Publications
Documents
for download from this site are in PDF format and you will need Adobe Acrobat
Reader to view them. The reader is free and can be downloaded from the Adobe
website.
Biological research is only useful if it is made widely available
to the people who need it, and this is done through publication.
Publications can range from books and scientific papers to popular
articles. All serve to help the cause of conservation through
making our hard won knowledge more widely available.
Here you will find lists of biological work published by this Department.
You can access summaries and, in some cases, copies of the complete
documents.
See Biosurveys webpage.
The State Library of South Australia also have access to reports
to assist you with your research.


No Species Loss - A Nature Conservation
Strategy for South Australia 2007-2017
No Species Loss is the first statewide nature conservation
strategy for South Australia. As its name suggests, the aim of the
No Species Loss Strategy is to lose no more species in
South Australia, whether they be on land, in rivers, creeks, lakes
and estuaries or the sea. No Species Loss defines what
is required within the next ten years to protect the State's wide
array of ecosystems - the native plants and animals, and the environments
in which they live. The Strategy also recognises that some of the
damage we have done to our ecosystems may take hundreds of years
to repair.
See the No Species Loss
Nature Conservation Strategy (7.4Mb PDF).
See Overview (2.3Mb
PDF) of the No Species Loss Strategy.
See Community document (600Kb
PDF) on the No Species Loss Strategy.
Printed copies of No Species Loss - A Nature Conservation Strategy
for South Australia 2007-2017 are available are from the Department for Environment and Heritage
Information Line on (61 8) 8204 1910 at a cost of $7.50.
Biodiversity Plans
Regional Biodiversity Plans provide
biodiversity information for a region including threatened species,
threatened plant communities, threats, significant habitats
and key biodiversity areas. They are developed in consultation
with the community and are a strategic framework for conservation
of biodiversity in a region with priorities, actions, targets
and outcomes. Plans have been published in South Australia for
the South East, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, Kangaroo
Island and Northern Agricultural Districts.
- South East - out of print
- Murray-Darling Basin - $25.00
- Kangaroo Island - $25.00
- Northern Agricultural districts - $25.00
- Eyre Peninsula - $25.00
Prices include GST
For further information please phone (61 8) 8222 9329.
See Report (1Mb PDF)
Background
Deteriorating water quality and reduced agricultural productivity
resulting from increasing salinity across the Australian landscape
have now been a focus of concern for some time.
It has only been more recently that the impact of salt-affected
land and water on biodiversity has received wider attention.
Recognising that little information had been assembled on this
issue the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation
Council (ANZECC) established a Task Force to investigate the
state of knowledge and provide a basis for incorporating biodiversity
conservation aims into salinity management plans.
A report, Implications
of Salinity for Biodiversity Conservation and Management (850Kb
PDF), has now been published. It provides an overview
of current knowledge, makes recommendations for on-ground actions
and institutional change and identifies key research needs.
The report aims to raise awareness and demonstrate how, if
appropriately designed, actions to mitigate salinity can at
the same time contribute to biodiversity conservation outcomes.
Further Information
If you require any further information on this report, please
email Manager,
Strategic Services or phone (61 8) 8124 4721.
Email: A. Lambert
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