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committed to pursuing economic independence. This commitment combined with thecontinued existence of a strong traditional knowledge base provides a distinct advantage fordeveloping appropriate management prescriptions for the resource rich wetlands.

Under guidance from the BAC, a wetland management philosophy has been articulated and acommunity ranger program successfully implemented. The Community Rangers havereceived training and provide a focus for management and research activities that have beenagreed through a process of consultation and exchange of ideas and information. Thisexchange has been encouraged and mediated by the NLC in conjunction with the BAC andhas successfully attracted assistance for developing sustainable harvest programs, control ofpest species and ecological surveys for specific purposes. All such activities have included atraining element and an exchange of knowledge between indigenous and scientific personnel.

The success of these programs has been facilitated by the existence of the administrativestructure provided by the BAC and the active involvement of people from the outstations.This structure has reinforced the determination to maintain customary values and to maintaintraditional land tenure as a foundation for land management planning. This has beenaugmented by a commitment to dialogue and consultation which has further empowered thelocal people to make decisions and feel comfortable when dealing with non-indigenouspeople and their technical expertise. In this manner ownership of the planning processes andoutcomes have been retained by the local communities.

Throughout the consultation process there has been a commitment to ‘care for country’ usingmethods developed through cross-cultural information sharing and the development of trust.The feelings of trust and ownership have been integral to the successes achieved and providea basis for developing long-term beneficial programs that encompass sustainable developmentand conservation.

Training and information exchanges have also been key outcomes of the consultationprocesses and are seen as a major component of further activities, whether commercial orscientific in nature. The Djelk Community Rangers are keen to supplement their traditionalland management knowledge and practices with non-traditional scientific approaches andappreciate the value of sharing information and ideas. This reflects a confidence that comeswith empowerment and trust.

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Appendix 1 Inventory of Djelk Aboriginal Food

(from Altman 1987)

Latin name Gunwinggu Name Euro-AustralianTerm

Moiety Use

Fruit

Acacia difficilis Man.gurrk, Mandjo Wattle Yirritja Gum used as adhesive inpainting

Antidesmaghaesembilla

Mandjulukun Black plum Yirritja Small plum or berry availableduring the Wet season

Brachychitonparadoxum

Manbutbut Dua Fruit eaten – yellow. Stem ofplant used to make bush string

Buchanania obovata Mandudjmi,Manmoyi

Dua Sweet green plum. Availablefrom late October till early wet

Canthium lucidum Manmaremdolum Dua Red fruit eaten during late Wetseason

Capparis umbonata Manjiliwin Dua Green edible fruit

Carallia brachiata Manwidu Billabong tree Yirritja Red berries eaten – availableearly Dry season

Cassytha filiformis Manburrung-burrung Devil’s twine Dua Vine with small white/transparent berries edible in lateDry season

Cordia subcordata Gabilingun (?) White apple Dua Fruit with small seeds, eaten raw

Curcurmis melo Mandawk Bush cucumber ormelon

Yirritja Small green fruit eaten late Wetto mid Dry season

Dechaisnina signata Mandjiniridj Black plum Plum eaten during mid Wetseason

Elaeocarpusarnhemicus

Mangulta Yirritja Purple fruit eaten during Wetseason

Eugenia armstrongii Man.gindjilk-gindjilk Dua Small white apple; eaten duringmid Wet season – little bitter

Eugenia bleeseri Borgon White love apple Dua Edible white fruit eaten from lateDry to mid Wet season

Eugenia eucalyptoides Borgon Dua Edible white/pink fruit eaten fromlate Dry to mid Wet season

Eugenia suborbicularis Mandjaduk Red apple Yirritja Edible large red apple eatenfrom late Dry to mid Wet season

Ficus coronulata Nangalehmerrk Fig Green fruit edible during Wetseason

Ficus platypoda Manbutbirri Fig Dua Edible fruit matures early Dryseason in rock country

Ficus racemosa Manmanawaru Cluster fig Fruit available late Dry season toearly Wet. Dug out canoes madefrom trunks

Ficus scorbina Manlarra Sandpaper fig Yirritja Black fruit edible during earlyWet

Grewia retusifolia Mandjutmo Yirritja Edible red fruit eaten during Dryseason

Leea rubra Manwalk Bush grape Dua Black grape like fruit. Ripe midWet to Dry season

