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Figure BIO19 Cumulative historical extinctions of Australian mammal species

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Graph

Cumulative 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...

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Box LAN4 Extinctions due to myrtle rust

2016
Land
Pressures
Case Study
... genotypes, but at least these species will not become extinct. The greatest challenge is to prevent extinction of ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species lists

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
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 ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Mammals

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
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 ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Reptiles and amphibians

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
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 ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Birds

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
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 ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Plant species and fungi

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
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 ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Invertebrates

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
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 ...
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Regional and landscape-scale pressures: Invasive species

2016
Land
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Land Pressures South East Coast South West Coast North East Coast Tasmania Greater Brisbane...

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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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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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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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Overview of state and trends of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 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...

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Invasive species are a potent, persistent and widespread threat to Australia’s environment

2016
Pressures
Report Content

2016 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...

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Overview of effectiveness of management of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 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 ...

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Triage responses to changes resulting from pressures

2016
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 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...

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Global climate change and climate variability

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 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...

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Climate change is a key pressure on the Australian environment

2016
Pressures
Report Content

2016 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...

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Overview of resilience of the antarctic environment

2016
Antarctic environment
Resilience
Report Content

2016 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...

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Box HER11 Great Eastern Ranges Initiative

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Case Study

The 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...

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Biodiversity: 2011–16 in context

2016
Biodiversity
Introduction
Report Content

2016 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...

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Urban development

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 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...

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Pressures on natural heritage

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Report Content

2016 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...

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Box BIO18 Western Australian islands—safe havens for threatened species

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Case Study

Since 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...

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Ecological processes and species populations

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Lake Eyre...

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State and trends of the environment

2016
State and trends
At a glance

During 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...

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Box BLT1 Managing Melbourne’s grasslands on a city fringe

2016
Built environment
Pressures
Case Study

Melbourne’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...

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Box BIO8 The central rock-rat

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Case Study

The 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...

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Box BIO10 Ongoing declines of Christmas Island reptiles

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Case Study
... are endemic . A sixth species that was endemic became extinct in 2014—Christmas Island forest skink ( Emoia ...
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Effectiveness of biodiversity management 2016

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
At a glance

At 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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