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Figure BIO19 Cumulative historical extinctions of Australian mammal species
2016 GraphCumulative historical extinctions of Australian mammal species, 1790–2010 Cumulative historical extinctions of Australian mammal species, 1790–2010 Cumulative number of extinct mammal species 17900 18000 18100 18200 18300 18401 18503 18605...
Box LAN4 Extinctions due to myrtle rust
2016 Case Study... genotypes, but at least these species will not become extinct.
The greatest challenge is to prevent extinction of highly ...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species lists
2016 Report Content... listed under the EPBC Act, including 55 that are listed as extinct or extinct in the wild. This reflects an overall increase of 44 species since ...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Mammals
2016 Report Content... listed under the EPBC Act, including 55 that are listed as extinct or extinct in the wild. This reflects an overall increase of 44 species since ...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Reptiles and amphibians
2016 Report Content... listed under the EPBC Act, including 55 that are listed as extinct or extinct in the wild. This reflects an overall increase of 44 species since ...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Birds
2016 Report Content... listed under the EPBC Act, including 55 that are listed as extinct or extinct in the wild. This reflects an overall increase of 44 species since ...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Plant species and fungi
2016 Report Content... listed under the EPBC Act, including 55 that are listed as extinct or extinct in the wild. This reflects an overall increase of 44 species since ...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Invertebrates
2016 Report Content... listed under the EPBC Act, including 55 that are listed as extinct or extinct in the wild. This reflects an overall increase of 44 species since ...
Regional and landscape-scale pressures: Invasive species
2016 Report Content2016 Land Pressures South East Coast South West Coast North East Coast Tasmania Greater Brisbane...
Genetic and species diversity
2016 Report Content2016 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...
Pest species and pathogens
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Pest plants, pest animals and pathogens have been identified by...
Freshwater species and ecosystems
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Australian Capital Territory Lake Eyre...
Overview of state and trends of biodiversity
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity State and trends What has changed since 2011? The list of nationally threatened species and ecological communities has increased, with the addition of 30 new ecological communities, and 44 animal and...
Invasive species are a potent, persistent and widespread threat to Australia’s environment
2016 Report Content2016 Pressures Invasive species are animals, plants, parasites or disease-causing organisms that establish themselves outside their natural range and become pests. Although native species can also become invasive if transferred outside their natural...
Overview of effectiveness of management of biodiversity
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management A key policy initiative for threatened species management since 2011 has been the development of the Threatened Species Strategy (DoE 2015b). Currently, 20 mammals and 20 ...
Triage responses to changes resulting from pressures
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Research and management initiatives ultimately require prioritisation, because investment is finite for both funds and available effort. Evaluation of prioritisation...
Global climate change and climate variability
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures Tasmania All recent state and territory SoE reports note the adverse effects of global climate change on biodiversity. These increasingly include extreme weather, as...
Climate change is a key pressure on the Australian environment
2016 Report Content2016 Pressures Climate change is an increasingly important and pervasive pressure on all aspects of the Australian environment. Although our climate and its high natural variability from year to year have always been a major influence on the state...
Overview of resilience of the antarctic environment
2016 Report Content2016 Antarctic environment Resilience Antarctica Natural disturbances are part of life in Antarctic ecosystems, and the native species can generally survive shock events because they have...
Box HER11 Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
2016 Case StudyThe Great Eastern Ranges Initiative (GERI 2016) is a strategic response to the ongoing decline and mass extinction of native species in eastern Australia. It draws together industry, government and nongovernment organisations that are active in the conservation of our...
Biodiversity: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Introduction Overall, this 2016 report raises many of the same issues that were raised in all the previous SoE reports dating back to 1996. In the past 20 years, each report has highlighted the value...
Urban development
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures A growing population puts increasing pressure on biodiversity when residential areas encroach on natural systems. The Built environment report describes Australia's urban footprint, and the...
Pressures on natural heritage
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage Pressures Lake Eyre Our terrestrial and marine natural heritage is susceptible to the general pressures arising from climate change outlined above, as well as some of the...
Box BIO18 Western Australian islands—safe havens for threatened species
2016 Case StudySince the 1980s, the Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife and its predecessors have undertaken successful black rat and feral cat eradication programs on about 150 offshore islands, making them available for native fauna translocations. These translocations have...
Ecological processes and species populations
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Lake Eyre...
State and trends of the environment
2016 At a glanceDuring the past 5 years, environmental policies and management in Australia have had some notable success in improving the state and trends of parts of the Australian environment. Australia’s built environment, natural and cultural heritage, marine environment and Antarctic environment are...
Box BLT1 Managing Melbourne’s grasslands on a city fringe
2016 Case StudyMelbourne’s outskirts are experiencing some of the largest population growth in the country, and this urban development places pressure on the availability and quality of the natural environment and agricultural land. Results of a study, published in the journal Ecological...
Box BIO8 The central rock-rat
2016 Case StudyThe central rock-rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) is a medium-sized (body mass 70–150 grams) native rodent (family Muridae) that is endemic to the mountain ranges and adjacent foothills of arid central Australia. The action plan for Australian mammals 2012 recommends an upgrade to its...
Box BIO10 Ongoing declines of Christmas Island reptiles
2016 Case Study... are endemic . A sixth species that was endemic became extinct in 2014—Christmas Island forest skink ( Emoia nativitatis ). Five ...
Effectiveness of biodiversity management 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThis report has documented the widespread lack of consistent long-term data for assessing the effectiveness of investments in biodiversity management in Australia. Although it is reasonable to assume that there are many program-related examples that link investment to positive...
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