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Genetic and species diversity

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Photo by David Westcott Hibiscus harlequin bug (Tectocoris diophthalmus) nymph feeding on a beach almond (Terminalia catappa) fruit, Hope Island near...

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Figure BIO7 Phylogenetic diversity and phylogenetic endemism for (a) vascular plants, (b) mammals, (c) passerine birds, (d) snakes and lizards, (e) myobatrachid frogs and (f) hylid frogs

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Australian Natural Heritage Assessment Tool, 2016, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy Figure BIO7 Phylogenetic diversity and phylogenetic endemism for (a) vascular plants, (b) mammals, (c) passerine birds...

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Box BIO12 Getting to know a whole new world of animals living underground

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Case Study
... have been altered to reduce the threat to short-range endemic subterranean fauna (EPA WA 2012). Ongoing improvement ...
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Box HER20 IUCN World Heritage outlook 2014

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Case Study
... integrity of the site’s biodiversity and associated endemic species . Kakadu National Park is subject to high ... on the island, and if the cause of the die-off of the endemic cushion plant can be identified and remediated (see ...
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Box BIO10 Ongoing declines of Christmas Island reptiles

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Case Study
... reptile species occur on the island, 4 of which are endemic . A sixth species that was endemic became extinct in 2014—Christmas Island forest ...
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Importance of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Introduction Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Biodiversity is important to humans for many reasons. Biodiversity is also considered by many to have...

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Reptiles and amphibians

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Reptiles and amphibians As was the case in SoE 2011, there has been little improvement in the status of listed reptile and amphibian taxa at the national level. However, some species...

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Box BIO4 The fight against Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Case Study
... harrisii ) are iconic marsupial carnivores that are endemic to Tasmania. Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) is a ...
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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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Freshwater species and ecosystems

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Australian Capital Territory Lake Eyre...

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Box HER18 Bush Blitz

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Case Study
... about 150,000 identified native species , with more known endemic species than any other country. However, it has been ...
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Box BIO8 The central rock-rat

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Case Study
... 70–150 grams) native rodent (family Muridae) that is endemic to the mountain ranges and adjacent foothills of arid ...
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Box ANT6 Rapid collapse of an alpine ecosystem through dieback

2016
Antarctic environment
Case Study
... rapid, progressive and widespread death across the island. Endemic Macquarie cushions ( Azorella macquariensis ), ...
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The natural environment

2016
Antarctic environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica The Antarctic environment comprises diverse habitats and ecosystems that include: ice-covered areas ice-free vegetated areas and rocks...

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Evidence of past resilience

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Resilience Much of Australia’s biodiversity is renowned for its ability to deal with massive ecosystem shocks (e.g. fire, extended periods of dry or wet, extreme weather events such as cyclones)....

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Land: 2011–16 in context

2016
Land
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Land Introduction North East Coast Tasmania Lake Eyre The past 5 years has seen an ongoing relaxation of the effects of the millennium...

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The living environment: Marine and terrestrial

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica Given its extreme conditions, the Antarctic has a surprising diversity of ecosystems. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest and...

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Factors affecting resilience capacity

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Resilience Murray Darling Tasmania Multiple factors acting at various levels of organisation, from species to landscapes, will interact to determine...

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Mammals

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Great Barrier Reef Mammals The state and trend of mammals varies considerably. In 2014, The action plan for Australian mammals 2012 (Woinarski et al. 2014)...

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Resilience of the Antarctic environment 2016

2016
Antarctic environment
Resilience
At a glance

At a glanceAlthough organisms living in Antarctica have evolved to cope with severe events, it is challenging to measure their level of resilience and to predict how future climate change will affect Antarctic ecosystems. This is largely because our understanding of key parameters is still...

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Pressures affecting the Antarctic terrestrial environment

2016, 2011
Antarctic environment
Pressures
Assessment summary

Antarctic environment Pressures Pressures on the terrestrial environment Antarctica Year...

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Types of heritage

2016
Heritage
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Heritage Introduction South Australian Gulf Murray Darling Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Natural heritage Natural...

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Resistance to change

2016
Coasts
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Coasts Resilience Great Barrier Reef For ecological habitats, species and processes, strong resistance to change is often related to high biodiversity and healthy ecosystem function. High...

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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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Condition and Integrity: Listing Jurisdictions

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast South East Coast South Australian Gulf North East Coast Tasmania...

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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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Coastal land

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Coasts State and trends North East Coast Marine Temperate East Great Barrier Reef Cocos Christmas Marine North...

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Biodiversity: Habitat-forming species

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Coasts State and trends South West Coast South Australian Gulf North East Coast Tasmania Greater Darwin...

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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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The living environment: Vertebrate populations

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica Vertebrate populations Antarctic vertebrates encompass a variety of flying seabirds and penguins, several seals and whales, and numerous...

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