Australia State of the Environment Report

Introduction

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Figure WAT1 Australian drainage divisions 2016soe_inw_ausdrainagedivs.png Interact with map Download as png Download dataset Source: Topographic drainage divisions and river regions ; © Commonwealth of Australia (Bureau of Meteorology) 2016 Figure WAT1 Australian drainage divisions Australia’s water resources ...

Australia’s water resources

2016

Introduction

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Drainage divisions are the fundamental spatial unit for assessing the state of ... water resources Australia’s water resources Drainage divisions are the fundamental spatial unit for assessing the state of ... drainage divisions used in 2011: The South East Coast division was divided into 2 divisions: South East Coast (New South Wales), ...

State and trends of inland water flows and levels

2016, 2011

Assessment summary

... component has changed from 2011. The Gulf of Carpentaria division was renamed the Carpentaria Coast division. The original 2011 summary, ... comparable to the 2011 assessments, noting: changes to drainage divisions: South-east Coast division is now considered as two ...

Water flows and levels

2016

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... groundwater levels and produced dryland salinity, whereas drainage of acid sulfate soils has acidified local waterways and caused ... the spatial variation of flows across each drainage division. Data are presented as deciles to support comparison (e.g. Figures ...

Climate change

2016

Risks

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... Gulf, South East Coast (Victoria) and Murray–Darling Basin drainage divisions. At a high level, the Phase 2 SEACI findings were: There ... Sea divisions, and most of the Capricorn Coast division. Global climate models offer diverse results for the Monsoonal North ...

State and trends of inland water environments 2016

2016

At a glance

... Conversely, total rainfall across the Carpentaria Coast division was 98 mm , 52 per cent lower than the 35-year average. This 2016 ... condition is mostly graded as poor across Australia’s drainage divisions, reflecting historical groundwater use, significant numbers ...

Groundwater resources

2016

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... thereby informing ongoing monitoring programs. Surface-water drainage divisions have been used elsewhere in this theme as the assessment ... stable and nearly 600 declining. The North East Coast division is well represented, with groundwater data for most areas south of ...

Water quality

2016

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... river-region scale, and information was aggregated to the drainage-division scale. Such an analysis was not done for the 2016 update, and ...

Recent climate

2016

Pressures

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... of higher than average rainfall has been largely in drainage divisions with little or no major water storage infrastructure ( ... trend in water storage was apparent across all but one drainage division ( Table WAT1 ), increasing the pressure for all water users, ...

Figure ANT20 Annual estimated emissions of carbon dioxide for the Australian Antarctic Program, 2010–11 to 2014–15

2016

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... 5237 7717 1527 14481 880 -441 AAD = Australian Antarctic Division Note: Estimated emissions are shown for stations, shipping and ... as a negative contribution). Source: Australian Antarctic Division Figure ANT20 Annual estimated emissions of carbon dioxide for the ...

Figure ANT19 Annual shipping and aviation fuel use, 2006–16

2016

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... 521.802 2014-15 2658.66 553.8 Source: Australian Antarctic Division Figure ANT19 Annual shipping and aviation fuel use, 2010–16 ...

Coastal and marine species and ecosystems

2016

Biodiversity

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... 2009–13 (0.03 per cent), mostly in the North East Coast drainage division . Of the 2 broad estuarine wetland types—mangrove and saltmarsh/salt ...

Box ANT6 Rapid collapse of an alpine ecosystem through dieback

2016

Case Study

... fellfield Photo: Dana Bergstrom, Australian Antarctic Division, all rights reserved The primary cause of the species’ collapse is ... by dieback Photo: Dana Bergstrom, Australian Antarctic Division, all rights reserved Fellfield in which cushions have died and blown ...

Figure ANT14 Average annual biological oxygen demand for Mawson and Casey stations, 2003–15

2016

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... measurements are available. Source: Australian Antarctic Division Figure ANT14 Average annual biological oxygen demand for Mawson and ...

Figure ANT15 Average annual suspended solids in the effluent of Mawson and Casey stations, 2003–15

2016

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... measurements are available. Source: Australian Antarctic Division Figure ANT15 Average annual suspended solids in the effluent of Mawson ...

Assessment of effectiveness of heritage management

2016

Heritage

Effectiveness of management

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... to align with the business plan of the Heritage and Wildlife Division of the then Australian Government Department of Sustainability, ... to align with the business plan of the Heritage and Wildlife Division of the then Australian Government Department of Sustainability, ...

Box WAT3 Great Barrier Reef catchments: best management practices

2016

Pressures

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... include: soil health and nutrient management irrigation and drainage management weed, pest and disease management. The grazing BMPs cover: ... include: soil health and nutrient management irrigation and drainage management weed, pest and disease management. The grazing BMPs cover: ...

The living environment: Marine and terrestrial

2016

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... peats, as well as on soil, gravel and rocks. Lakes and drainage systems are an important element of most ice-free areas of Antarctica ... fellfield Photo: Dana Bergstrom, Australian Antarctic Division, all rights reserved The primary cause of the species’ collapse is ...

Soil: Understanding

2016

Land

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... or irrigation with low-quality water and inadequate drainage. The removal of native vegetation changes the hydrological cycle, ...

Figure ANT16 Mass of waste disposed of by the Australian Antarctic Program, 1999–2000 to 2014–15

2016

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... 49.699 2013 56.539 2014 54.938 Source: Australian Antarctic Division Figure ANT16 Mass of waste disposed of by the Australian Antarctic ...

Figure ANT13 Participation in the Australian Antarctic Program, 1987–88 to 2014–15

2016

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... and ship and aircraft journeys. Source: Australian Antarctic Division Figure ANT13 Participation in the Australian Antarctic Program, ...

Figure ANT18 Annual electricity production across the four Australian Antarctic stations

2016

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... 2014 4.910673159 2015 5.013383 Source: Australian Antarctic Division Figure ANT18 Annual electricity production across the 4 Australian ...

State and trends of water quality

2016, 2011

Assessment summary

... component has changed from 2011. The Gulf of Carpentaria division was renamed the Carpentaria Coast division. The original 2011 summary, grade, trend and confidence levels have ...

Box ANT7 Development of a new wastewater treatment facility at Australia’s Davis Station

2016

Case Study

The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has developed a new wastewater treatment facility for Davis ... at Australia’s Davis Station The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has developed a new wastewater treatment facility for Davis ... at Davis Station Photo: Michael Packer, Australian Antarctic Division, all rights reserved ...

State and trends of the coastal environment 2016

2016

Coasts

At a glance

... state, and they are now subject to further clearing and drainage, and the encroachment of mangroves. Saltwater crocodiles are doing ...

Box ANT8 Remediation and re-use of soil from a fuel spill near Lake Dingle, Vestfold Hills

2016

Case Study

... at Lake Dingle Photo: Tim Spedding, Australian Antarctic Division, all rights reserved Vacuuming contaminated soil from the Lake Dingle ... Lake Dingle spill Photo: Tim Spedding, Australian Antarctic Division, all rights reserved Remediated soil from Lake Dingle spill available ...

Pressures on Antarctic historic heritage

2016