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A new and emerging pressure in the coastal and marine zones is the increasing amount of human litter, which affects coastal and marine ecosystems and food webs...
2016 Key Finding... litter, which affects coastal and marine ecosystems and food webs...
A new and emerging pressure in the coastal and marine zones is ... litter, which affects coastal and marine ecosystems and food webs. Approximately three-quarters of the debris found along the ...
Several factors, such as ocean acidification, increasing wind strength and changes in ocean circulation in the Southern Ocean, may affect the base of Antarctic food webs
2016 Key Finding... in the Southern Ocean, may affect the base of Antarctic food webs
Dissolved carbon dioxide acidifies the ocean and reduces the ...
Value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia 2012-13: Import costs to food and beverage and retail food processing and sales
2016 Graph Value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia 2012-13: Import costs to food and beverage and retail food processing and sales
Value of food exports
File Value of food ...
Value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia 2012-13: Export revenue from farm and fish food and food and beverage
2016 Graph Value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia 2012-13: Export revenue from farm and fish food and food and beverage
Value of food exports
File Value of food exports ...
Value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia 2012–13: Food and beverage processing
2016 Graph Value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia 2012–13: Food and beverage processing
Four bar graphs showing the value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia in the 2012–2013 financial year.
Retail food sales
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Value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia 2012-13: Retail food sales
2016 Graph Value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia 2012-13: Retail food sales
Retail food sales
File Retail food sales Percentageofretailfoodsales Supermarkets ...
Value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia 2012-13: Farm and fish food production
2016 Graph Value chain for fresh and processed food in Australia 2012-13: Farm and fish food production
Farm and fish food production
File Farm and fish food production ...
Major regional changes are occurring in Antarctic sea ice coverage
2016 Key Finding... of the ice season has affected multiple levels of the marine food web. In contrast, there is a trend towards lengthening of the annual sea ice ...
State and trends of the Antarctic environment 2016
2016 At a glance... human-made ozone-depleting substances. The complex Antarctic food web is based on vast numbers of marine microorganisms, including bacteria, ...
Overview of state and trends of the Antarctic environment
2016 Report Content... substances. Climate change is affecting the entire Antarctic food web, and warmer temperatures on land have already led to the establishment of ...
Overview of state and trends of the marine environment
2016 Report Content... at which new organic matter is developed at the base of the food web) and secondary productivity (the rate at which this new organic matter is ...
Pressures affecting the Antarctic environment 2016
2016 At a glance... marine species, including crucial species at the base of the food web. Human activities are still increasing; new stations are being constructed, ...
Pressures on the marine environment
2016 Report Content... (the development of new organic matter at the bottom of the food web), which influences the survival of higher-order predators. However, the ...
Box MAR7 White shark
2016 Case Study... 2015 , Robbins et al. 2015 , McAuley et al. 2016 ), food-web interactions ( Semmens et al. 2013 , Pethybridge et al. 2014 ), and the ...
Toxins, pesticides and herbicides
2016 Report Content... via dietary intake, with many accumulating through the food web ( Islam & Tanaka 2004 ). Consequently, animals feeding at high trophic ...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Plant species and fungi
2016 Report Content... and lignin molecules in wood. Fungi sporophores are also food for animals, enmeshing fungi in food webs. Numerous invertebrates gain food and shelter from fungi. ...
Biodiversity: Ecological processes
2016 Report Content... where a key ecosystem component is removed from coastal food webs. Other more general pressures include urbanisation, port ... interactions among ecosystem members has implications for food-web diversity, stability and function ( Rooney & McCann 2012 ). Human ...
Outlook for the land environment 2016
2016 At a glance... resilience in already depleted natural communities; ensuring food and energy security; and managing conflicts for the use of land, and ... community viability and resilience. Concerns about global food security and the consequences for Australia, where most agricultural ...
Outlook under a business-as-usual scenario
2016 Report Content... impact on organisms that form the base of marine food webs, such as phytoplankton and zooplankton; these changes will have ...
Overview of resilience of the marine environment
2016 Report Content... ability to maintain properties, such as nutrient cycling or food web functioning ( Hughes et al. 2005 , Levin & Lubchenco 2008 ). Studies of ...
Outlook for the Antarctic environment 2016
2016 At a glance... ecosystem because it affects organisms at the base of the food web. Whatever changes may occur in the biodiversity of Antarctica, the effects ...
Antarctic environment: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content... et al. 2013 ). Since krill is near the base of the food web, these changes may have profound effects throughout Antarctic ecosystems, ...
The living environment: Marine and terrestrial
2016 Report Content... Marine microorganisms form the basis of Antarctic food webs. They include vast numbers of bacteria, phytoplankton (single-celled ... these single-celled organisms not only support the food web but also influence the biochemistry of the ocean, and play a vital role in ...
Figure LAN3 Native and exotic plants in Australia
2016 Graph... 653 Source: © Rod Randall, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, all rights reserved Figure LAN3 Native and exotic ...
Overview of state and trends of coasts
2016 Report Content... digestive tracts and the transfer of organic toxins through food webs ( Browne et al. 2013 , Rochman et al. 2013 ). Coastal habitats and ...
Risks to the Antarctic environment 2016
2016 At a glance... and dependent species, as well as bycatch Breakdown in food web productivity Increased pollution (water and air) Increase in commercial ...
Marine regions
2016 Report Content... facilitating species exchange with neighbouring regions. Food webs throughout the marine region are predominantly based on the large ... new organic matter is developed at the base of the food web), although seasonally enhanced areas of biological productivity, such as ...
Vegetation
2016 Report Content... capturing energy through photosynthesis (which supports food chains) and sequestering atmospheric carbon (which mitigates greenhouse ... protecting the soil from water and wind erosion producing food, fibre, medicines and shelter providing vital cultural connection for ...
Climate change
2016 Report Content... health, growth and physiology of organisms changes in food-web structure SoE2016_mar_fig7_Annual_Mean_Change_surface_pH-01.png Interact ...
Box HER10 Astrebla Downs—management response to invasive species
2016 Case Study... (
Rattus villosissimus
), which provided an abundant food source and resulted in a feral cat population boom. In April 2012, a ... crashed, and cats were driven to switch to alternative food sources. Cats were observed hunting bilbies in April and May 2013, and ...
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