Coasts

Coastal land

Australia’s native vegetation and habitats have been severely affected since European colonisation. Almost 40 per cent of forest (Bradshaw 2012) and more than 90 per cent of grasslands have been lost or heavily degraded.
2016
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Coasts
State and trends
North East CoastMarine Temperate EastGreat Barrier ReefCocos ChristmasMarine NorthAntarctica
Coasts

Land–water interface

Like many features at the interface of the land and water, beaches are dynamic environments and vary widely in morphology, wave climates, tidal regimes, sedimentology and degree of modification.
2016
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Coasts
State and trends
TasmaniaGreater BrisbaneGreater Sydney
Coasts

Coastal waterways

Australia has a wide variety of coastal waterways.
2016
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Coasts
State and trends
South East CoastSouth West CoastMurray DarlingTasmaniaGreater BrisbaneGreater DarwinGreat Barrier ReefGreater MelbourneGreater PerthGreater Sydney
Coasts

Biodiversity: Threatened species

The distribution of threatened species around Australia provides an indication of current human impacts on native biota.
2016
Relates to
Coasts
State and trends
South West CoastNorth East CoastTasmaniaGreater BrisbaneGreater DarwinGreater Sydney
Coasts

Biodiversity: Species groups

The distribution of threatened species around Australia provides an indication of current human impacts on native biota.
2016
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Coasts
State and trends
South East CoastMurray DarlingNorth East CoastTasmaniaTimor SeaMarine South WestGreater BrisbaneGreater HobartGreat Barrier ReefEast CoastGreater MelbourneGreater PerthMarine NorthMarine North WestGreater SydneyGulf of Carpentaria
Coasts

Biodiversity: Habitat-forming species

The distribution of threatened species around Australia provides an indication of current human impacts on native biota.
2016
Relates to
Coasts
State and trends
South West CoastSouth Australian GulfNorth East CoastTasmaniaGreater DarwinGreater AdelaideGreat Barrier ReefMarine NorthMarine North WestGreater SydneyGulf of Carpentaria
Coasts

Biodiversity: Ecological processes

The distribution of threatened species around Australia provides an indication of current human impacts on native biota.
2016
Relates to
Coasts
State and trends
TasmaniaGreater BrisbaneGreat Barrier ReefEast Coast
Coasts

Coastal heritage

The section should be read in conjunction with the Heritage report. Much of the data in the Heritage report include the coastal zone, so it is summarised here and readers are directed to the Heritage report for detail.
2016
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Coasts
State and trends
Great Barrier Reef
Clark GF, Johnston EL (2016). Coasts: Topics. In: Australia state of the environment 2016, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra, https://soe.environment.gov.au/theme/coasts/topics?framework=111, DOI 10.4226/94/58b659bdc758b