Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities

Contributing organisations xxiii

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions is responsible for
managing the state’s national parks, marine parks, state forests and other reserves.
The Department also has primary responsibility for conserving and protecting
native animals and plants, and ensuring that the natural assets of Western
Australia are valued and protected.

Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania
The Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment is
responsible for the sustainable management and protection of Tasmania’s natural
and cultural assets for the benefit of Tasmanian communities and the economy.
The Department’s activities guide and support the use and management of
Tasmania’s land and water resources and protect and promote its natural, built and
cultural assets. The Department is also responsible for delivering the services that
support primary industry development and for the protection of the state’s relative
disease and pest-free status.

Department of the Environment and Energy
The Department of the Environment and Energy delivers major Australian
Government initiatives to protect and conserve the environment under national
environmental law. These include the development of conservation plans and
strategic policy to support the long-term recovery of listed threatened species and
ecological communities.

Desert Ecology Research Group, University of Sydney
Comprising a mix of senior ecologists, early career researchers, an operations
manager, assistants and several research students, the Desert Ecology Research
Group (DERG) at the University of Sydney carries out long-term monitoring and
experimental research in Australia’s arid interior to describe patterns of
biodiversity change and quantify the causative processes.