Land Theme Report
Australia State of the Environment Report 2001 (Theme Report)
Prepared by: Ann Hamblin, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Authors
Published by CSIRO on behalf of the Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2001
ISBN 0 643 06748 5
Please Note
This report was written to provide source material for Australian State of the Environment Committee's purposes. Independent contract authors prepared the seven supporting theme reports that the Committee considered during preparation of the 2001 SoE Report. The opinions in the theme reports are those of the authors, not of the Committee.
PDF files
- Land - full report (PDF - 10 205 KB)
- Part 1a - Contents, Acknowledgments, Acronyms, Executive summary, Introduction and Accelerated erosion and loss of surface soil (PDF - 1554 KB)
- Part 1b - Accelerated erosion and loss of surface soil (PDF - 1716 KB)
- Part 1c - Accelerated erosion and loss of surface soil (continued) (PDF - 1259 KB)
- Part 2a - Physical changes to natural habitats (PDF - 963 KB)
- Part 2b - Physical changes to natural habitats (continued) (PDF - 1435 KB)
- Part 3 - Introduction of novel biota into native habitats and communities (PDF - 860 KB)
- Part 4 - Secondary salinity and acidity (PDF - 1480 KB)
- Part 5 - Nutrient and carbon cycling (PDF - 506 KB)
- Part 6 - Soil and land pollution (PDF - 348 KB)
- Part 7 - Antarctica (PDF - 175 KB)
- Part 8 - Conclusions, Glossary and References (PDF - 107 KB)
Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Acronyms
- Executive summary
- Introduction
- Accelerated erosion and loss of surface soil
- Physical changes to natural habitats
- Introduction of novel biota into native habitats and communities
- Secondary salinity and acidity
- Nutrient and carbon cycling
- Soil and land pollution
- Antarctica
- Conclusions
- Glossary
- References
- Case studies
- Environmental Indicators
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
Prepared by
Ann Hamblin, Bureau of Rural Sciences
Theme coordinator
Dr Jim Derrick, State of the Environment Reporting Section, Environment Australia, Department of the Environment and Heritage
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