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Recent articles
NERP-TE Project 2.3 - Survey results of Torres Strait coral reefs (AIMS)
Posted on 27 May 2013

As part of Project 2.3 broadscale surveys and biodiversity assessments were conducted in the central island group and eastern island group within the Torres Strait region.
... read morePosted on 29 November 2012

The project will assist decision-makers to more efficiently restore biodiversity to degraded rainforest landscapes by providing new knowledge about the outcomes of lower-cost natural regeneration (incl... read more
NERP-TE Project 7.2 - Invasive species risks and responses in the Wet Tropics (CSIRO)
Posted on 29 November 2012

This project focuses on understanding the current and future risks and responses of invasive species in the Wet Tropics.... read more
NERP-TE Project 7.1 Fire and Rainforests (CSIRO)
Posted on 29 November 2012

Little is known about the impacts of fire on rainforest vegetation or the animals which depend on it.... read more
NERP-TE Project 3.1 - Rainforest Biodiversity (JCU)
Posted on 29 November 2012

This project will help us manage and protect the biodiversity of the Wet Tropics by increasing our understanding of the past, present and future patterns and drivers of rainforest biodiversity.... read more
Recent datasets
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Boundary (GBRMPA)
Posted on 20 June 2013
Boundaries of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park proclaimed under Subsection 31(1) of the Great Barrier Reef Mar... read moreAustralia's River Basins 1997 (GA)
Posted on 20 June 2013
Australia's River Basins 1997 is the result of a joint State, Territory and Commonwealth G... read moreDistributions of rainforest vertebrates in the Australian Wet Tropics (MTSRF, JCU)
Posted on 31 May 2013
The purpose of this data set was to compile distributional, general life-history characteris... read moreProject - Torres Strait Sustainable Land Use Plan 2010 (TSRA, RPS)
Posted on 31 May 2013
This project seeks to ensure that planning for the future development of the Torres Strait Islands is s... read morePosted on 31 May 2013
This dataset shows a spatial model of the distribution and relative density of dugongs (Dug... read more







