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Indicator description

Why is it indicative

What does the data show

Data

Acknowledgment

Indicator description

The number of long-term monitoring programs for species that are listed on either the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 or the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Why is it indicative

Long-term monitoring allows for the detection of trends in species numbers through time. This is particularly important where there are changes in land use such as land clearance.

What does the data show

  • Since 1996, 50 threatened species have been monitored to determine trends. Monitoring has largely been undertaken by the Department of Primary Industries Water and Environment and to a lesser extent by the Forest Practices Board and CSIRO Division of Marine Research.
     
  • Species monitoring focused on plants (i.e. 64%) rather than animals (i.e. 36%).
     

Data

Threatened plant and animal species with monitoring programs to determine trends, 2001.

Animal species

Monitoring agency

Clarence Galaxias (Galaxias johnstoni)

*DPIWE

Giant freshwater crayfish (Astacopsis gouldi)

DPIWE

Golden Galaxias (Galaxias auratus)

DPIWE

Orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)

DPIWE

Pedder Galaxias (Galaxias pedderensis)

DPIWE

Pedra Branca skink (Niveoscincus palfreymani)

DPIWE

Ptunnara brown butterfly (Oreixenica ptunarra)

DPIWE

Saddled Galaxias (Galaxias tanycephalus)

DPIWE

Swamp Galaxias (Galaxias parvus)

DPIWE

Swan Galaxias (Galaxias fontanus)

DPIWE

Swift parrot (Lathamus discolor)

DPIWE

Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax fleayi)

DPIWE

Burnie burrowing crayfish (Engaeus yabbimunna)

Forest Practices
Board

Hydrobiid snail (Tyenna River)
(Phrantela pupiformis)

Forest Practices
Board

Mt. Arthur burrowing
(Engaeus orramakunna)

Forest Practices
Board

Scottdale burrowing crayfish (Engaeus spinicaudatus)

Forest Practices
Board

Simson's stag beetle (Hoplogonus simsoni)

Forest Practices
Board

Spotted handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus)

#CSIRO Marine
Research

Plant Species

 

Apsley heath (Epacris apslyensis)

DPIWE

Bearded heath (Epacris barbata)

DPIWE

Border heath (Epacris limbata)

DPIWE

Clasping-leaf heath (Epacris acuminata)

DPIWE

Creeping Spyridium (Spyridium obcordatum)

DPIWE

Davies’ wax flower (Phebalium davesii)

DPIWE

Eastern eyebright (Euphrasia collina ssp . deflexifolia)

DPIWE

Epacris aff. exerta (Mt Cameron)

DPIWE

Epacris aff. exerta (Union Bridge)

DPIWE

Epacris exerta sensu stricto

DPIWE

Epacris virgata sensu stricto

DPIWE

Epacris virgata var. autumnalis

DPIWE

Funnel heath (Epacris glabella)

DPIWE

Great heath (Epacris grandis)

DPIWE

Gunn's purple eyebright (Euphrasia collina ssp. Gunnii)

DPIWE

Hairy cliff eyebright (Euphrasia phragmostoma)

DPIWE

King's holly (Lomatia tasmanica)

DPIWE

Masked cliff eyebright (Euphrasia sp. 'fabula')

DPIWE

Morrisby's gum (Eucalyptus morrisbyi)

DPIWE

Native wintercress (Barbarea australis)

DPIWE

North coast eyebright (Euphrasia collina ssp. Tetragona)

DPIWE

Peninsula eyebright (Euphrasia semipicta)

DPIWE

Pretty heath (Kettering) (Epacris virgata)

DPIWE

Shiny cliff eyebright (Euphrasia amphisysepala)

DPIWE

Shy eyebright (Euphrasia fragosa)

DPIWE

Shy susan (Tetratheca gunnii)

DPIWE

South Esk pine (Callitris spp.aff. oblonga)

DPIWE

Stuart's heath (Epacris stuartii)

DPIWE

Swamp eyebright (Euphrasia gibbsiae ssp. Psilantherea)

DPIWE

Trim leek orchid (Prasophyllum concinum)

DPIWE

Tunbridge buttercup (Ranunculus prasinus)

DPIWE

Yellow eyebright (Euphrasia scabra)

DPIWE

Total (animal=18, plant=32)

50 (animal=36%, plant=64%)

* Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. # Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Division of Marine Research.


Acknowledgment

State of the Environment - Tasmanian Indicator (TBIO7).

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