Native Species

Indicator protocols: the extent of present native vegetation by IBRA sub-region (measured in hectares)

The extent and distribution of present native vegetation is a key indicator of the status of our natural resource base. Native vegetation binds and nourishes soils; shelters and sustains wildlife; protects streams, wetlands, estuaries, and coastlines; absorbs carbon dioxide and emits oxygen.

Indicator protocols: status and trends of significant native species and ecological communities

Significant native species and ecological communities are considered to be important natural values or assets. This is reflected in the recognition afforded to them in international treaties, legislation, investment programs and within the broader community. Concern about further decline and possible extinction is widespread and is reflected in the prominence in the media and in public debate, especially in regard to development proposals or management regimes which have the potential to further (more)...

A State wide baseline for the extent and distribution of native vegetation for Western Australia

Vegetation extent is the definition applied under the National NRM Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. In this context the term extent is applied to the monitoring of Native Vegetation Communities Integrity. The concept of native vegetation communities extent, applied here, is quite different to that of cover as defined above. As well as the plants themselves, vegetation communities and the ecosystems they represent also consist of areas of bare ground or rock (sometimes (more)...

NSW Interim Native Vegetation Extent

NSW Native vegetation extent data is required by a number of programs to provide national, statewide and broad regional context on the distribution of native vegetation. This document outlines the methodology applied to generate a new native vegetation extent data set using an interim Foliage Projected Cover (FPC) product from DECC’s Woody Vegetation Change Detection Program (to define vegetation extent), and (more)...

Towards a national protocol for monitoring & reporting of status & trends in significant native species & ecological communities

This report is the result of a project commissioned as an adjunct to the second National Biodiversity Assessment. The objective was to draft a national protocol for monitoring and reporting of significant native species and ecological communities and ecological communities, based on a review of literature and consultation with stakeholders. The report provides an introduction to the project, a brief synopsis of the current national and international context. It outlines the consultation (more)...

Biodiversity of mammals, birds, acacias and eucalypts in Australia

Threatened ecosystems and species in Australia