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Box HER7 Macquarie River and the Macquarie Marshes—supporting cultural values through water management

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Case Study

The cultural values of some places important to Indigenous people may be dependent on water. The internationally significant Macquarie Marshes are the traditional homelands of the Ngiyampaa–Wayilwan people. Explorer Charles Sturt observed them camping along the Macquarie River...

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Ecological processes and species populations

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Lake Eyre...

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Water management in Australia

2016
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Inland water Effectiveness of management We have significant and expanding knowledge of the relationships between water management actions and ecological condition that are essential for effective management. Much...

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State and trends of inland water ecological processes and key species populations

2016, 2011
Inland water
State and trends
Assessment summary

Inland water State and trends Ecological processes and species populations South East CoastSouth West CoastNorth Western PlateauMurray DarlingNorth East CoastSouth Western PlateauTasmaniaTimor SeaLake Eyre...

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Freshwater species and ecosystems

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Australian Capital Territory Lake Eyre...

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Climate change

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Heritage Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Marine North Greater Sydney...

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State and trends of soil acidification

2016, 2011
Land
State and trends
Assessment summary

Land State and trends Soil: Salinity and acidification Year...

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Contemporary land-use pressures

2016
Land
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Land Pressures Murray Darling North East Coast Great Barrier Reef East Coast Greater Sydney...

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State and trends of soil carbon

2016, 2011
Land
State and trends
Assessment summary

Land State and trends Soil: Carbon dynamics Year...

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Land–water interface

2016
Coasts
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Coasts Pressures South West Coast South Australian Gulf Greater Adelaide Great Barrier Reef Greater Melbourne...

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Coastal waters

2016
Coasts
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Coasts Pressures South Australian Gulf Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Timor Sea...

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Aquatic species and ecosystems

2011
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling Lake Eyre The state of, and trends in, aquatic species and ecosystems are dealt with in detail in Chapter 4: Inland...

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Sea level rise

2011
Coasts
Risks
Report Content

2011 Coasts Risks The impact of sea level rise will be felt most strongly in our coastal regions. Sea level rise is a result of expansion of the oceans as they warm; addition of water to the ocean from melting glaciers...

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4 Inland water | References

2011
Inland water
Report Content
... Department of Environment and Resource Management. Riverine condition in Queensland: Stream and Estuary ...
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Supplementary material This is material that was developed as a part of the SoE process to support and inform the main report. The nature and authorship of this material varies, with products ranging from specially-commissioned reports from external consultants to further...

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