Australia, state of the environment reporting: biodiversity [web access]
[National SoE reports provide information about environmental and heritage conditions, trends and pressures & are grouped together in themes. Biodiversity is one of the themes]
Australian natural resources atlas [web access]
[The National Land and Water Resources Audit is developing the Australian natural resources atlas. It includes a section on Vegetation & Biodiversity]
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) [web access]
[A list of all published names of Australian vascular plants and their bibliographic and typification details]
Biological survey South Australia [web access]
[Systematic biological surveys of the vegetation and vertebrate fauna of large regions of South Australia. Some reports are only available in print format]
Conservation and protection of national threatened species and ecological communities (2007) [web access]
[An audit by the Australian National Audit Office with the objective of assessing the administration of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 by the Department of Environment & Heritage in terms of protecting and conserving threatened species and threatened ecological communities in Australia]
Conservation atlas of plant communities in Australia (1995) [print]
[Shows the distribution maps of major and minor plant communities & appraises their conservation status]
Conservation biology for the Australian environment (1998) [print]
[Text book which introduces the principles of conservation biology with a focus on Australian biota]
Conserving Adelaide's biodiversity [web access]
[A series of publications developed by the South Australian Urban Forest Biodiversity Program to inform & encourage best practice in the management of Adelaide's natural heritage. Also available in print format]
Encyclopaedia botanica (1986) [print]
[Reference guide to native and exotic plants in Australia]
Encyclopedia of Australian animals (1992) [print]
[4 volume set covering Birds, Mammals, Frogs & Reptiles]
Fauna of Australia [print]
[Synthesis of the primary literature and other available information for animal groups]
Flora SA [web access]
[Aims to provide comprehensive access to information on the plants of South Australia, however, the flagship publication Flora of South Australia is only available in print format]
Interim biogeographic regionalisation for Australia [web access]
[A framework for conservation planning and sustainable resource management within a bioregional context]
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [web access]
[The main purpose of the list is to catalogue and highlight those taxa which are facing a higher risk of global extinction]
Landscape health in Australia (2000) [web access]
[This report is part of the National Land and Water Resources Audit assessment of the condition of the natural resources of Australia. Also available in print format]
National framework for the management and monitoring of Australia's native vegetation (2001) [web access]
[The Framework sets out a national approach to the management & monitoring of Australia's native vegetation. Also available in print format]
National objectives and targets for biodiversity conservation (2001) [web access]
[This document sets objectives and targets for ten priority outcomes which the Commonwealth, States and Territories should pursue. Also available in print format]
National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity (1996) [web access]
[The National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity aims to bridge the gap between current activities and the effective identification, conservation and management of Australia's biological diversity. Also available in print format]
Native vegetation national overview : States, Territories, Commonwealth stocktake of native vegetation management (1999) [web access]
[Published in the context of the National framework for the management and monitoring of Australia's native vegetation (see above) this report provides a snapshot of the situation in each Australian jurisdiction. Also available in print format]
No species loss: a nature conservation strategy for South Australia 2007-2017 (2007) [web access]
[Set out priority targets for the protection and conservation of South Australia's biodiversity]
Rare or threatened Australian plants (1996) [print]
[Lists taxa that are Presumed Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable, Rare or Poorly Known at the national level]
Review of the national strategy for the conservation of Australia's biological diversity (2001) [web access]
[This document reviews the National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity - see above. Also available in print format]
Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS)
[Aims to provide the underlying taxonomic knowledge necessary for the conservation and sustainable use of Australia's biodiversity]
Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research & Australian National Herbarium
[The Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research provides a national focus for botanical data, & in particular, it documents the biological diversity of the Australian environment]
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
[This division of CSIRO is concerned with sustainable development of rural and regional Australia]
Australia Dept of the Environment, Water, Heritage, and the Arts : Biodiversity
South Australia Dept for Environment & Heritage : Biodiversity
South Australia Dept of Water Land and Biodiversity Conservation
Threatened Species Network
[The Threatened Species Network (TSN) is a joint program of WWF and the Natural Heritage Trust]
