Biodiversity publications
Listed below are publications that relate specifically to the biodiversity activities of the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources. Hard copies of some of these publications are available free of charge from the Community Information Unit.
- Biodiversity - general
- Australian Biological Resources Study
- Access to genetic resources
- Biodiversity conservation in regional planning
- Biodiversity hotspots
- Invasive species
- Migratory waterbirds
- Threatened species
- Wildlife trade and conservation
Biodiversity - general
Books, reports and series
- Algae of Australia series
- A synthesis of outcomes from pilot projects on national monitoring and evaluation indicators on native vegetation condition in Australia - May 2007
- Australian flora and fauna series
- Australian terrestrial biodiversity assessment 2002
- Australia's National Report to the Fourth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
- First report - 1998
- Second report - 2001
- Third report - 2004
- Biodiversity conservation research in a changing climate - workshop report - 2007
- Biodiversity conservation research: Australia's priorities - 2001
- Biodiversity series - Information about the conservation of Australia's biodiversity
- Paper No. 1 - Biodiversity and its value - 1993
- Paper No. 2 - Australia's biodiversity: an overview of selected significant components - 1994
- Paper No. 3 - Country in flames: Proceedings of the 1994 symposium on biodiversity and fire in north Australia - 1995
- Paper No. 4 - Refugia for biological diversity in arid and semi-arid Australia - 1995
- Paper No. 5 - Two way track - biodiversity conservation and ecotourism: an investigation of linkages, mutual benefits and future opportunities - 1995
- Paper No. 6 - Native vegetation clearance, habitat loss and biodiversity decline: an overview of recent native vegetation clearance in Australia and its implications for biodiversity - 1995
- Paper No. 7 - Landcover disturbance over the Australian continent: a contemporary assessment - 1996
- Paper No. 8 - Fire and biodiversity: the effects and effectiveness of fire management - 1996
- Paper No. 9 - Reimbursing the future: an evaluation of motivational, voluntary, price-based, property-right, and regulatory incentives for the conservation of biodiversity - 1996
- Paper No. 10 - Approaches to bioregional planning - 1996
- Biodiversity technical paper series
- Paper No 1 - Australia's biodiversity: responses to fire: plants, birds and invertebrates - 1999
- Paper No 2 - Landscape planning for biodiversity conservation in agricultural regions - 1999
- Paper No 3 - The effects of artificial sources of water on rangeland biodiversity - 1997
- An evaluation of the effectiveness of environmental surrogates and modelling techniques in predicting the distribution of biological diversity - 1997
- Climate Change and Invasive Species – A review of interactions - 2008
- Climate change impacts on biodiversity in Australia: outcomes of a workshop sponsored by the Biological Diversity Advisory Committee, 1-2 October 2002 - August 2003
- Commonwealth public inquiry into access to biological resources in Commonwealth areas - 2000
- Developing a national biodiversity and climate change action plan: consultation paper - September 2003
- The economic value of biodiversity: a scoping paper - October 2003
- Ecosystem Services and Australian Natural Resource Management (NRM) Futures - August 2007
- Encouraging Environmental Philanthropy - 2007
- Fauna of Australia series
- Financing long term conservation action - November 2005
- Flora of Australia series
- Flora of Australia supplementary series
- Fungi of Australia series
- Gifts that keep on giving: a landholder's guide to and land protection and conservation options
- Making economic valuation work for biodiversity conservation - May 2005
- Managing access to Australia's biological resources: developing a nationally consistent approach - October 1996
- National biodiversity and climate change action plan 2004-2007 - 2004
- National koala conservation strategy - Review of progress in implementing the 1998 National Koala Conservation Strategy - September 2008
- National koala conservation strategy - January 1998
- National objectives and targets for biodiversity conservation 2001-2005 - 2001
- National strategy for the conservation of Australia's biological diversity - 1996
- Natural temperate grassland - May 2003
- Review of the conservation values of Commonwealth land in western Sydney - 2004
- Review of the national strategy for the conservation of Australia's biological diversity - 2001
- The state of Australia's birds 2003 - December 2003
- The state of Australia's birds 2004 - December 2004
- The state of Australia's birds 2005 - December 2005
- The state of Australia's birds 2006 - December 2006
- The state of Australia's birds 2007 - December 2007
- State of the Environment reporting - biodiversity
- Zoological catalogue of Australia
Brochures, fact sheets and case studies
- Be smart with seed - 2004
- Biodiversity: nature's variety, our heritage, our future - a guide to using and protecting Australia's biodiversity - 1998 (Revised 2001)
- National biodiversity and climate change action plan - summary brochure - 2004
- Tax incentives for conservation - fact sheet - October 2007
- Popular articles on biodiversity - 1991-1995
- What the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) means for Norfolk Island - June 2004
Magazines and newsletters
- Bush - seeds a growing industry - January 2004
- Bush - working together on weeds - May 2004
- Bush - rot, rust and smut, stream-side vegetation, hatches, matches and dispatches - November 2004
- Communities for communities newsletter
Posters
- Biodiversity - nature's variety, our heritage, our future - poster
Access to genetic resources
Books, reports and series
- Commonwealth public inquiry into access to biological resources in Commonwealth areas - 2000
- National strategy for the conservation of Australia's biological diversity - 1996
- Nationally consistent approach for access to and the utilisation of Australia's native genetic and biochemical resources - 2002
- Queensland Biodiscovery Collaboration - The Griffith University AstraZeneca Partnership for Natural Product Discovery - UNU-IAS Report - 2008
