructure (ports, harbours, shipping lanes, coastal support), is the major transportation link between Australia and other...

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Marine ecosystem health

2011
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Marine environment State and trends Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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