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State and trends of ecological processes

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Assessment summary

Coasts State and trends Biodiversity: Ecological processes Year...

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State and trends of water quality

2016, 2011
Inland water
State and trends
Assessment summary

Inland water State and trends Water qualityWater quality South East CoastSouth West CoastSouth Australian GulfNorth Western PlateauMurray DarlingNorth East CoastSouth Western PlateauTasmaniaTimor SeaLake Eyre...

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Australia’s marine environment currently contributes approximately $50 billion per year to Australia’s overall economy; this contribution is expected to double by 2025

2016
Marine environment
Key Finding

2016Our oceans directly and indirectly support commercial industries such as fisheries, shipping and resource extraction, and provide important revenue from recreational activities, including tourism. The economic value of resources provided by our marine environment is expected to...

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Soil

2016
Land
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Land Introduction Soils form at the interface between land, the hydrosphere and the atmosphere. Their formation and placement are the result of complex interactions between differential weathering of primary...

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The natural environment

2016
Antarctic environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica The Antarctic environment comprises diverse habitats and ecosystems that include: ice-covered areas ice-free vegetated areas and rocks...

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Pressures affecting the coastal environment

2016, 2011
Coasts
Pressures
Assessment summary

Coasts Pressures AtmosphereLand–water interfaceCoastal landEnergy and resource extraction and processingPopulation growth and urban development: Population growthCoastal waters...

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State and trends of quality of habitat-forming species

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Assessment summary

Coasts State and trends Biodiversity: Habitat-forming speciesCoastal waterways Year...

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Introduction 2016

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
At a glance

At 13.86 million square kilometres, Australia’s marine environment is the third largest marine jurisdiction in the world (Symonds et al. 2009). It is home to a diverse array of marine species, including marine mammals and reptiles; more than 4000 species of fish; and tens of thousands of...

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Coastal land

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Coasts State and trends North East Coast Marine Temperate East Great Barrier Reef Cocos Christmas Marine North...

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Biodiversity: Ecological processes

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Coasts State and trends Tasmania Greater Brisbane Great Barrier Reef East Coast Connectivity Connectivity among...

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Regional and landscape-scale pressures: Land clearing

2016
Land
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Land Pressures Land clearing represents a fundamental pressure on the land environment, causing the loss and fragmentation of native vegetation. Depending on subsequent management, land clearing can also lead to a...

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Overview of resilience of the marine environment

2016
Marine environment
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Resilience Great Barrier Reef Marine North Marine North West Marine South East Current...

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Executive Summary - Coasts

2016
Coasts
Executive Summary

Coasts 2016Australia’s coast is vast and diverse. It is the sixth largest of any nation, and contains a variety of habitat types, including sandy beaches and dunes, rocky shores, tidal flats, and estuaries and bays. Our coast is intimately linked to our...

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Executive Summary - Marine environment

2016
Marine environment
Executive Summary

Marine environment 2016Australia’s marine environment is the world’s third largest marine jurisdiction, at 13.86 million square kilometres. It is home to a diverse array of marine species, many of which occur nowhere else in the world. Our oceans also...

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Coastal waters

2016
Coasts
Pressures
Report Content
... include excess metals, nutrients and organic matter (see Nutrient pollution ), and industrial chemicals, pesticides, ...
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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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Soil: Carbon dynamics

2016
Land
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Land State and trends South Australian Gulf Tasmania Carbon dynamics In light of international agreements such as the Paris Agreement—which emerged from the 21st...

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Outlook for the marine environment 2016

2016
Marine environment
Outlook
At a glance

At a glanceThe contribution of the marine environment to the economy is projected to continue to grow 3 times faster than Australia’s gross domestic product in the next decade. It is in Australia’s interest that our ocean ecosystems continue to bring economic, cultural and social benefits...

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Overview of state and trends of the built environment

2016
Built environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Built environment State and trends What has changed since 2011? With water restrictions easing across many regions since 2011, Australian households have been increasing their water consumption. In 2014–15,...

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Drivers influencing the marine environment

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Introduction Drivers influencing the Australian environment are covered in detail in the Drivers report, and readers are encouraged to refer to that report. We briefly summarise the drivers...

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Soil: Understanding

2016
Land
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Land State and trends South Australian Gulf Tasmania Understanding the current state and condition of Australian soils requires an appreciation of their diversity...

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Biodiversity: Habitat-forming species

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Coasts State and trends South West Coast South Australian Gulf North East Coast Tasmania Greater Darwin...

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Overview of state and trends of coasts

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Coasts State and trends South East Coast South West Coast North East Coast East Coast What has changed since 2011?...

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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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Marine regions

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Introduction Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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Resilience of marine systems

2016
Marine environment
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Resilience Tasmania Great Barrier Reef The concept of resilience is not straightforward, with definitions varying across social and scientific...

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Landscape and soil

2016
Land
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Land Resilience Great Barrier Reef Under natural conditions, the land (i.e. landforms, soils, drainage networks of streams and rivers, vegetation and other biota) is in some sort of...

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Australia’s marine environment is influenced by the cycles of several natural climate phenomena, including the El  Niño–Southern Oscillation, the Indian Ocean Dipole and the Southern Annular Mode

2016
Marine environment
Key Finding

2016  Variability in the phases of these climate phenomena change rainfall patterns, sea surface temperatures, surface winds and oceanic currents. These changes can influence the degree of vertical mixing through the water column and the relative location of cyclone events. Simultaneous...

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Box WAT3 Great Barrier Reef catchments: best management practices

2016
Inland water
Pressures
Case Study
... cover fertiliser application rates, herbicide practices, nutrient management and training for chemical handling. Best ... adoption. BMPs for sugar cane include: soil health and nutrient management irrigation and drainage management weed, ...
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Climate and system variability

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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