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Appendix 1 Inventory of Djelk Aboriginal Food (continued)Morinda reticulata Manwukman Morinda Dua Edible yellow fruit. Roots used

for yellow dye

Nauclea undulata Manyalbowah Leichhardt pine Yirritja Edible brown fruit available afterWet season

Opilia amentacea Manmulanbarr Yellow plum Dua Yellow fruit that ripens duringfirst storms

Passiflora foetida Djalamartawk Bush passionfruit Dua Fruit eaten from late Wet to Dryseason. Extremely common

Planchonellapohlmaniana

Manbulmet Green edible fruit. Ripens earlyWet

Planchonia careya Manwordberr Billy goat plum Yirritja Large green fruit edible fromearly Wet. Bark used to makebush string

Melodrum sp. Manbutbirri Yellow elongated fruit ripensduring early Wet

Securingeamelanthesoides

Man.gowan Dua Small white fruit edible duringWet seasons

Syzigium rubiginosum Gitjaidjan Dua White, slightly cheeky appleeaten during Wet seasons

Tacca leontopetaloides Mandjotno Yirritja Red fruit eaten during late Wetseason

Terminalia carpentariae Manmopan Wild peach Yirritja Small fruit eaten raw during firststorms

Terminaliaferdinandiana

Mandjirribitj Billy goat plum Dua Small green plum eaten duringearly Wet season

Terminalia platyphylla Mandjirribitj Billy goat plum Dua Small green plum eaten duringearly Wet season

Terminalia sericocarpa Manyugu Small dark plum eaten raw, earlyWet

Vitex glabrata Manmimkodok Yirritja Edible fruit from early to mid Wetseasons

Vegetables

Amorphophallus glabra Ngan.gobuk Bush potato Yirritja White root which is cooked

Aponogeton elongatus Man.godbang Aquatic plant with edible tuber.Available during Wet season

Cartonema spicatum Dikula Bush potato Dua Root of this bush is lightlyroasted and eaten

Cartonema parviflora Dikula Bush potato Dua Root of this bush is lightlyroasted and eaten

Cayratia trifolia Man.godbeh Bush potato Dua Vine with long roots. Availablelate Wet to mid Dry season

Corynotheca lateriflora Manburrbarr Herb Dua Herb used to flavour meat

Curculigo ensifolia Manngalgadj Bush potato Dua Tuber of plant cooked; late Wetto early Dry season

Cyperus aquatilus Dorrt Yirritja Black seeds are eaten raw.Early Dry season

Decaschistia byrnseii Manburri Bush potato Dua Tuber is roasted

Dioscorea sativa var.rotunda

Manyawok Cheeky yam Dua Large root available Dry season.Must be leached overnight

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Appendix 1 Inventory of Djelk Aboriginal Food (continued)Dioscorea transversa Garrabardar Long yam Dua Large root available late Wet to

late Dry

Drynaria quercifolia Mangobin Fern Rhizome eaten when cooked

Eleocharis dulcis Man.gulaidj Reed; spike rush Dua Edible corm eaten raw orcooked

Eriosema chinense Manbulupi Bush potato Dua Tuber cooked and eaten lateWet season

Gardenia fucata Mandjun.gurr Dua Used to flavour wallaroos

Gronophyllum ramsayi Goln Kentia palm Dua New leaves eaten raw. Watercontainers made from old leaves

Heteropogon triticeus Mayatjah Bush sugar cane Dua Stalks chewed when green.Sweet juice

Ipomoea abrupta Garrbilk Bush carrot Dua Carrot shaped root eaten raw orroasted

Ipomoea graminea Garrbilk Bush carrot Dua As above

Ipomoea velutina Manngalim Bush carrot Dua As above

Livistonia humilis Djendek, Gulwirri Fan palm Dua Stem eaten raw - coconut paste.Fruit eaten also

Microstemmatuberosum

Badjo Bush potato Dua Small bush potato that can beeaten raw or cooked

Murdania graminea Man.gawung Bush potato Yirritja Small bush potato that can beeaten raw or cooked

Nymphaea sp. Wayuk Water lily Yirritja Stem of water lily that is eatenraw once outside skin removed

Nymphaea sp. Ganwerr Water lily Yirritja Seed head eaten raw or crushedand baked into bread (manggo)

