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Resilience of the coastal environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt 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...
Box ANT6 Rapid collapse of an alpine ecosystem through dieback
2016 Case StudyResistance to change
2016 Report ContentTraditional use of marine resources
2016 Report Content2016 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...
Factors affecting resilience capacity
2016 Report ContentUrban 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...
Pest species and pathogens
2016 Report ContentRisks to the Antarctic environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt 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...
The living environment: Marine and terrestrial
2016 Report ContentAntarctic environment: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content2016 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...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species lists
2016 Report ContentTerrestrial plant and animal species: Plant species and fungi
2016 Report ContentBiodiversity: Species groups
2016 Report ContentFreshwater species and ecosystems
2016 Report ContentPests and invasive species
2016 Report ContentGenetic and species diversity
2016 Report ContentBiodiversity: Threatened species
2016 Report ContentBiodiversity: Habitat-forming species
2016 Report ContentEcological processes and species populations
2016 Report ContentPressures affecting Antarctic marine species
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryAntarctic environment Pressures Pressures on the marine environment Antarctica Year...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Mammals
2016 Report ContentRegional and landscape-scale pressures: Invasive species
2016 Report ContentTerrestrial plant and animal species: Birds
2016 Report ContentCoastal and marine species and ecosystems
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Greater Darwin Greater Hobart...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Invertebrates
2016 Report ContentFigure BIO5 Threatened species richness across Australia
2016 MapDownload 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...
No marine species has been removed from the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 threatened species list since 2011...
2016 Key Finding2016No 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.
State and trends of species populations and groups
2016 Assessment summaryCoasts State and trends Biodiversity: Threatened species Year...
State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups
2016 Report ContentFigure BIO37 Adequacy of protection of nationally threatened species
2016 GraphAdequacy 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...