Australia State of the Environment Report

Introduction

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Like the soil that supports it, vegetation is fundamental to ecosystem processes and human survival. Vegetation ... are, in order of area of extent (according to amalgamated major vegetation groups ; DoEE 2016 ), shrublands and grasslands, eucalypt forests and ...

Vegetation

2016

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... ( DoE 2014c ). The continental extent of all forms of vegetation is summarised in Table LAN5 and mapped in Figure LAN26 ( ABARES ... ( Tulloch et al. 2015 ). Approximately 22 per cent of major vegetation communities in Australia have more than 50 per cent of their ...

Figure COA11a Percentage of major vegetation group remaining, 2014

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Figure COA11a Percentage of major vegetation group remaining, 2014 Percentage of major vegetation group remaining, 2016 Percentage of major vegetation group ...

Figure LAN30a Extent of modification to major vegetation groups, as assessed by VAST

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(a) extent of modification to major vegetation groups Figure LAN30a Extent of modification to major vegetation groups, as ...

Figure LAN30b Extent of modification of major vegetation groups, as assessed by vegetation assets, states and transitions (VAST) where (a) shows the percentage of modification; and (b) shows the extent of major vegetation groups, pre-1750

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(b) extent of major vegetation groups, pre-1750 Figure LAN30b Extent of modification of major vegetation ...

Figure COA11 C - Area Percentage remaining vs change in percentage remaining of each major vegetation group

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... remaining vs change in percentage remaining of each major vegetation group Area of major vegetation groups remaining, 2016 Area of ...

Figure COA11 b Change in percentage of major vegetation groups remaining, 2010–2014

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Figure COA11 b Change in percentage of major vegetation groups remaining, 2010–2014 Figure COA11 b Change in percentage of major ...

Vegetation

2016

Resilience

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The resilience of vegetation is largely determined by our success or failure in maintaining ... discussed in the Landscape and soil section. Maintenance of vegetation is both a factor in and a consequence of maintaining resilience in ... way that was envisaged. The private sector, community groups and nongovernment organisations play a very significant role in active ...

Figure COA17c (AREA) 2 Percentage reserved vs change in percentage reserved of major vegetation groups within 50 kilometres of the shore

2016

Effectiveness of management

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... 2 Percentage reserved vs change in percentage reserved of major vegetation groups within 50 kilometres of the shore Area of vegetation ...

Figure COA17 a (PERCENTAGE) 2 Percentage reserved vs change in percentage reserved of major vegetation groups within 50 kilometres of the shore

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Effectiveness of management

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... 2 Percentage reserved vs change in percentage reserved of major vegetation groups within 50 kilometres of the shore Percentage of vegetation ...

Figure COA17 b (CHANGE) 2 Percentage reserved vs change in percentage reserved of major vegetation groups within 50 kilometres of the shore

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... 2 Percentage reserved vs change in percentage reserved of major vegetation groups within 50 kilometres of the shore Change in percentage of ...

State and trends of vegetation

2016, 2011

Assessment summary

State and trends of vegetation State and trends of vegetation Vegetation Year - Any - 2016 ... original native vegetation remains in most of Australia’s major primary production regions, and in many settled coastal regions ... land-use zones is relatively small. The proportion of each major vegetation group classified in VAST categories I or II (residual or ...

Biodiversity: Species groups

2016

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... may contribute to this pattern. Biodiversity: Species groups Biodiversity: Species groups South East Coast Murray Darling North ... of estuarine fauna tends to decrease with distance from major cities and research establishments, and varies between habitats and ...

State and trends of species populations and groups

2016

Assessment summary

State and trends of species populations and groups State and trends of species populations and groups Biodiversity: ... to assist comparison of changes between reporting cycles. Major populations in the Northern Territory are declining because of impacts of ...

Figure LAN1a Projected distributions of vegetation types derived by the AdaptNRM project by linking an ecological similarity model, developed for vascular plants, with an existing vegetation map and climate scenarios: (a) observed major vegetation su...

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Figure LAN1a Projected distributions of vegetation types derived by the AdaptNRM project by linking an ecological ... existing vegetation map and climate scenarios: (a) observed major vegetation su... Map showing projected distributions of vegetation ... an existing vegetation map and climate scenarios observed major vegetation subgroup Interact with map Download as png Download dataset ...

