Management

Biodiversity Month

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http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/month.html
Link to government information on Biodiversity month. Biodiversity Month is held in September each year and aims to promote the importance of protecting, conserving and improving biodiversity both within Australia and across the world. It includes information on why biodiversity is important and how to help protect it.

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Decision Point article: Bio-perversity in the plantation

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http://www.decision-point.com.au/images/DPoint_files/DPoint_62/dpoint_62.pdf#page=6
This article discusses the emerging carbon economy and the potential for large-scale plantations to have negative impacts on biodiversity. (August 2012)

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Decision Point Article: Should we try to save parasites too?

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http://www.decision-point.com.au/images/DPoint_files/DPoint_61/dp61%20p6%20Moir%20Parasites.pdf
Melinda Moir and Peter Vesk propose a decision framework that takes into account species dependent on other endangered species. (July 2012)

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Desicion Point article: Acting fast avoids extinction

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http://www.decision-point.com.au/images/DPoint_files/DPoint_60/dpoint_60.pdf#view=Fit&pagemode=bookmarks&page=6
This article compares the cases of the orange-bellied parrot and the Christmas Island pipistrelle to demonstrate the importance of making timely desicions to avoid extinctions. (June 2012)

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WA Department of Environment and Conservation: WA listed threatened species

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http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/management-and-protection/threatened-species.html
This site discusses threatened species management by the Western Australian Government.

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South Australian Government: Threatened species information

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www.environment.sa.gov.au/Plants_Animals/Threatened_species_ecological_communities
Contains information on threatened species and ecological communities with links to South Australian species.

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Sustaining our natural systems and biodiversity

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http://www.innovation.gov.au/Science/PMSEIC/Documents/SustainingOurNaturalSystemsAndBiodiversityWorkingGroupPaper.pdf
A report by the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council on the best way to maintain Australia's biodiversity. It describes the values and condition of environmental systems, principles for maintaining values, and priority actions. It makes recommendations on mechanisms for improving decision making, limiting clearing vegetation of important habitat and watershed values, improving biosecurity, analysis of the ability of biodiversity to adapt to climate change. It examines the role of science, engineering and innovation in maintaining biodiversity.

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Threat Abatement Plan to Reduce the Impacts of Tramp Ants on Biodiversity

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www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tap/pubs/tramp-ants.pdf
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Commonwealth of Australia. 2006. Threat abatement plan to reduce the impacts of tramp ants on biodiversity in Australia and its territories. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra.

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NT Agnote - Management of Grazing on NT Floodplains

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www.nt.gov.au/d/Content/File/p/Technote/TN104.pdf
An article on grazing on NT floodplains, including information on the soils, vegetation, history of grazing and sustainability issues.

This report gives advice useful for the management of various categories of NT floodplains in relation to grazing. It covers Sub-coastal Plains, Marrakai and Finniss systems. Information on seasonal flood patterns, soil type and vegetation is provided for each. Advice is given on how to manage properties through maintaining a sustainable density of stock, planting additional cultivars and limiting access of stock to pasture so that areas can be spelled during the wet season.

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Managing for Biodiversity in the Rangelands: Management of total grazing pressure

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www.environment.gov.au/land/publications/rangelands-grazing.html
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Fisher, A., Hunt, L., James, C., Landsberg, J., Phelps, D., and Smyth A, Watson I. (2005) Managing for biodiversity in the rangelands: Management of total grazing pressure. &copy Commonwealth of Australia.

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