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Biodiversity: Ecological processes

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Coasts State and trends Tasmania Greater Brisbane Great Barrier Reef East Coast Connectivity Connectivity among...

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Ecological processes and species populations

2016
Inland water
State and trends
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 ...
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State and trends of ecological processes

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Assessment summary

Coasts State and trends Biodiversity: Ecological processes Year...

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Processes

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content
Heritage management processes are assessed by considering the governance systems ...
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State and trends of inland water ecological processes and key species populations

2016, 2011
Inland water
State and trends
Assessment summary

Inland water State and trends Ecological processes and species populations South East CoastSouth West CoastNorth Western PlateauMurray DarlingNorth East CoastSouth Western PlateauTasmaniaTimor SeaLake Eyre...

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Energy and resource extraction and processing

2016
Coasts
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Coasts Pressures South Coast South East Coast South Australian Gulf North East Coast Tasmania...

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Management processes

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content
Several processes contribute to the overall management of the ...
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The number of threatened species and threatened ecological communities has increased since 2011

2016
Biodiversity
Key Finding

2016Major 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.  

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Application of formal ecological risk assessment frameworks within the Australian marine environment has been limited

2016
Marine environment
Key Finding

2016  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.  

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State and trends of indicators of marine ecosystem health: Physical, biogeochemical and biological processes

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content
Physical, biogeochemical, biological and ecological processes are an important component of marine ecosystem ...
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Box BIO15 A common assessment method for threatened species and ecological communities

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Case Study
... threatened species , and some maintain lists of threatened ecological communities. The amount of overlap and commonality ... consistent approach to assessing risks to species and ecological communities, and assigning them to a standard set ... or territory scale. All existing threatened species and ecological communities will be transitioned to an agreed ...
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Box HER39 Promoting ecological connectivity in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area through collaboration, solutions-based research and statutory processes

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Case Study
... the main ongoing impacts on the integrity of the area is ecological fragmentation arising from linear infrastructure ...
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Recent developments

2016
Coasts
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 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...

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Value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia 2012–13: Food and beverage processing

2016 Graph

Retail 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...

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

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content
Physical, biogeochemical, biological and ecological processes are an important component of marine ecosystem ...
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Outlook under an 'improved future' scenario

2016
Outlook
Report Content
... halt and reverse the decline in the environment, and the ecological processes that maintain biodiversity and provide ecosystem ... where necessary, repair environmental damage and restore ecological processes decrease the production of waste and ...
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Availability of information

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
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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Effectiveness of marine management

2016, 2011
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Assessment summary

Marine environment Effectiveness of management Triage responses to changes resulting from pressuresCumulative impacts and management of multiple usesSustainability and sector managementEnvironment protection systemsEvaluation of...

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Integrated coastal management frameworks

2016
Coasts
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 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...

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State and trends of quality of habitat-forming species

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Assessment summary

Coasts State and trends Biodiversity: Habitat-forming speciesCoastal waterways Year...

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Residual risks to the marine environment

2016
Marine environment
Risks
At a glance

At 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...

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Overview of state and trends of inland water

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast Murray Darling Tasmania What has changed since 2011...

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Figure BIO3 Most important knowledge gaps hindering effective management of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Graph

Most 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/...

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State and trends in indicators of marine ecosystem health

2016, 2011
Marine environment
State and trends
Assessment summary

This assessment summary has changed since 2011 This assessment summary combines ecological processes, physical...

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Executive Summary - Inland water

2016
Inland water
Executive Summary

Inland 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...

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State and trends of species populations and groups

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Assessment summary

Coasts State and trends Biodiversity: Threatened species Year...

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State and trends of quality of habitats

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Assessment summary

Coasts State and trends Land–water interfaceCoastal waterways Year...

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Managing biodiversity for resilience

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content
... valuable research that has provided new insights into the ecological processes influencing ecosystem persistence and recovery. ...
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Outlook for the coastal environment 2016

2016
Coasts
Outlook
At a glance

At 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,...

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Water management in Australia

2016
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
Report Content
... of the relationships between water management actions and ecological condition that are essential for effective ...
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