Biodiversity

The first round of terrestrial biodiversity research projects document potential threats to biodiversity and cost-effective responses across development regions. More information on our biodiversity research is below.

Research projects

Priority threat identification and management

Managing threats to biodiversity in CSG development areas

Fire ecology of grassy woodlands

Assessing fire and CSG development impacts on Queensland grassy woodland systems

Habitat selection by two focal species

Investigating CSG development impacts on two Queensland species

Ensuring biodiversity offset success: the right kind of seed for a rare daisy

Determining the re-establishment success of a rare daisy

Sustaining turtles and their homes

How increased sediment affects marine turtles and sea grass systems

Guidelines for offset population sizes

Modelling for viable populations of rare plant species

Baseline biodiversity assessment of the Canning Basin, WA

Assessing species and ecosystems within the region of the Canning Basin, Western Australia

Managing impacts to biodiversity from roads and pipelines in the Beetaloo

Investigating transport impacts on biodiversity in the Northern Territory

Remote sensing and threatened species surveys in the Narrabri Gas Project region

Understanding risks of forest fragmentation from CSG activities for species and ecosystems in the Pilliga Forest, NSW

UAV–LiDAR and spaceborne remote sensing in the Beetaloo

Using cutting edge technology to monitor habitat condition in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Sub-basin

Identifying drought refuges for terrestrial species in the Cooper Basin

Applying knowledge from aquatic environments to better manage terrestrial environments during natural gas exploration and development in the Cooper Basin, Queensland