Popular MeSH Terms: Biodiversity

Total Results: 55

• The World Information Network on Biodiversity
  A project of the Mexican Biodiversity Information Network. The World Biodiversity Information Network gives access to a number of databases and catalogues of a curatorial, taxonomic, ecological, cartographic, bibliographic, ethno-biological type, natural resources and other subject matters
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• Risk assessment model for the import and keeping of exotic vertebrates in Australia
  Report written by Mary Bomford of the Bureau of Rural Sciences. The report examines factors to be taken into account in assessing which introduced exotic vertebrate species pose a high risk of becoming a new pest problem.
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• Situation Analysis Report: Current State of Scientific Knowledge on Kangaroos in the Environment, including Ecological and Economic Impact and Effect of Culling
  Report compiled by Penny Olsen and Mike Braysher, Australian National University, for the Kangaroo Management Advisory Committee in November 2000.
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• Threatened species and ecological communities
  Collection of resources published by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage.
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• Australia's Environment: Issues and Trends
  Australia's Environment: Issues and Trends 2003 is the sixth general publication about Australia's environment produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Its intended role is as a source of statistical information about major aspects of Australia's environment and in particular provides data relevant to the emerging discipline of sustainable development.
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• Environment Australia: Wild Harvest of Native Species
  Includes a list of approved management programs and controlled specimens; information on kangaroo management and harvesting; brushtailed possums; Australian marine molluscs and edible jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus).
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• The Tree of Life
  The Tree of Life is a collection of about 2000 World Wide Web pages containing information about the diversity of life authored by biologists from around the world.
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• Species Survival Commission (SSC)
  Produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, SSC is a science-based organisation, comprising 7,000 volunteer experts from a variety of fields. The SSC produces lists of threatened species, provides technical and scientific advice to governments, publishes action plans and newsletters, organises workshops and produces research.
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• Brindabella and Wee Jasper valleys - co-operative wild dog/fox plan
  A wild dog and fox control plan between land managers of public and private lands, funded by Yass Rural Lands Protection Board, NPWS, and NSW State Forests. The plan includes historical information on wild dogs and foxes in the area and their impact on native species and rural industry
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• Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
  Part of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. The Protocol seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology.
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• IUCN: The World Conservation Union
  The IUCN website publishes a large collection of conservation resources, newsletters, and updates.
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• feral.org.au/
  This site was established by the Pest Animal Control CRC in cooperation with the University of Canberra and with the assistance of the Bureau of Rural Sciences. This website and database contains information on vertebrate pest animal species in Australia and New Zealand.
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• Scientific, Economic and Social Issues of Commercial Use of Wild Animals in Australia
  Book written by D. Choquenot, J. Caughley, and S. McLeod, and published by the Bureau of Resource Sciences. The book examines the commercial use of wildlife as a way of conserving natural environments and countering land degradation.
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• Action Plans and Conservation Overviews
  Published by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage. Action plans are strategic documents undertaken by scientists to review the status of a defined group of related organisms (e.g. birds, fish). They review the conservation status of major Australian taxonomic groups against IUCN categories, identify threats and recommend actions to minimise those threats.
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• Threatened Species Network
  This site is a community based program of the World Wide Fund for Nature and the Endangered Species Program of the Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia. It contains information about Australian native animals threatened with extinction.
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• Australia: Biodiversity
  Hosted by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage. A large collection of resources on biodiversity, conservation, ecology, invasive species.
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• Environment Australia - Kangaroo Harvesting
  Collection of resources on the commercial harvesting of kangaroos in Australia.
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• Convention on Biological Diversity
  This site, published by the the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity United Nations Environment Programme, contains the full text of the Convention and related information and resources.
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• Veterinary Conservation Biology
  Collection of resources on conservation biology, biodiversity, sustainable development, and feral animals.
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• Ecotourism Australia
  "Ecotourism Australia is the peak national body for the ecotourism industry.
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• Invasive Mammals Bibliography
  This website produced by Massey University and the University of Waikato in New Zealand provides references to published research and links.
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• Species 2000
  Species 2000 has the objective of enumerating all known species of plants, animals, fungi and microbes on Earth as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity.
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• Society for Conservation Biology
  SCB is an international professional organisation "dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity".
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• Victorian Pest Management - A Framework for Action
  Published by the Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment. As part of the VPMF, specific management strategies have been developed for weeds, rabbits, wild dogs, foxes, feral pigs and feral goats and public land management.
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• Tropical Savannas CRC: Ferals
  The site provides information on cane toads, banteng cattle, feral pigs, donkeys, horses and cattle and Australian Aboriginal use of feral animals. Each page has a list of print and online references for the topics discussed.
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• Kangaroo Industry Association
  The site provides access to industry information, news and articles and links to other relevant sites.
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• Animal Diversity Web
  This is a useful site produced by several departments at the University of Michigan. It is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology. Users may either browse the database, or search for a specific animal, species, genus or order.
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• IWMC World Conservation Trust
  IWMC is a global coalition of experts and wildlife managers promoting the conservation of habitat and wildlife resources and advocating the use of science-based techniques in managing environmental issues.
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• World Biodiversity Database
  The World Biodiversity Database, provided by the Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI), seeks to document all presently known species (about 1.7 million) and to make this important biological information worldwide accessible.
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• Big Volcano Ecotourism Resource Centre
  A guide to ecotourism practice, ecologically sustainable development and general tourism and travel best practice management sites worldwide. The site includes directories, information pages and a wide range of articles, especially about Australia.
