| Indicator Definition | Lists and numbers of flora collected or interfered with and fauna killed,
captured & removed, disturbed or interfered with, as a result of human
activity in the Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) or the Territory of
Heard Island and the McDonald Islands (HIMI).
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Responsible
Organisation |
Australian Antarctic Division (details)
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| Custodians |
MAXINE WOLF
maxine.wolf@aad.gov.au
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INVESTIGATOR
TECHNICAL CONTACT
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203 Channel Highway
Australian Antarctic Division
Kingston
Tasmania 7050
Australia
Ph +61 3 6232 3503
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| Theme Area |
Biodiversity
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| Indicator Type |
Pressure
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Criteria the
Indicator Satisfies |
The following 12 out of 15 criteria
| 1. | Serve as a robust indicator of environmental change | | 2. | Reflect a fundamental or highly-valued aspect of the environment or an important environmental issue | | 3. | Be either national in scope or applicable to regional environmental issues of national significance | | 4. | Provide an early warning of potential problems | | 5. | Be capable of being monitored to provide statistically verifiable and reproducible data that shows trends over time and, preferably, apply to a broad range of environmental regions | | 6. | Be scientifically credible | | 7. | Be easy to understand | | 8. | Be monitored with relative ease | | 9. | Be cost-effective | | 10. | Have relevance to policy and management needs | | 11. | Contribute to monitoring of progress towards implementing commitments in nationally important environmental policies | | 13. | Contribute to the fulfillment of reporting obligations under international agreements | | 15. | Where possible and appropriate, be consistent and comparable with other countries’ and state and territory indicators |
For details of indicators, see the State of Environment Bibliography
entries 16336 and 16337
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| Date Input |
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| Monitoring Location |
Any Named places
Geographic Coverage is
Latitude (-70.0 to -54.0)
Longitude (62.0 to 159.0)
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| Rationale For Indicator Selection | The issue of permits to regulate the killing, collection, interference or
disturbance of animals and plants in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic is for
the conservation of fauna and flora and the protection of the environment.
Data on the number of species and location of fauna and flora collected,
killed, captured and removed, interfered with or disturbed can give indicators
of the pressures that research is placing on flora and fauna.
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| Design and Strategy For Indicator Monitoring Program | Spatial scale: Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) or the Territory of Heard
Island and the McDonald Islands (HIMI).
Frequency: Annual report
Measurement technique: Data is collected annually from researchers when they
complete the Antarctic Science Advisory Committee research application. This
data provides information on location, species, numbers and proposed
activities. In addition, data is collected through permit-holder reports and
this is collected to meet Australia's reporting obligations under the
Antarctic Treaty. This data provides information on locations, species,
numbers and activities actually carried out.
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| Research Issues |
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| Data |
Timespan: 1999/00 to 2002/03.
Number of data points: 5.
To view or download any of the data, you must be logged into the
Data Centre Portal.
If you return to this indicator, you will find a Search Data link that will allow you to view or extract
the data for this indicator.
| Date | Latitude | Longitude | Place | Taxon | Attribute | Value | Unit of Measure |
| 1999/00 |
non-numeric position |
non-numeric position |
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Leptonychotes weddellii (Weddell Seal) |
Number of individuals |
142 |
Individuals |
| 2000/01 |
non-numeric position |
non-numeric position |
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Mirounga leonina (Southern Elephant Seal) |
Number of individuals |
23 |
Individuals |
| 2000/01 |
non-numeric position |
non-numeric position |
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Leptonychotes weddellii (Weddell Seal) |
Number of individuals |
50 |
Individuals |
| 2001/02 |
68° 20' 00.0" S |
non-numeric position |
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Leptonychotes weddellii (Weddell Seal) |
Number of individuals |
30 |
Individuals |
| 2002/03 |
68° 34' 35.8" S |
77° 58' 02.6" E |
Davis |
Leptonychotes weddellii (Weddell Seal) |
Number of individuals |
30 |
Individuals |
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Data Quality, Interpretation and
Analysis of Indicator Data |
Monitoring will enable human impacts on these activities to be assessed and to recommend planning and policy measures accordingly.
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| Data Distribution |
DATA OFFICER AADC
metadata@aad.gov.au
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Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania 7050
Australia
Ph +61 3 6232 3244
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| Data Access Constraints |
These data are not yet publicly available for download.
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| Custodian Evaluation |
| Date entered | Evaluation |
| 15-Nov-2002 |
| Pressure scale - 0 - cannot be set |
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| 1 - undetectable external pressure on the environment |
| 0
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7 - extreme external pressure on the environment, degradation accelerating |
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| State of Knowledge scale - 0 - cannot be set |
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1 - Poor |
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7 - Excellent |
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For definitions of the Scale categories, consult the
Explanation of the Status Categories
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| Related resources |
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| Metadata
SOE_permits - Species and numbers of species killed, taken, or interfered with or disturbed in the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic for the purpose of scientific research |
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Project 747 - Terrestrial invertebrates and soil processes in the vicinity of Casey Station: baseline studies, interactions and effects of site disturbance |
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Project 758 - South polar skuas: foraging in relation to human disturbance |
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Project 1007 - Impact of disturbance on breeding behaviour and physiology of southern elephant seals ('Mirounga leonina') |
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Scientific Bibliography 17342
- Worboys, G., Lockwood, M. and De Lacy, T. (2001 ) Protected Area Management |
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Scientific Bibliography 17344
- James, A. N. (1999) Institutional constraints to protected area funding Parks, 9(2), June 1999: 15-26. |
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Scientific Bibliography 17345
- Buckley, R., Witting, N. and Guest, M. (2001) Fees, Permits, Assets and Risks Nature Tourism and the Environment Fenner Conference 2001 Abstracts, 31, Australian Academy of Science, Fenner Conference, 2001, Canberra, 3-6 September 2001. |
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SOE Indicator 27
- Regional populations of Adelie penguins in the vicinity of Casey, Davis and Mawson. |
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SOE Indicator 29
- Breeding population of the Southern Giant Petrel at Heard Island, the McDonald Islands and within the AAT |
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SOE Indicator 30
- Breeding population of King Penguins at Heard Island |
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SOE Indicator 31
- Annual population estimates of Southern Elephant Seals at Macquarie Island |
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SOE Indicator 32
- Fecundity and pup growth in fur seal colonies on Macquarie Island |
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SOE Indicator 35
- The number of permits issued for entry into Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs) in the Australian Antarctic Territory |
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SOE Indicator 36
- Numbers of species protected at various levels of conservation status |
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SOE Indicator 47
- Number and nature of incidents resulting in environmental impact |
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SOE Indicator 63
- The number and area of protected areas in the Australian Antarctic and sub-Antarctic jurisdiction |
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SOE Indicator 75
- Seabird strikes at Australian Antarctic Stations and on ships |
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| Parameters |
The properties link can be used to view details of the parameters measured for this indicator.
| Parameter Name | Unit of measure | Properties |
| Number of individuals |
Individuals |
(properties) |
| Number of species |
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(properties) |
The following parameters and/or sensor notes are from the metadata record.
Parameters -
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