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Anthropogenic noise
2016 Report Content... composition (intermittent, pulsed or continuous sounds).
Anthropogenic noise
Anthropogenic noise
Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier ...
Air pollution can be natural or anthropogenic
2016 Key Finding Air pollution can be natural or anthropogenic
Sources of air pollution include industrial emissions; ...
Australia’s heritage remains vulnerable to both natural and anthropogenic threats
2016 Key Finding... heritage remains vulnerable to both natural and anthropogenic threats
Climate change poses a major challenge for heritage ...
Figure ATM30 Proportion of annual anthropogenic emissions by source type in the Sydney region
2016 , Graph Figure ATM30 Proportion of annual anthropogenic emissions by source type in the Sydney region
Proportion of annual anthropogenic emissions in the Sydney region, by source
Proportion of annual anthropogenic emissions in the Sydney region, by source Domestic-commercial ...
Anthropogenic ocean warming and ocean acidification, superimposed on natural climate variations, pose risks to Australia’s marine ecosystems and their habitats, communities and species groups
2016 Key Finding Anthropogenic ocean warming and ocean acidification, superimposed on natural ...
The oceans have somewhat mitigated the effects of emissions
2016 Key Finding... the oceans have taken up around 25 per cent of the annual anthropogenic (human) CO 2 emissions. However, the capacity of the oceans to ...
Figure MAR18 (a) Transect lines for 2D and 3D seismic surveys, 1961–2012; total metres per square kilometre surveyed for (b) 2D and (c) 3D surveys conducted in Australian marine waters, 2001–2012
2016 Map... surveys conducted in Australian marine waters, 2001–2012 Anthropogenic noise ...
Some pressures are increasing, with uncertain impacts on the marine environment
2016 Key Finding... animals and their environment. Sources of high point-source anthropogenic noise are spatially variable, but generally regarded as either ... Increasing use of the marine environment is shifting anthropogenic contributions to marine soundscapes towards ongoing low-level ...
Figure MAR20 Spectrogram showing the main contributors to the marine soundscape in the Perth Canyon
2016 Graph... contributors to the marine soundscape in the Perth Canyon Anthropogenic noise ...
Pollution sources
2016 , Report Content Pollution sources are often characterised as anthropogenic (i.e. human-made), biogenic (i.e. natural and living) or ... nonliving). For air quality, most of the concern is about anthropogenic emissions, because natural sources are generally not able to be ... of woodland, including the use of prescribed burns (anthropogenic), could reduce the frequency or intensity of smoke emissions from ...
Ecosystem restoration
2016 Report Content... (e.g. recovery from a cyclone or the grounding of a vessel) anthropogenic interventions in response to a degraded or anthropogenically ... environment (e.g. removal of crown-of-thorns starfish ) anthropogenic responses to a single pressure (e.g. closure of an overfished ...
Introduction 2016
2016 At a glance... water environments. This report presents: the natural and anthropogenic pressures on our inland waters the state and trends of key ...
Introduction 2016
2016 , At a glance... background trend of increasing mean temperatures because of anthropogenic climate change. Since 1950, the number of heatwave days each year ...
Increasing population
2016 , Report Content... This urban spread is increasing the spatial extent of anthropogenic emissions, to occupy a larger portion of the airshed (a region ... This urban spread is increasing the spatial extent of anthropogenic emissions, to occupy a larger portion of the airshed (a region ...
Figure ATM3 Radiative forcing in 2011 relative to 1750, and aggregated uncertainties for the main drivers of climate change
2016 , Graph... statistical probabilistic uncertainty (quantitative). Total anthropogenic radiative forcing is provided for 3 years (1950, 1980, 2011). ...
Overview of resilience of the atmosphere
2016 Report Content... have taken up approximately 25 per cent of the annual anthropogenic CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. However, the capacity of the ...
Motor vehicles
2016 , Report Content Motor vehicles are a significant source of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions in Australia, comprising some ... Motor vehicles
Motor vehicles are a significant source of anthropogenic CO 2 emissions in Australia, comprising some 90 per cent of ...
Outlook for Australia’s climate 2016
2016 , At a glance... warming above pre-industrial levels, a reduction in global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions of 40–70 per cent by 2050 compared ... for many centuries, even after a complete cessation of net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Hence, adaptation will be an important ...
Approach - Atmosphere 2016
2016 Report Content... by the emission of pollutants to the atmosphere from anthropogenic (human) activities and natural processes. The state and trends of ... by the emission of pollutants to the atmosphere from anthropogenic (human) activities and natural processes. The state and trends of ...
Box LAN13 HCAS—a new way to assess continuous variation in the condition of natural habitats for terrestrial biodiversity across whole regions using remote sensing data
2016 Case Study... it behaves (using timeseries), but is unable to distinguish anthropogenic disturbances from natural ecosystem dynamics. The problem is ... it behaves (using timeseries), but is unable to distinguish anthropogenic disturbances from natural ecosystem dynamics. The problem is ...
Executive Summary - Antarctic environment
2016 Executive Summary... indirect influences, the most important of which is anthropogenic climate change. Antarctica, the Southern Ocean and subantarctic ...
Resilience of our climate
2016 , Report Content... have taken up approximately 25 per cent of the annual anthropogenic CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere from major sources ( Le Quéré ... 26(16):5782–5809. Zeebe RE, Ridgwell A & Zachos JC (2016). Anthropogenic carbon release rate unprecedented during the past 66 million ...
Marine oil and gas exploration and production
2016 Report Content... and seismic activity remained relatively stable (see also Anthropogenic noise ). As a result, the oil and gas industry can be considered ... surveys, support vessels, drilling or pile-driving (see Anthropogenic noise ) artificial light and air quality effects from operating ...
Risks to the Antarctic environment 2016
2016 At a glance... these processes. It is well established that levels of anthropogenic CO 2 are increasing in the atmosphere, transferring 1 million ... W, Kleypas J, Fabry VJ & Millero FJ (2004). Impact of anthropogenic CO2 on the CaCO3 system in the oceans. Science 305:362–366. Orr ...
Resilience of inland water environments 2016
2016 At a glance... support through environmental flows, the potential for anthropogenic water bodies—such as agricultural ponds, irrigation channels, ... Chester and Robson (2013) found that freshwater anthropogenic habitats supported biodiversity and that this support could be ...
Overview of state and trends of coasts
2016 Report Content... In: Bergmann M, Gutow L, Klages M (eds),
Marine anthropogenic litter
, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, ... R, Thompson RC & van Franeker JA (2015). Linking effects of anthropogenic debris to ecological impact. Proceedings of the Royal Society B ...
Residual risks to the marine environment
2016 At a glance... oil and gas extraction and production, marine debris, and anthropogenic noise—are identified as ‘almost certain’ in their ... unknown impacts, yet are considered to be almost certain (anthropogenic noise, ocean acidification) or likely (cumulative impacts), ...
Overview of resilience of biodiversity
2016 Report Content... flats of the Yellow Sea: a review of ecosystem status and anthropogenic threats. Austral Ecology 40:472Ð481. Iwamura T, Possingham HP, ...
Resilience of Australia’s climate 2016
2016 , At a glance... have taken up approximately 25 per cent of the annual anthropogenic CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere. However, the capacity of the ...
Effectiveness of marine management 2016
2016 At a glance... of marine management 2016
At a glance
The diversity of anthropogenic pressures on marine habitats and communities by different ... means to predict the impact of multiple environmental and anthropogenic pressures. Uptake of integrated approaches to the management of ...
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