Marine environment

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

Eighteen habitats and communities, ranging from the nearshore to the abyss, and from the seabed to the water column, were assessed for their current state and recent trends.
2016
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Marine environment
State and trends
Marine Temperate EastMarine South WestGreat Barrier ReefMarine NorthMarine North WestMarine South EastMarine Coral Sea
Marine environment

State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups

Fourteen species groups for which information and data were available were assessed for SoE 2016.
2016
Relates to
Marine environment
State and trends
Marine Temperate EastMarine South WestGreat Barrier ReefMarine NorthMarine North WestMarine South EastMarine Coral Sea
Marine environment

State and trends of indicators of marine ecosystem health: Ecologial processes

Physical, biogeochemical, biological and ecological processes are an important component of marine ecosystem function.
2016
Relates to
Marine environment
State and trends
Marine Temperate EastMarine South WestGreater HobartGreat Barrier ReefGreater MelbourneMarine NorthMarine North WestMarine South East
Marine environment

State and trends of indicators of marine ecosystem health: Physical, biogeochemical and biological processes

Physical, biogeochemical, biological and ecological processes are an important component of marine ecosystem function.
2016
Relates to
Marine environment
State and trends
Marine Temperate EastMarine South WestGreat Barrier ReefMarine NorthMarine North WestMarine South East
Evans K, Bax NJ, Smith DC (2016). Marine environment: Topics. In: Australia state of the environment 2016, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra, https://soe.environment.gov.au/theme/marine-environment/topics?framework=111, DOI 10.4226/94/58b657ea7c296