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Resilience of the coastal environment 2016

2016
Coasts
Resilience
At a glance

At a glanceResilience of the coastal environment includes its resistance to change and its ability to recover once disturbed. Resistance to change is linked to the maintenance of high biodiversity, which is expected to provide greater redundancy in ecological functions. Resistance can also...

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Box ANT6 Rapid collapse of an alpine ecosystem through dieback

2016
Antarctic environment
Case Study
... desert-like landscape. The extent of the mortality of this keystone species is so severe that it has been declared critically endangered. The primary cause of the species’ collapse is suspected to be the failure of cushion ...
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Resistance to change

2016
Coasts
Resilience
Report Content
For ecological habitats, species and processes, strong resistance to change is often ...
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Traditional use of marine resources

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Marine North Traditional use of marine resources is defined here as activities (fishing, collecting, hunting and gathering) by the 2 Indigenous or traditional...

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Factors affecting resilience capacity

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content
... factors acting at various levels of organisation, from species to landscapes, will interact to determine resilience capacity. For example, a species’ sensitivity to environmental change, its rate of ... and its phenotypic plasticity (i.e. the ability of a species to adjust its characteristics in response to its ...
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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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Pest species and pathogens

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content
... a key threat to biodiversity generally, and to threatened species specifically. Almost all states and territories also ...
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Risks to the Antarctic environment 2016

2016
Antarctic environment
Risks
At a glance

At a glanceAs for other regions, distant human activities can contribute to the key risks to the Antarctic environment, including global population, economic pressures and the effects of climate change. Management can mitigate many of the population and economic impacts, and climate change...

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The living environment: Marine and terrestrial

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
Report Content
... The limited availability of ice-free areas means that many species are often found breeding close to each other. ...
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Antarctic environment: 2011–16 in context

2016
Antarctic environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica Since 2011, the Antarctic environment has continued to respond to global pressures from human activity. As is the case in other regions of the...

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species lists

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
As at December 2015, a total of 480 fauna species (terrestrial and aquatic) were listed under the EPBC ... in the wild. This reflects an overall increase of 44 species since 2011 ( Figure BIO13 ). The number of nationally listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Plant species and fungi

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
As at December 2015, a total of 480 fauna species (terrestrial and aquatic) were listed under the EPBC ... in the wild. This reflects an overall increase of 44 species since 2011 ( Figure BIO13 ). The number of nationally listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. ...
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Biodiversity: Species groups

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content
The distribution of threatened species around Australia provides an indication of current ... human impacts on native biota. The 2014 data of threatened species listed in the EPBC Act that occur within the coastal ... from shore) show the highest density of threatened species on the east coast of Australia, particularly around ...
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Freshwater species and ecosystems

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... trends of freshwater-related ecological processes and key species populations, with grades ranging from very poor with ...
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Pests and invasive species

2016
Inland water
Pressures
Report Content
SoE  2011 provided information on the pressure of invasive species, including cane toads ( Rhinella marina , formerly ... and various Weeds of National Significance. Other invasive species exerting pressure on inland waters include pigs and ... redfin perch ( Perca fluviatilis ), various tilapia species, oriental weatherloach ( Misgurnus anguillicaudatus ) ...
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Genetic and species diversity

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... have a key role in shaping biodiversity at the species and community levels, the role of these pressures in ...
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Biodiversity: Threatened species

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content
The distribution of threatened species around Australia provides an indication of current ... human impacts on native biota. The 2014 data on threatened species listed in the EPBC Act that occur within the coastal ... from shore) show the highest density of threatened species on the east coast of Australia, particularly around ...
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Biodiversity: Habitat-forming species

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content
The distribution of threatened species around Australia provides an indication of current ... human impacts on native biota. The 2014 data of threatened species listed in the EPBC Act that occur within the coastal ... from shore) show the highest density of threatened species on the east coast of Australia, particularly around ...
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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 ...
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Pressures affecting Antarctic marine species

2016, 2011
Antarctic environment
Pressures
Assessment summary

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

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Mammals

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
As at December 2015, a total of 480 fauna species (terrestrial and aquatic) were listed under the EPBC ... in the wild. This reflects an overall increase of 44 species since 2011 ( Figure BIO13 ). The number of nationally listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. ...
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Regional and landscape-scale pressures: Invasive species

2016
Land
Pressures
Report Content
Invasive  species  represent one of the most potent, persistent and ... environment. They have a direct negative impact on  species  through predation, displacement and competition, ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Birds

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
As at December 2015, a total of 480 fauna species (terrestrial and aquatic) were listed under the EPBC ... in the wild. This reflects an overall increase of 44 species since 2011 ( Figure BIO13 ). The number of nationally listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. ...
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Coastal and marine species and ecosystems

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Greater Darwin Greater Hobart...

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Invertebrates

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
As at December 2015, a total of 480 fauna species (terrestrial and aquatic) were listed under the EPBC ... in the wild. This reflects an overall increase of 44 species since 2011 ( Figure BIO13 ). The number of nationally listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. ...
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Figure BIO5 Threatened species richness across Australia

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Note: Urban areas are outlined in black. Cities shown in greater detail in boxes are (a) Perth, (b) Brisbane and (c) Melbourne. Source: Dr Pia Lentini, University of Melbourne, used under CC BY NC using data supplied by the Australian...

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No marine species has been removed from the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 threatened species list since 2011...

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Key Finding

2016No marine species has been removed from the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 threatened species list since 2011; 8 species and 1 ecological community have been added, and 2 species have been uplisted.

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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 marine biodiversity: Species Groups

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content
Fourteen species groups for which information and data were available ...
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Figure BIO37 Adequacy of protection of nationally threatened species

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Graph

Adequacy of protection of nationally threatened species in 2016 Adequacy of protection of nationally threatened species in 2016 Attained in strict protected areasAttained in any form of protected areasPartly attained (in any form of protected area)No habitat...

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