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 to better understand risks of forest fragmentation from the Narrabri Gas Project

Risks of fragmentation from CSG activities for species and ecosystems in the Pilliga Forest.

UAV–LiDAR and spaceborne remote sensing for site survey and habitat condition monitoring in the Beetaloo

Using cutting edge technology to improve understanding of biodiversity in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Sub-basin