Threatened ecological community is a term used in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
for
ecosystem
An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system formed by Organism, organisms in interaction with their Biophysical environment, environment. The Biotic material, biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and en ...
s that are in danger of being lost due to some threatening process. Federally, threatened ecological communities are identified and protected under the ''
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
The ''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999'' (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and cult ...
''. Some states also have legislation to cover these. In
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
, for example, ecosystems may be gazetted as threatened under the ''
Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
The ''Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (TSC Act)'' was enacted by the Parliament of New South Wales in 1995 to protect threatened species, populations and ecological communities in NSW. In 2016 it was replaced by the '' Biodiversity Con ...
'', and in
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
they may be protected under the ''
Wildlife Conservation Act 1950
The ''Wildlife Conservation Act 1950'' is an act of the Western Australian Parliament that provides the statute relating to conservation and legal protection of flora and fauna. Text was copied from this source, which is available under Attrib ...
''.
External links
Threatened ecological communities recognised under the ''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999''Threatened ecological communities in NSW
See also
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List of threatened ecological communities of Australia
*
List of threatened ecological communities of Western Australia
A series of threatened ecological communities of the Swan Coastal Plain and Western Australia, were identified in December 2006.
* Banksia attenuata woodland over species rich dense shrublands
* Perched wetlands of the Wheatbelt region with exten ...
Nature conservation in Australia
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