Nymphaea sp. Bulparrt Water lily Yirritja Root is eaten raw or cooked

Oryza perennis Manrol Bush rice Dua Seeds of this grass are crushedand baked into bread

Persoonia falcata Mandak Dua Green plum with stringy flesh

Triglochina procera Manbidwuk,Manbulet

Dua Aquatic plant with small tuberseaten raw or roasted

Vigna vexilata Bulgut, Bartuba Dua Bush potato eaten in Wetseasons

Nuts

Eucalyptus porrecta Mandorrdorrt Bloodwood gall Soft inside of gall eaten

Grevillea heliosperma Manbarrbarrt Hard flat gall opens in late Dry

Pandanus basedowii Manmurgeh Sandstonepandanus

Nut edible after roasting

Pandanus spiralus Gundayar Screw palm Dua Fruit inside nut eaten late Dryseason

Sterculia quadrifida Man.gol Monkey nut Dua Peanut type fruit eaten early Wet

Honey

Trigona sp. Bobitj Bush honey or‘sugar bag’

Dua Eaten raw, plentiful during earlymid Dry

Trigona sp. Man.gung Bush honey or‘sugar bag’

Yirritja Eaten raw, plentiful during earlymid Dry

Melophorus spp Walidong Honey ant Eaten whole

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Appendix 1 Inventory of Djelk Aboriginal Food (continued)Mammals

Bos taurus Buluki Feral cattle Eaten

Bubalus bubalis Nganaparru Feral water buffalo Eaten

Lagorchestesconspiculatus

Wulungalu/Ulala Spectacled harewallaby

Yirritja Eaten sometimes

Macropus agilis GonopoloWaradjanggal(male) melperrt(female)

Agile wallaby Dua Eaten; shoulder bone used foryams

Macropus antilopinus Kandakeet (male)Kandite (female)

Antilopinekangaroo

Yirritja Eaten; bones used fordecoration (nasal). Also used asneedle to recover Pandanusseed

Macropus bernadus Nadjinem (male)Djugereh (female)

Black wallaroo Dua Eaten; bones used fordecoration (nasal). Also used asneedle to recover Pandanusseed

Macropus robustus Nadjinem (male)Djugereh (female)

Euro; Hillkangaroo

Dua Eaten; bones used fordecoration (nasal). Also used asneedle to recover Pandanusseed

Petrogale brachyotis Patpong Short eared rockwallaby

Dua Eaten

Peradocas concinna Narbalek Little rock wallaby Dua Eaten

Perameles macroura Yok Bandicoot Yirritja Eaten

Pteropus alecto Murru Black flying fox Dua Eaten

Pteropus scapulatus Ngayelak Brown flying fox Yirritja Eaten

Rattus sp. Dogon Field rat Dua Eaten

Sus scrofa Bigibigi Feral pig Eaten

Birds

Anas gibberifrons Diweet Grey teal Yirritja Eaten

Anas superciliosa Nanggul Black duck Dua Eaten

Anseranas semipalmata Munuparr Magpie goose Yirritja Highly prized food. Wings usedas fans

Ardea noveahollandiae Lumbuk White faced heron Dua Eaten

Ardea pacifica Minigolgol White neckedheron

Yirritja Eaten

Ardeotis australis Benok Bustard, Bushturkey

Dua Eaten

Butorides striatus Ngalgirbel Mangrove heron Dua Eaten sometimes

Cacatua galerita Narratj Sulphur crestedcockatoo

Yirritja Eaten sometimes

Calyptorhynchusmagnificus

Nganarr Red tailed blackcockatoo

Yirritja Eaten sometimes

Coturnix australis Djirribitj Brown quail Dua Eaten

Coturnix chinensis Laplap King quail Dua Eaten

Dendrocygna arcuata Djeeleekweebee Water whistlingduck

Yirritja Prized food

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Appendix 1 Inventory of Djelk Aboriginal Food (continued)Dromaiusnovaehollandiae

Ngurrudu Emu Dua Eaten; feathers used inceremony

Egretta alba Gomolo Large egret Yirritja Sometimes eaten. Feathersused in ceremony

Grus rubicundus Ngalgordoh Brolga Dua Eaten

Nycticorax caledonicus Durukmut Nankeen nightheron

Dua Eaten

Pelecanusconspicillatus

Weneh Pelican Dua Occasionally eaten

Platea regia Muluymuluy Royal spoonbill Dua Eaten sometimes; spoon billused as utensil

