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Biodiversity: Ecological processes
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts State and trends Tasmania Greater Brisbane Great Barrier Reef East Coast Connectivity Connectivity among...
Ecological processes and species populations
2016 Report Content Assessing water-related ecological processes and species populations further indicates the health of aquatic ecosystems. Processes and populations add a layer of assessment that integrates many of the ...
State and trends of ecological processes
2016 Assessment summaryCoasts State and trends Biodiversity: Ecological processes Year...
State and trends of inland water ecological processes and key species populations
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryInland water State and trends Ecological processes and species populations South East CoastSouth West CoastNorth Western PlateauMurray DarlingNorth East CoastSouth Western PlateauTasmaniaTimor SeaLake Eyre...
Energy and resource extraction and processing
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts Pressures South Coast South East Coast South Australian Gulf North East Coast Tasmania...
The number of threatened species and threatened ecological communities has increased since 2011
2016 Key Finding2016Major contributors to the Increase in the number of threatened species since 2011 have been an increased understanding of the status of threatened birds and mammals, and improvements in the efficiency of listing processes.
Application of formal ecological risk assessment frameworks within the Australian marine environment has been limited
2016 Key Finding2016 The use of formal risk assessments for managing marine resource use is patchy, resulting in variability in the prioritisation of limited resources and actions, associated processes in implementation, and addressing of cumulative impacts.
Management processes
2016 Report Content Several processes contribute to the overall management of the Antarctic region, ...
State and trends of indicators of marine ecosystem health: Physical, biogeochemical and biological processes
2016 Report Content Physical, biogeochemical, biological and ecological processes are an important component of marine ecosystem function. Together ...
Box BIO15 A common assessment method for threatened species and ecological communities
2016 Case Study... species , and some maintain lists of threatened ecological communities. The amount of overlap and commonality between the lists ... consistent approach to assessing risks to species and ecological communities, and assigning them to a standard set of threat ...
Box HER39 Promoting ecological connectivity in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area through collaboration, solutions-based research and statutory processes
2016 Case Study... of the main ongoing impacts on the integrity of the area is ecological fragmentation arising from linear infrastructure corridors, such ...
Recent developments
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts Effectiveness of management There have been some recent developments in the approach and tools for coastal management, including emerging analytical methods for decision-making, and conservation at multiple...
Outlook under an 'improved future' scenario
2016 Report Content...
halt and reverse the decline in the environment, and the ecological processes that maintain biodiversity and provide ecosystem services
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Availability of information
2016 Report Content... of species that make up the bulk of our biodiversity or on ecological processes that maintain biodiversity is also very limited.
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State and trends of indicators of marine ecosystem health: Ecologial processes
2016 Report Content Physical, biogeochemical, biological and ecological processes are an important component of marine ecosystem function. Together ...
Effectiveness of marine management
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryMarine environment Effectiveness of management Triage responses to changes resulting from pressuresCumulative impacts and management of multiple usesSustainability and sector managementEnvironment protection systemsEvaluation of...
Value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia 2012–13: Food and beverage processing
2016 GraphRetail food sales Retail food sales Percentageofretailfoodsales Supermarkets and grocery stores62 Cafes and restaurants14 Takeaway outlets10 Liquor retailing7 Other food7 Value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia...
Integrated coastal management frameworks
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts Effectiveness of management Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) is the process for managing all coastal issues in a framework integrated across biota and habitats, time and space, and levels of...
State and trends of quality of habitat-forming species
2016 Assessment summaryCoasts State and trends Biodiversity: Habitat-forming speciesCoastal waterways Year...
Residual risks to the marine environment
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceAvoidance and mitigation measures, which are the primary strategies for managing impacts of activities on the marine environment, may not address all impacts associated with the activities. Management may be absent or only partially effective, there may be some impacts that are...
Overview of state and trends of inland water
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast Murray Darling Tasmania What has changed since 2011...
Figure BIO3 Most important knowledge gaps hindering effective management of biodiversity
2016 GraphMost important knowledge gaps hindering effective management of biodiversity Most important knowledge gaps hindering effective management of biodiversity Percentage of respondents who said this gap was in the top 5Percentage of total responses Lack of data/...
State and trends in indicators of marine ecosystem health
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryThis assessment summary has changed since 2011 This assessment summary combines ecological processes, physical...
Executive Summary - Inland water
2016 Executive SummaryInland water 2016Australia’s inland waters, both above and below the ground, are of considerable ecological significance. Their significance arises from both their intrinsic ecological values and the contribution they make in providing water to our communities...
State and trends of species populations and groups
2016 Assessment summaryCoasts State and trends Biodiversity: Threatened species Year...
Managing biodiversity for resilience
2016 Report Content... valuable research that has provided new insights into the ecological processes influencing ecosystem persistence and recovery. However, use of the ...
State and trends of quality of habitats
2016 Assessment summaryCoasts State and trends Land–water interfaceCoastal waterways Year...
Water management in Australia
2016 Report Content... of the relationships between water management actions and ecological condition that are essential for effective management. Much of the ...
Outlook for the coastal environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe current pressures associated with human population, catchment land use, agriculture and resource extraction are growing and will be exacerbated by the increasing pressures of climate change. The most significant climate change pressures for the coast include sea level rise,...