Brochures, fact sheets and case studies
- Biological resources access agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Craig J. Venter Institute - 2004
-
Genetic
resources management in Commonwealth areas - Sustainable access > shared
benefits - 2005
A guide to understanding the new Australian regulations for access to genetic and biochemical resources found in native species in Commonwealth areas - Understanding the Nationally consistent approach for access to and the utilisation of Australia's native genetic and biochemical resources (NCA) - 2002
Biodiversity conservation in regional planning
Books, reports and series
- Proceedings of the National Conservation Incentives Forum - July 2005
- Australian terrestrial biodiversity assessment 2002 - December 2002
- Integrating biodiversity into regional planning: the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority pilot project - 2003
- Integration of biodiversity into regional NRM planning - case studies - 2003
- Integration of biodiversity conservation in regional NRM planning: peri-urban case study - 2004
- Integration of biodiversity conservation in regional NRM planning: rural case study - 2004
- Mechanisms for improved integration of biodiversity conservation in regional NRM planning (PDF - 1,440 KB) - 2003
- Plants, people and planning: integrating national botanical information and regional vegetation planning and management - 2003
Brochures, fact sheets and case studies
- Biodiversity conservation in regional NRM planning - factsheet (PDF - 323 KB) - September 2003
- Tax incentives for conservation - factsheet - July 2004
Biodiversity hotspots
- Maintaining Australia's Biodiversity Hotspots Programme, About the programme brochure - November 2007
- Brooklyn Station
- Maintaining Australia's Biodiversity Hotspots Programme Guidelines - November 2007
- Megadiverse countries - The meaning, significance and implications of Biodiversity - Australia State of the Environment Report 2001
- Mount Lofty Initiative - Bush Bids, Biodiversity Hotspots Programme brochure - 2006
Invasive species
In this section
General
Books, reports and series
- Threat abatement projects - 2006 - 2007
- Review of the impacts of gambusia, redfin perch, tench, roach, yellowfin goby and streaked goby in Australia - May 2008
- Australian Government response to the Turning back the tide - the invasive species challenge Senate Committee report - September 2007
- Review of progress on invasive species - April 2005
Brochures, fact sheets and case studies
Magazines and newsletters
- Bush - seeds a growing industry - January 2004
- Bush - working together on weeds - May 2004
- Bush - rot, rust and smut, stream-side vegetation, hatches, matches and dispatches - November 2004
- Bush - on-farm conservation and local government - April 2005
Diseases, fungi and parasites
Books, reports and series
- An overview of the impacts of translocated native fish species in Australia - 2008
- Enhancing the efficacy of phosphite with the addition/supplementation of other chemicals such as those known to be involved in resistance - 2008
- Does the physiological status of the plant at the time of spraying affect the efficacy of phosphite? - 2008
- Eradication of Phytophthora cinnamomi from spot infections in native plant communities in Western Australia and Tasmania - 2008
- Management of Phytophthora cinnamomi for biodiversity conservation in Australia - 2006
- Hygiene protocols for the prevention and control of diseases (particularly beak and feather disease) in Australian birds - 2006
- A report on Mundulla Yellows in Australia - May 2004
- Mundulla Yellows in Eucalyptus - August 2004
Brochures, fact sheets and case studies
- Chytridiomycosis (amphibian chytrid fungus disease) - 2004
- Phytophthora root rot - 2004
- Beak and feather disease (psittacine circoviral disease) - 2004
Posters, postcards, stickers and fridge magnets
- Beak and feather disease poster - 2005
- Chytrid fungus disease poster - 2005
- Root rot fungus poster - 2005
Plans
Feral animals
Books, reports and series
- Review of the CSIRO Biological Control of Cane Toad Program (to April 2008) - October 2008
- An overview of the impacts of introduced ornamental fish species that have established wild populations in Australia - January 2008
- Australian pest animal strategy - A national strategy for the management of vertebrate pest animals in Australia - August 2007
- Cost effective feral animal exclusion fencing for areas of high conservation value in Australia - 2004
- Developing a cane toad biological control - workshop report - 2004
- Development of a model code of practice and standard operating procedures for the humane capture, handling or destruction of feral animals in Australia
- Easter Bilby - Storybook - 2006**
- Easter Bilby's secret - Storybook - 2006**
- Easter Bilby - Teacher's kit - 2006**
- Experimental trials to determine effective feral cat and fox exclusion fence designs - 2006
- Feral pig management plan Flinders Island, Tasmania
- Impact of fox baiting on Tiger Quoll populations, project ID: 00016505 - final report
- Improving the development of effective and humane trapping systems as a control method for feral goats in Australia - 2004
- Interactions between feral cats, foxes, native carnivores, and rabbits in Australia - 2004
- Introduced mammals on Western Australian islands: improving Australia's ability to protect its island habitats from feral animals - 2004
- Maximising the conservation benefits of the commercial goat industry in Australia - 2004
- Overview of the impact of feral cats on Australian native fauna - May 1996
- Overview of the impacts of introduced salmonids on Australian native fauna - May 1996
- Review of impacts of displaced/introduced fauna associated with inland waters, Australia: State of the Environment technical paper series (inland waters), series 1 - 1997
- Review of the project: the development of a cane toad biological control (February 2003) - August 2003
**Easter Bilby teachers Kit and story books: Due to the exceptional demand for the Easter Bilby Storybook, the Easter Bilby's Secret Storybook and the Easter Bilby Teacher's Kit we regret we are now unable to fill your order if it was placed after Thursday 6 March 2008. There are no plans at this stage for reprints. We apologise for not being able to get back to everyone in person.
