254 Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities
species monitoring program: the great desert skink (tjakura) Liopholis kintorei
monitoring program in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
Introduction
Parks Australia is a division of the Commonwealth Department of Environment
and Energy that assists the Director of National Parks (DNP) to manage
Commonwealth reserves. The DNP is a Corporate Commonwealth Entity
operating under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
1999 (EPBC Act). The DNP is responsible for the administration of Divisions 4 and
5 of Part 15 of the EPBC Act (Commonwealth reserves and conservation zones).
There are seven Commonwealth terrestrial reserves and 59 Commonwealth
marine reserves (Fig. 19.1). Each reserve has a different staffing structure based on
funding and skill requirements, but all reserves have access to dedicated natural
resource management staff supported by a science team based in Canberra
(terrestrial reserves) and Hobart (marine reserves).
The Commonwealth terrestrial reserves cover a diverse set of ecosystems, from
the dry sclerophyll heathland and woodlands of Booderee National Park to the
savanna and wetland systems of Kakadu National Park and the arid habitats of
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2017McDonald IslandsHeard Island and
Marine ReserveCommonwealthSouth-west
Marine ReNetworkservePulu KeelingChristmas Island CommonwealthNorth-west
Marine ReNetworkserveCommonwealthSouth-east
Marine ReNetworkserveTemperMarine Reate East Commonwealtserve NetworkhCommonwealthCoral Sea
Marine ReserveMarine ReNorth Commonwealthserve NetworkNorfolk Island
Botanic Garden
Booderee
Australian
BotanicGardensKakaduUluru-Kata TjutaNorfolkIslandMcDonald IslandsHeard Island and MacquarieIslandGreat Barrier Reef
Marine ParkCocos-Keeling Christmas sland
IslandsBooderee
Australian
BotanicGardensUluru-Kata TjutaFig. 19.1. Commonwealth (federal) reserves managed by Parks Australia.