Phalacrocorax varius Bonbon Little piedcormorant

Yirritja Good food

Plegadis falcinellus Bindu Glossy ibis Dua Eaten

Porphyrio Porphyrio Nalgodjurmi Swamp hen Dua Eaten

Rallus philipensis Bogung Buff barred rail Yirritja Eaten

Tadorna radjah Karkirala Burdekin duck Yirritja Eaten

Threskiornis molucca Garala White ibis Yirritja Eaten

Threskiornis spinicollis Genalk Straw necked ibis Dua Eaten

Xenorhynchus asiaticus Gundji Jabiru Yirritja Prized meat; wings used as fans

Fish

Ambassis agrammus Djabel Sail fin perch Yirritja Eaten

Ambassis macleayi Djabel Chanda perch Yirritja Eaten

Amniataba percoides Dolpo Black stripedgrunter

Yirritja Eaten

Aseraggodesklunzingeri

Morpon Tailed sole Dua Eaten

Carcharhinus mckaili Nakorro River whale shark Dua Eaten

Craterocephalusmarianae

Bududu Marjorie’sfreshwaterhardyhead

Yirritja Eaten

Cynoglossusheterolepis

Morpon Tongued sole Dua Eaten

Dasyatis sp Nawala Brown riverstingray

Dua Eaten

Nematalosi erebi Warrak Freshwater herring Yirritja Eaten

Glossamia aprion Djabel Mouth almighty Yirritja Eaten

Glossogobius giuris Djanbel Flat headed goby Yirritja Eaten

Hephaestus fuliginosus Dumbatman Sooty grunter,Black bream

Dua Eaten

Arius leptaspis Nadjalek Lesser salmoncatfish

Dua Eaten

Hypseleotris compressa Djanbal Northern carpgudgeon

Yirritja Eaten

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Appendix 1 Inventory of Djelk Aboriginal Food (continued)Lates calcarifer Bilmo, Namonggol Silver barramundi Yirritja Eaten

Liza alata Puduru Ord river mullet Dua Eaten

Liza dussumieri Puduru Green bodiedmullet

Dua Eaten

Leiopotherapon unicolor Botok Spangled grunter Dua Eaten

Megalops cyprinoides Walkara Ox eye herring,Tarpon

Yirritja Eaten

Melanotaenia nigrans Dargeh Black-bandedrainbow fish

Yirritja Eaten

Lutjanus spp Leking Mangrove jack Yirritja Eaten

Mogurnda mogurnda Kapungurr Purple spottedgudgeon

Dua Eaten

Melanotaenia splendidainornata

Dargeh Checkeredrainbow fish

Yirritja Eaten

Neosilurus spp Bikur Marngun Eel tailed catfish Yirritja Eaten

Oxyeleotris lineolata Kapungurr Sleepy cod Dua Eaten

Pristis pristis Denggundamit Leichhardt’ssawfish

Dua Eaten; saw used as a comb

Pseudomugil tenellus Bududu Arnhem Landblue-eye

Yirritja Eaten

Scleropages jardinii Ngaldatmurr Saratoga Dua Eaten

Strongylura krefftii Galerr Freshwater longtom, Garfish

Yirritja Eaten

Ophisternon gutturale Nagar Swamp eel Yirritja Rarely eaten today

Toxotes chatareus Djolobon Archer fish Dua Eaten

Shellfish

Geloina coaxans Nadbagan Salt water cockle Dua Eaten

Velesunio angasi Gurruk Freshwatermussel

Yirritja Meat eaten; shell used as cutter

Crustaceans

Macrobrachium spp Yat Freshwater prawn Yirritja Eaten; used as bait

Atyidae spp Ngal Freshwater shrimp Yirritja Eaten; used as bait

Reptiles

Acrochordus javanicus Beka File snake Dua Eaten

Chlamydosaurus kingii Dangarr Frill-necked lizard Dua Eaten

Chelodina rugosa Komdow Northern snake-necked turtle

Yirritja Eaten

Crocodylus johnstoni Gumugen Johnstone’scrocodile

Dua Eaten

Crocodylus porosus Namajwarreh Estuarinecrocodile

Yirritja Eaten – especially eggs

39

Appendix 1 Inventory of Djelk Aboriginal Food (continued)Elseya dentata Ngartt Northern snapping

