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snippet:	This data product identifies relative conservation values for the riverine and non-riverine wetlands within a specified study area (usually a drainage catchment). This product was developed using the Aquatic Biodiversity Assessment and Mapping Method (AquaBAMM) which is a comprehensive methodology developed by the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation for assessing the conservation values of wetlands in Queensland (Clayton et al 2006). The method uses available data including data resulting from expert opinion to produce an Aquatic Conservation Assessment (ACA) within a study area. This data product contains comprehensive information on the: • Aquatic naturalness of the wetlands • Catchment naturalness surrounding the wetlands • Diversity and species richness • Presence of threatened species and ecosystems • Presence of priority species and ecosystems • Special features of the wetlands as identified by expert opinion • Physical and ecological connectivity between wetlands • Significance and uniqueness of the wetlands ACAs involve a non-social, non-economic and tenure-blind assessment of aquatic conservation values. The assessment methodology (AquaBAMM) uses Criteria, Indicators and Measures to assess relative wetland conservation values at the individual wetland or subsection scale. ACA results include a comprehensive set of baseline ecological information, and an overall assessment of aquatic conservation values (AquaScore). The results provide a decision support tool that is easily updated and able to be comprehensively interrogated.
summary:	This data product identifies relative conservation values for the riverine and non-riverine wetlands within a specified study area (usually a drainage catchment). This product was developed using the Aquatic Biodiversity Assessment and Mapping Method (AquaBAMM) which is a comprehensive methodology developed by the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation for assessing the conservation values of wetlands in Queensland (Clayton et al 2006). The method uses available data including data resulting from expert opinion to produce an Aquatic Conservation Assessment (ACA) within a study area. This data product contains comprehensive information on the: • Aquatic naturalness of the wetlands • Catchment naturalness surrounding the wetlands • Diversity and species richness • Presence of threatened species and ecosystems • Presence of priority species and ecosystems • Special features of the wetlands as identified by expert opinion • Physical and ecological connectivity between wetlands • Significance and uniqueness of the wetlands ACAs involve a non-social, non-economic and tenure-blind assessment of aquatic conservation values. The assessment methodology (AquaBAMM) uses Criteria, Indicators and Measures to assess relative wetland conservation values at the individual wetland or subsection scale. ACA results include a comprehensive set of baseline ecological information, and an overall assessment of aquatic conservation values (AquaScore). The results provide a decision support tool that is easily updated and able to be comprehensively interrogated.
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description:	<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;margin:14 0 0 0;"><SPAN>This data is a compilation of </SPAN><SPAN>subsection boundaries from </SPAN><SPAN>all p</SPAN><SPAN>ublished Aquatic Conservation Assessments (ACA) </SPAN><SPAN>w</SPAN><SPAN>ithin Queensland that utilise the Aquatic Biodiversity Assessment and Mapping Methodology (AquaBAMM). </SPAN><SPAN> Subsection areas are much smaller drainage catchments within a sub-catchment. The subsections are used to define the area (scale) for calculating conservation ratings for most of he measures when assessing an Aquatic Conservation Assessment.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;margin:14 0 0 0;"><SPAN>Studies compiled include:</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 14 0;"><SPAN>Inglis, S.N. and Howell, S. (2009). </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>Aquatic Conservation Assessments (ACA), using AquaBAMM, for the riverine wetlands of the Great Barrier Reef catchment.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> Published by the Department of Environment and Resource Management, Brisbane.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 14 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Rollason, S.N. and Howell, S. (2012). </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>Aquatic Conservation Assessments (ACA), using AquaBAMM, for the nonriverine wetlands of the Great Barrier Reef catchment, Version 1.3.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> Published by the Department of Environment and Resource Management, Brisbane.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 14 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>EHP. 2010. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>Aquatic Conservation Assessment for the riverine and non-riverine wetlands of the Wide Bay-Burnett catchments using AquaBAMM Summary Report - Version 1.1.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> Brisbane: Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland Government.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 14 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>EHP. 2012. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>Aquatic Conservation Assessment Cape York Catchments v1.1. Riverine and non-riverine Summary Report</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>: Brisbane: Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland Government.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 14 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>EHP. 2015. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>An Aquatic Conservation Assessment for the riverine and non-riverine wetlands of Southeast Queensland catchments.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> Brisbane: Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland Government.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 14 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>EHP. 2016a. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>Aquatic Conservation Assessment using AquaBAMM for the riverine and non-riverine wetlands of the Lake Eyre and Bulloo Basins: Summary Report—Version 1.1.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> Brisbane: Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland Government.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 14 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>EHP. 2018a. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>Aquatic Conservation Assessment using AquaBAMM for the riverine and non-riverine wetlands of the Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria: Summary Report—Version 1.1.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> Brisbane: Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 14 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>DES 2020. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>Aquatic Conservation Assessment using AquaBAMM for the riverine and non-riverine wetlands of the Southern Gulf Catchments: Summary Report, Version 1.1.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 14 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>DES 2022. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>Aquatic Conservation Assessment using AquaBAMM for the riverine and non-riverine wetlands of the Queensland Murray-Darling and Bulloo Basins: Summary Report, Version 2.1.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 14 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>DESI. 2024. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>Aquatic Conservation Assessment for the riverine and non-riverine wetlands of the Wide Bay-Burnett Great Barrier Reef Connecting Catchments using AquaBAMM Summary Report - Version 2.1</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>. Brisbane: Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 14 0;"><SPAN>DE</SPAN><SPAN>T</SPAN><SPAN>SI. 202</SPAN><SPAN>5</SPAN><SPAN>. </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;">Aquatic Conservation Assessment for the riverine and non-riverine wetlands of the </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;">Fitzroy </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;">Great Barrier Reef Connecting Catchments using AquaBAMM Summary Report - Version 2.1</SPAN><SPAN>. Brisbane: Department of </SPAN><SPAN>the </SPAN><SPAN>Environment, </SPAN><SPAN>Tourism, </SPAN><SPAN>Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
licenseInfo:	<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This dataset is provided for information purposes only for internal state government use. In reports, maps and metadata for products derived from this coverage the following acknowledgement is required: © State of Queensland (Department of </SPAN><SPAN>the </SPAN><SPAN>Environment</SPAN><SPAN>,</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>Tourism, </SPAN><SPAN>Science</SPAN><SPAN> and Innovation</SPAN><SPAN>), 202</SPAN><SPAN>5</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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title:	Aquatic Conservation Assessment - Queensland compilation v2.3 - Subsections
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