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Triage responses to changes resulting from pressures

2016
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Research and management initiatives ultimately require prioritisation, because investment is finite for both funds and available effort. Evaluation of prioritisation...

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Box BIO14 The Vale of Belvoir

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Case Study
... program has helped identify many species from lesser known taxonomic groups, including 6  new species . ...
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Box HER18 Bush Blitz

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Case Study
... and promote the science of taxonomy through the Bush Blitz Taxonomic Grants; Bush Blitz infield learning and development ...
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Box BIO12 Getting to know a whole new world of animals living underground

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Case Study
... management. New analytical approaches to data, as well as taxonomic and genetic analyses, are required to better ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species lists

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... number of delistings, primarily because of changes in taxonomic understanding, occurred in 2013. ...
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Groundwater resources

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast South Australian Gulf North Western Plateau...

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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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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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Coastal waterways

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Coasts State and trends South East Coast South West Coast Murray Darling Tasmania Greater Brisbane...

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Identification: Types of Heritage

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast Murray Darling In Australia, heritage is defined by both statutory and nonstatutory listing processes, which result in...

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Biodiversity: Species groups

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Coasts State and trends South East Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Timor Sea...

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Management status

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Murray Darling Tasmania National Reserve System and National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas Australia has...

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State and trends in indicators of marine ecosystem health

2016, 2011
Marine environment
State and trends
Assessment summary

This assessment summary has changed since 2011 This assessment summary combines ecological processes, physical...

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State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Marine environment State and trends Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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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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State and trends of marine biodiversity: Quality of habitats and communities

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Marine environment State and trends Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East...

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The importance of biodiversity

2011
Biodiversity
Introduction
Report Content

2011 Biodiversity Introduction Australia’s biodiversity is important both globally and nationally. It is important to the world because of its uniqueness and its global significance, and it is important to Australians...

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Plant and animal species

2011
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Biodiversity State and trends South West Coast   Species diversity is a key component of biodiversity. In this subsection, we review what general conclusions can be drawn about the state...

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