Climate change and biodiversity
- Further Resources: Climate change and biodiversity
Staff publications about climate change and biodiversity; Websites on climate change and biodiversity etc
- Climate Change Refugia Research Group
The Climate Change Refugia Research Group is a group of scientists concerned about the potential impacts of impending climate change on the biodiversity of our planet. Our group is affiliated with the Curtin Biodiversity and Climate Institute and composed of scientists from numerous different organizations, including the Department of Environment and Conservation, Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, Trent University, and University of Western Australia.
Flora
- FloraBase
FloraBase provides botanical information on all Western Australian vascular plant families, genera and species as well as identification tools, photos, maps, a database of botanical literature and (for registered users) the collecting details of over 700,000 vouchered herbarium specimens from across the State.
- Perth Urban Bushland Fungi Project Website
Perth Urban Bushland Fungi project is a community based organisation that promotes an understanding of the roles of fungi in bushland.
- Australia's Virtual Herbarium
A 5-year national project, the aim of the AVH in WA is to progress the databasing of the backlog of herbarium specimens at the Western Australian Herbarium, ultimately contributing to all Australian Herbaria making their full holdings accessible online.
- WorldwideWattle
WorldwideWattle is a website designed to inform, educate and promote the conservation, utilisation and enjoyment of Australian Acacia species.
- Woodland Watch
A major objective of Woodland Watch was to carry out floristic surveys of selected remnant eucalypt woodlands of the Avon region — all on private farmlands.
- Swan Weeds Database
Environmental weeds pose a serious threat to the rich natural biodiversity of the Swan Region in Western Australia. Swan Weeds is a database developed to provide accessible information on the most problematic environmental weeds in the region.
Landscape Conservation
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The Callitris Project
The Callitris project is a collaborative study involving a number of academic institutions and agencies across Australia led by Professor David Bowman of the University of Tasmania. Funding for the project is provided by the Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities (CERF) program. The theme of the project is using tree rings of an Australian conifer (Callitris columellaris) as a bio-indicator of decadal scale environmental change. Stands of Callitris columellaris are being sampled throughout the extensive range of the species across the Australian continent to provide information about tree size and age, regeneration status, past patterns of tree growth and the impacts of fire and land use activities such as grazing. Field work for the project commenced in 2008 and nine study sites have been established in the Goldfields and Midwest regions. Further information is available from Callitris project newsletters
Invertebrates
- BugBase
BugBase is a database of the Department’s Forest Insect Reference Collection, composed mainly of specimens of beetles, butterflies and moths.
- Walpole Wilderness Invertebrate Fire Research Project
Following the March 2001 wildfire in the Nuyts Wilderness, a large group of local volunteers from the Walpole Community and Walpole Nornalup National Parks Association (WNNPA) have been trapping and inventorying the litter arthropod species of these forest sites, as well as long unburnt sites nearby. This website records their findings.
Biological Surveys and Biodiversity Mapping
- NatureMap
NatureMap provides targeted species information through its online spatial analysis tool. NatureMap is an easy-to-use web application with GIS querying capability. NatureMap currently provides access to nearly a million records of information for over 18,000 taxa, from both vouchered and unvouchered sources.
- Pilbara Biological Survey Database
This database identified and documented all studies on flora, vegetation (encompassing mangroves), vertebrate and invertebrate fauna which have been conducted both on offshore islands as well as the mainland Pilbara biogeographical region.
- SWALE — Surveying Western Australia’s Land Edge
The SWALE project brought together scientific and community efforts to record floristics and vegetation structure in the form of reference transects in coastal areas of high conservation value.
Wetlands
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