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• Commercial Utilisation of Australian Native Wildlife
  Produced by the Parliament of Australia Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee in June 1998.
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• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
  Published by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage. Includes full text of the Act and other resourcs on conservation and environment.
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• Feral Animals in Australia
  Part of the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage website. Contains information on most Australian feral animals including rabbits, goats, pigs, foxes, camels, and buffalo. Also publishes details of control methods, and various projects to contain the feral animal problem.
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• Wildlife Trust
  The Wildlife Trust works world wide to save endangered species from extinction through collaborative projects with local conservationists. The site includes information on programs, projects and field notes.
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• Study into heritage value of horses in Guy Fawkes River National Park
  Report of the Heritage Working Party on the Horses of the Guy Fawkes River National Park presented to the NSW Minister for the Environment in February 2002.
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• Ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History
  This is the Ichthyology page of the University of Florida, Museum of Natural History website. The Museum's ichthyology collection represents a rich resource of biodiversity information particularly in regard to the three key south Florida ecosystems. The website features information on sharks, tropical research, biological profiles of fish species. There are sections for children and secondary students, an image gallery.
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• Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre
  The Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre aims to counteract the impact of invasive animals through the development and application of new technologies and by integrating approaches across agencies and jurisdictions.\"The site publishes details of its research projects and other publications.
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• Wildlife Management International
  The services offered by Wildlife Management International range from basic inventory surveys to research on specific wildlife management problems. The site includes useful links to other resources on the Internet related to sustainable use and management of wildlife.
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• Institute for Applied Ecology
  Institute for Applied Ecology conducts research which contributes to the understanding and improved management of plant and animal species, communities and ecosystems, with particular reference to the impact of human activity;
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• Global 200 Map
  Produced by the World Wildlife Fund, the Global 200 (G200) map depicts a clickable map of 238 ecoregions which represent globally outstanding examples of each major terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitat type, covering every continent and ocean basin. This resource has been compiled from results of regional analyses prepared over several years by WWF scientists working in collaboration with regional experts around the globe
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• Sustainable Use
  Published by the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage, Parks and Wildlife this page has links to an introduction, information about rangelands, access to biological resources in South Australia, wildlife management, duck and quail hunting, fauna permits and Wildlife Conservation Fund Grants.
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• 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  Published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the list provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on threatened taxa that have been evaluated using the IUCN Red List Categories.
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• Ecotourism Explorer
  Published by the International Ecotourism Society, this site provides articles, directories, fact sheets and a range of other information for ecotourists and ecotourism professionals.
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• IUCN - Sustainable Use Initiative
  Published by the World Conservation Union. Details of the Sustainable Use Initiative and links to resources such as newsletters, issue briefs and information papers.
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• Biodiversity Support
  The Biodiversity Support Program (BSP) is a consortium of World Wildlife Fund (WWF), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and World Resources Institute (WRI). This resource offers visitors quick access to an overview of BSP's many projects. There are links to biodiversity in specific regions, museums, networks, archives, and full text articles from publications
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• National Feral Animal Control Program (NFACP)
  The National Feral Animal Control Program (NFACP) has been established under the Australian Government's Natural Heritage Trust to develop and implement, in cooperation with State, Territory and Local Governments, a program to reduce the damage to agriculture caused by pest animals.
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• World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
  Previously known as the World Wildlife Fund, this organisation works in over 100 countries and aims to stop, and eventually reverse, the worsening degradation of the planet's natural environment, and build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature using a a factual, science-based approach to conservation.
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• Horse management plan for the alpine area of Kosciuszko National Park
  Prepared by Pam O'Brien and Liz Wren of NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. The plan examines the range of horse management methods available, including immobilisation using tranquillisers, fertility control, fencing, shooting and capture and removal methods and discusses the issues associated with each of the methods.
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• Northeast Fisheries Science Center
  The Northeast Fisheries Science Center is part of the NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service. Its website contains a vast collection of resources on fish species, habitat, biodiversity and sustainable development of marine resources.
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• Feral Animals
  Vast collection of resources on invasive species, vertebrate pests and feral animals published by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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• CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
  The site contains information about research undertaken by this division of the CSIRO.
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• Australia's Clearing House Mechanism for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
  Hosted by the Natural Heritage Division of Environment Australia, the is Australia's node of the Clearing House Mechanism (CHM) of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The aim of the CHM is to promote scientific and technical cooperation among Parties to the Convention and facilitate access to, and exchange of information on, biodiversity around the world.
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• Australia's Clearing House Mechanism for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
  Hosted by the Natural Heritage Division of Environment Australia, the is Australia's node of the Clearing House Mechanism (CHM) of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The aim of the CHM is to promote scientific and technical cooperation among Parties to the Convention and facilitate access to, and exchange of information on, biodiversity around the world.
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• Threatened species and ecological communities
  The Threatened Species Program is part of the Natural Heritage Trust and administered by Wildlife Australia Branch, Environment Australia, in partnership with State and Territory agencies, communities groups and industry. The Program aims to "prevent further extinctions of Australian fauna and flora, and to restore endangered species and ecological communities to a secure status in the wild".
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• Feral Pig: Biology and Control in the Northern Territory
  AgNote 544/J52 from the Northern Territory Government. This note looks at the feral pig and the problems it causes in northern Australia, as well as techniques for their control.
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