2016 SoE Biodiversity The condition of Australian rivers

Map showing the condition of Australian rivers, with '1' being the most pristine and '8' the most disturbed catchments. Underpinning data provided by Matt Le Feuvre of the University of Melbourne. For further information see Le Feuvre M.C., Dempster T., Shelley J.J. and Swearer, S.E. (2016) Macroecological relationships reveal conservation hotspots and extinction prone species in Australia’s freshwater fishes. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 25. 176-186 (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/geb.12397/abstract).\r\n\r\nMap prepared by the Department of Environment and Energy in order to produce Figure BIO27 (c) in the Biodiversity theme of the 2016 State of the Environment Report, available at http://www.soe.environment.gov.au\r\n\r\nThe map service can be viewed at: http://soe.terria.io/#share=s-2EWxJn5UNSovfrRKsVgprfeCrJk\r\n\r\nDownloadable spatial data also available below.\r\n