turtleDua Eaten

Liastis amethistimus Guridjado Rock python Dua Eaten

Liastis olivaceus Mandjudurk Olive python Dua Eaten

Tiliqua scincoides Gurri Blue tongue lizard Dua Eaten

Varanus acanthurus Bongga Ridge tailedmonitor

Dua Eaten

Varanus glebopalma Birrem Spotted treegoanna

Dua Eaten

Varanus gouldii Galawan Sand monitor Yirritja Eaten

Varanus indicus Garranbulutmi Mangrove monitor Dua Eaten

Varanus mertensi Burarr Merten’s watermonitor

Eaten

Varanus mitchelli Djeli Mitchell’s watergoanna

Dua Eaten

Varanus timorensis Biku Tree monitor Dua Eaten

Varanus tristis Garrek Spotted monitor Yirritja Eaten

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aset

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at p

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ther

n Te

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min

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mat

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on th

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dre

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attri

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land

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regi

ster

of c

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and

recr

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for l

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in th

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lass

ifica

tion

for t

he N

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PWC

NT

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s D

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lore

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use

of te

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and

clim

ate

data

to d

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gion

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dom

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with

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a ra

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sific

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as d

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by C

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und

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the

CC

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sed

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n

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a –

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of s

pide

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tcA

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arac

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cim

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estri

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mun

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and

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r the

man

agem

ent o

f the

com

mer

cial

and

recr

eatio

nal

barra

mun

di fi

sher

ies

of th

e N

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ngth

, fre

quen

cy, r

epro

duct

ion,

gro

wth

, rec

ruitm

ent,

mig

ratio

n, s

ex a

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ompo

sitio

n da

ta li

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to lo

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capt

ure.

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estri

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a –

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chem

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hn W

oina

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faun

a da

taba

se fo

r obs

erva

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with

in th

eN

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xono

mic

and

col

lect

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data

for o

bser

ved

mam

mal

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rds,

rept

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frog

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rese

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abse

nce

info

rmat

ion,

dat

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me

and

loca

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(to n

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pen

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T M

useu

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ul H

orne

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cat

alog

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T M

useu

m’s

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lect

ion

of b

irdsp

ecim

ens.

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talo

gue

of b

ird s

peci

men

s in

clud

ing

taxo

nom

ic a

ndco

llect

ion

deta

ils.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Faun

a –

Bird

s,co

asta

l rap

tor a

ndja

biru

nes

ting

site

s

PWC

NT

Ray

Cha

ttoTo

doc

umen

t coa

st a

nd is

land

nes

ting

site

s fo

r sea

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es, o

spre

ys, b

rahm

iny

kite

s an

d ja

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.Au

dio

tape

s of

aer

ial s

urve

y co

unts

and

gro

und

truth

ing.

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eR

estri

cted

Faun

a –

Bird

s,w

ader

s si

gnifi

cant

site

s of

the

coas

t and

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nds

of th

e N

T

PWC

NT

Ray

Cha

ttoTo

loca

te a

nd d

ocum

ent s

igni

fican

t wad

ing

bird

feed

ing,

bree

ding

and

roos

ting

site

s in

the

NT.

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o ta

pes

of a

eria

l sur

vey

coun

ts, g

roun

d tru

thin

g,di

strib

utio

n st

atus

of b

irds

and

site

s.Ac

tive

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trict

ed

40

Appe

ndix

2 L

ist o

f dat

aset

s th

at p

erta

in to

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ther

n Te

rrito

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etla

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(pan

Ter

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ontin

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aset

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ham

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itorin

g an

d m

anag

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t of s

altw

ater

cro

codi

les.

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and

nest

cha

ract

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tics

and

loca

tions

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tive

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trict

ed

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a –

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codi

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altw

ater

) sur

veys

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NT/

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pula

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altw

ater

croc

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s.Sp

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nd h

elic

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ata

in d

iffer

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iver

syst

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estri

cted

Faun

a –

Cro

codi

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eshw

ater

) sur

veys

PWC

NT/

WM

IG

raha

me

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pula

tion

mon

itorin

g an

d m

anag

emen

t of f

resh

wat

ercr

ocod

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light

and

hel

icop

ter c

ount

dat

a in

diff

eren

t riv

ersy

stem

s.Ac

tive

Res

trict

ed

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a –

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codi

le(s

altw

ater

) pro

blem

indi

vidu

als

PWC

NT/

WM

IG

raha

me

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bM

anag

emen

t of s

altw

ater

cro

codi

les

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and

loca

tion

data

of p

robl

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altw

ater

cro

codi

leca

ptur

es.