Brochures, fact sheets and case studies
- Australian pest animal strategy brochure - August 2007
- Bounceback - Flinders Ranges
- European red fox (Vulpes vulpes) - 2004
- European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) - 2004
- Feral horse (Equus caballus) and feral donkey (Equus asinus) - 2004
- The feral camel (Camelus dromedarius) - 2004
- The feral cane toad (Bufo marinus) - 2004
- The feral cat (Felis catus) - 2004
- The feral goat (Capra hircus) - 2004
- The feral pig (Sus scrofa) - 2004
- The feral water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) - 2004
- Managing invasive species in Australia - success stories
- Bounceback - 2004
- Removing cats from Macquarie Island - 2004
Plans
Posters, postcards, stickers and fridge magnets
- A great battle - poster - 2007
- That feral cat - poster - 2004
- Feral map - poster - 2004
Insects and other invertebrates
Books, reports and series
Weeds
Books, reports and series
- Australian weeds strategy - September 2007
- Community involvement in off-reserve and on-reserve management of environmental weeds - May 1997
- Impact of environmental weeds on biodiversity: a review and development of a methodology - April 1998
- Potential environmental weeds in Australia: candidate species for preventative control - January 1998
Brochures, fact sheets and case studies
- Biological control of Mimosa pigra and integration with other control options, final report: October 2001 to December 2002 - 2003
- Managing invasive species in Australia - success stories
- Alligator weed - 2004
- Biological control of mimosa - 2004
- Weed Warriors - 2004
- Research project to investigate floating booms for containing Alligator weed following treatment - September 2002
- Students become Weed Warriors - in Natural heritage - the journal of the Natural Heritage Trust - 2004
Guidelines, manuals, standards and labels
- Alert list for environmental weeds - weed management guides
- Barleria or porcupine flower (Barleria prionitis) - 2003
- Chinese violet (Asystasia gangetica ssp. micrantha) - 2003
- Cutch tree (Acacia catechu var. sundra) - 2003
- False yellowhead (Dittrichia viscosa) - 2003
- Karroo thorn (Acacia karroo) - 2003
- Kochia (Bassia scoparia) (weedy form) - 2003
- Orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) - 2003
- Senegal tea plant (Gymnocoronis spilanthoides) - 2003
- White weeping broom (Retama raetam) - 2003
- Weeds of national significance - weed management guides
- Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides)
- Athel pine or tamarisk (Tamarix aphylla)
- Bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata)
- Boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera)
- Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus aggregate)
- Bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides)
- Cabomba (Cabomba caroliniana)
- Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana)
- Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
- Hymenachne or Olive hymenachne (Hymenachne amplexicaulis)
- Lantana (Lantana camara)
- Mesquite (Prosopis species)
- Mimosa (Mimosa pigra)
- Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata)
- Parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus)
- Pond apple (Annona glabra)
- Prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica)
- Rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora)
- Salvinia (Salvinia molesta)
- Serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma)
- Willow (Salix spp.)
Migratory waterbirds
Books, reports and series
Brochures, fact sheets and case studies
- Safe landings: conservation of migratory shorebirds in the east Asian-Australasian flyway - 2002
- Wings across the water: migratory shorebirds in the east Asian-Australasian flyway - 2002
Posters, postcards, stickers and fridge magnets
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- Biodiversity publications
- Climate change
- Coasts and oceans publications
- EPBC Act publications
- ESD publications
- Great Barrier Reef
- Heritage publications
- Human settlements publications
- Indigenous affairs publications
- International activities publications
- Land management publications
- Meteorology
- Parks and reserves publications
- State of the environment reporting publications
- Sustainability education publications
- Used oil recycling
- Water resources
Portfolio publications
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