Figure LAN1b Projected distributions of vegetation types derived by the AdaptNRM project by linking an ecological similarity model, developed for vascular plants, with an existing vegetation map and climate scenarios: (a) observed major vegetation su...

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Figure LAN1b Projected distributions of vegetation types derived by the AdaptNRM project by linking an ecological ... model, developed for vascular plants, with an existing vegetation map and climate scenarios: (a) observed major vegetation su... Map showing projected distributions of vegetation ...

Figure LAN1c Projected distributions of vegetation types derived by the AdaptNRM project by linking an ecological similarity model, developed for vascular plants, with an existing vegetation map and climate scenarios: (a) observed major vegetation su...

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Figure LAN1c Projected distributions of vegetation types derived by the AdaptNRM project by linking an ecological ... model, developed for vascular plants, with an existing vegetation map and climate scenarios: (a) observed major vegetation su... Map showing projected distributions of vegetation ...

Figure LAN1d Projected distributions of vegetation types derived by the AdaptNRM project by linking an ecological similarity model, developed for vascular plants, with an existing vegetation map and climate scenarios: (a) observed major vegetation su...

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Figure LAN1d Projected distributions of vegetation types derived by the AdaptNRM project by linking an ecological ... model, developed for vascular plants, with an existing vegetation map and climate scenarios: (a) observed major vegetation su... Map showing projected distributions of vegetation ...

State and trends of species and taxa groups

2016, 2011

Marine environment

Assessment summary

State and trends of species and taxa groups State and trends of species and taxa groups This assessment summary has changed it's name since 2011 State and ... Godley, B. J. 2011. Smallâscale fisheries of Peru: a major sink for marine turtles in the Pacific. Journal of Applied Ecology ...

State and trends of biodiversity 2016

2016

Biodiversity

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... of the environment reports. Information about the extent of vegetation communities is good; however, most jurisdictions note that knowledge ... birds ) have improved understanding of these animal groups since 2011. At the end of 2015, 74 ecological communities were listed ...

Terrestrial ecosystems and communities

2016

Biodiversity

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... based on common climate, geology, landform, native vegetation and species information. The 89 bioregions are further refined to ... overall decline in extent . At least 22 per cent of major vegetation communities in Australia have more than 50 per cent of their ...

Coastal land

2016

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Australia’s native vegetation and habitats have been severely affected since European ... for Australia Coastal land The state and trend of major vegetation groups can be viewed by considering what percentage remains versus the previous ...

State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups

2016

Marine environment

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Fourteen species groups for which information and data were available were assessed for SoE 2016. State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine ...

Coastal governance and management

2016

Effectiveness of management

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... land, clean water and heritage protection. Percentage of vegetation reserved Percentage of vegetation reserved 2014 Percent Protected ... Percentage reserved and change in percentage reserved of major vegetation groups within 50 kilometres of the shore, 2010 to 2014 Coastal ...

Ongoing clearing of native vegetation threatens a range of sectors

2016

Key Finding

Ongoing clearing of native vegetation threatens a range of sectors Native vegetation supports critical ecosystem services, including stabilising soil, ...

Figure LAN29 Vegetation assets, states and transitions (VAST) classification of Australian vegetation

2016

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Figure LAN29 Vegetation assets, states and transitions (VAST) classification of Australian vegetation A map of Australia showing the distribution of different types of vegetation according to the VAST classification system. VAST stands for ...

Species and ecological groups are variable in recent trends, with the most concern being for shorebirds

2016

Key Finding

Species and ecological groups are variable in recent trends, with the most concern being for ...

Overview of state and trends of biodiversity

2016

Biodiversity

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... and communities Based on the information available about vegetation extent and condition, and the small number of species for which ... in the extensive land-use zone of Australia is considered a major threat to biodiversity. Along with other management changes, it is ...

Figure LAN26 Extent of all forms of vegetation across Australia

2016

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Figure LAN26 Extent of all forms of vegetation across Australia soe2016_lan_fig26_abares_vegetation_extent-01.png Interact with map Download as png Download dataset ... Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, Integrated Vegetation Cover dataset 2009, used under CC BY 2.5 Figure LAN26 Extent of all ...

Figure LAN9 2011 Percentage of Australia’s native vegetation remaining, by agroclimatic region

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