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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Birds
2016 Report ContentGenetic and species diversity
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity State and trends Photo by David Westcott Hibiscus harlequin bug (Tectocoris diophthalmus) nymph feeding on a beach almond (Terminalia catappa) fruit, Hope Island near...
State and trends of quality of habitat-forming species
2016 Assessment summaryCoasts State and trends Biodiversity: Habitat-forming speciesCoastal waterways Year...
State and trends of species and taxa groups
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryThis assessment summary has changed it's name since 2011 State and trends of species populations and groups Marine environment State and trends State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups...
Overview of state and trends of biodiversity
2016 Report ContentExecutive Summary - Biodiversity
2016 Executive SummaryBiodiversity 2016The value of Australia’s biodiversity is difficult to measure, but biodiversity is a key part of Australia’s national identity, and is integral to subsistence and cultural activity for Indigenous Australians. It is also fundamentally important...
State and trends of quality of habitats
2016 Assessment summaryCoasts State and trends Land–water interfaceCoastal waterways Year...
State and trends of species populations and groups
2016 Assessment summaryCoasts State and trends Biodiversity: Threatened species Year...
State and trends of ecological processes
2016 Assessment summaryCoasts State and trends Biodiversity: Ecological processes Year...
Management capacity
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Jurisdictional reporting on management effectiveness It is has been widely...
Figure BIO30b Number of records in the Atlas of Living Australia for taxa, before 2012 and in 2015
2016 GraphNumber of Atlas of Living Australia records, pre-2012 and 2015 for (b) plants and birds Number of Atlas of Living Australia records, pre-2012 and 2015 for (b) plants and birds Before 20122015 Birds1255490030539199 Plants356449111155538...
Global climate change and climate variability
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures Tasmania All recent state and territory SoE reports note the adverse effects of global climate change on biodiversity. These increasingly include extreme weather, as...
State and trends of biodiversity
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryBiodiversity State and trends Coastal and marine species and ecosystemsFreshwater species and ecosystemsTerrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species listsTerrestrial ecosystems and communitiesGenetic and species...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Plant species and fungi
2016 Report ContentTerrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species lists
2016 Report ContentRisks to the coastal environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceDespite concerted efforts to manage pressures on the coast, there remains residual risk that impacts will still occur. Here we categorise each of the pressures identified in this report in terms of their likelihood to cause impact and the severity of that impact, once current...
Box BIO11 Caterpillars as big as a mountain: the role of spiritual beliefs about animals and plants
2016 Case StudyThe natural environment
2016 Report Content2016 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica The Antarctic environment comprises diverse habitats and ecosystems that include: ice-covered areas ice-free vegetated areas and rocks...
Availability of information
2016 Report ContentTerrestrial plant and animal species: Reptiles and amphibians
2016 Report ContentPressures affecting the coastal environment
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryCoasts Pressures AtmosphereLand–water interfaceCoastal landEnergy and resource extraction and processingPopulation growth and urban development: Population growthCoastal waters...
Urban 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...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Mammals
2016 Report ContentTerrestrial plant and animal species: Invertebrates
2016 Report ContentEcological processes and species populations
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Lake Eyre...
Pest species and pathogens
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Pest plants, pest animals and pathogens have been identified by...
Outlook for biodiversity 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceIt seems unlikely, given the current overall poor status and deteriorating trends in biodiversity and the high impact of increasing pressures, that overall biodiversity outcomes will improve in the short or medium term. Our current investments in biodiversity management are not...
Consumption and extraction of natural resources
2016 Report ContentFreshwater species and ecosystems
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Australian Capital Territory Lake Eyre...