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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Birds

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. The overall number of plant species ...
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Genetic and species diversity

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 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...

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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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State and trends of species and taxa groups

2016, 2011
Marine environment
State and trends
Assessment summary

This 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...

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Overview of state and trends of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... in Australia is improving for a small number of taxa, although our knowledge is inadequate because limited information is available for the vast majority of taxa, and few long-term monitoring programs are in place. The ... for plants, amphibians and reptiles, and even more so for taxa such as freshwater fish, invertebrates and fungi. ...
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Executive Summary - Biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
Executive Summary

Biodiversity 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...

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State and trends of quality of habitats

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Assessment summary

Coasts State and trends Land–water interfaceCoastal waterways Year...

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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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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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Management capacity

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Jurisdictional reporting on management effectiveness It is has been widely...

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Figure BIO30b Number of records in the Atlas of Living Australia for taxa, before 2012 and in 2015

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Graph

Number 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...

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Global climate change and climate variability

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 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...

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Approach

2016
Biodiversity
Report Content
... sections describing the status and trends of these taxa draw heavily on these reports. For all other taxa , we rely on identifying changes through smaller-scale ...
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State and trends of biodiversity

2016, 2011
Biodiversity
State and trends
Assessment summary

Biodiversity State and trends Coastal and marine species and ecosystemsFreshwater species and ecosystemsTerrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species listsTerrestrial ecosystems and communitiesGenetic and species...

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Plant species and fungi

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. The overall number of plant species ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species lists

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. The overall number of plant species ...
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Risks to the coastal environment 2016

2016
Coasts
Risks
At a glance

At 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...

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Box BIO11 Caterpillars as big as a mountain: the role of spiritual beliefs about animals and plants

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Case Study
... These caterpillar characters correspond to 4 scientific taxa of hawk moth: ayepe-arenye is the white-lined hawk moth ...
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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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Availability of information

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content
... insight into threats to a limited number of high-priority taxa or species. For example, the impact of feral cats on ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Reptiles and amphibians

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. The overall number of plant species ...
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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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Urban development

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 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...

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Mammals

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. The overall number of plant species ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Invertebrates

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. The overall number of plant species ...
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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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Pest species and pathogens

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Pest plants, pest animals and pathogens have been identified by...

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Outlook for biodiversity 2016

2016
Biodiversity
Outlook
At a glance

At 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...

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Consumption and extraction of natural resources

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content
... of listed threatened species across a wide range of taxa. The collecting of terrestrial plant species is ...
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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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