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eR

estri

cted

Faun

a –

Cro

codi

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ater

) pro

blem

indi

vidu

als

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NT/

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raha

me

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anag

emen

t of f

resh

wat

er c

roco

dile

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ze a

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catio

n da

ta o

f pro

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fres

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er c

roco

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capt

ures

.Ac

tive

Res

trict

ed

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a –

Cro

codi

le(s

altw

ater

) mar

ked

indi

vidu

als

in th

ew

ild

PWC

NT/

WM

IG

raha

me

Web

bM

anag

emen

t and

rese

arch

of s

altw

ater

cro

codi

les.

All m

arke

d sa

ltwat

er c

roco

dile

s in

the

wild

; loc

atio

n, s

ize,

sex,

etc

.Ac

tive

Res

trict

ed

Faun

a –

Cro

codi

les

(fres

hwat

er) m

arke

din

divi

dual

s in

the

wild

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NT/

WM

IG

raha

me

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bM

anag

emen

t and

rese

arch

of f

resh

wat

er c

roco

dile

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l mar

ked

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roco

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s in

the

wild

; loc

atio

n,si

ze, s

ex, e

tc.

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eR

estri

cted

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a –

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codi

les

(sal

twat

er) a

ttack

son

hum

ans

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NT/

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raha

me

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bM

anag

emen

t of s

altw

ater

cro

codi

les.

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ater

cro

codi

le a

ttack

s on

hum

ans

sinc

e 19

71.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Faun

a –

Dug

ong

and

sea

turtl

eda

tase

t

PWC

NT

Keith

Saa

lfeld

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itorin

g an

d m

anag

emen

t of d

ugon

g an

d se

a tu

rtle

inN

T w

ater

s.C

ount

dat

a by

obs

erva

tions

reco

rded

on

trans

ect b

ased

aeria

l sur

veys

.Ac

tive

Ope

n

Faun

a –

Fish

stat

NT

Mus

eum

Hel

en L

arso

nTo

cat

alog

ue fi

sh lo

calit

ies

in th

e N

T.A

cata

logu

e of

fish

loca

lity

data

.Ac

tive

Res

trict

ed

Faun

a –

Fish

spec

NT

Mus

eum

Hel

en L

arso

nTo

cat

alog

ue th

e N

T M

useu

m’s

col

lect

ion

of fi

shsp

ecim

ens.

A ca

talo

gue

of fi

sh s

peci

men

s in

clud

ing

taxo

nom

ic a

ndco

llect

ion

deta

ils.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

41

Appe

ndix

2 L

ist o

f dat

aset

s th

at p

erta

in to

Nor

ther

n Te

rrito

ry w

etla

nds

(pan

Ter

ritor

y) c

ontin

ued

Dat

aset

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todi

anPu

rpos

eN

atur

eSt

atus

Acce

ss

Faun

a –

Frog

sU

nive

rsity

of

Adel

aide

Mik

e Ty

ler

To d

eter

min

e th

e sp

ecie

s of

frog

s th

at o

ccur

in th

e N

T,th

eir b

iolo

gy, p

hysi

co-c

hem

ical

feat

ures

of t

heir

habi

tat

and

biog

eogr

aphi

c in

terp

reta

tion.

Terri

tory

wid

e tra

nsec

t inf

orm

atio

n w

ith o

ccas

iona

l sho

rt-te

rm s

tudi

es. D

atab

ase

larg

ely

exis

ts a

s w

ritte

n re

cord

sw

ith p

ublis

hed

info

rmat

ion.

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a sp

an th

e la

st 3

deca

des.

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pen

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a –

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psN

T M

useu

mPa

ul H

orne

rTo

cat

alog

ue th

e N

T M

useu

m’s

col

lect

ion

of re

ptile

and

amph

ibia

spe

cim

ens.

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talo

gue

of re

ptile

and

am

phib

ia s

peci

men

s in

clud

ing

taxo

nom

ic a

nd c

olle

ctio

n de

tails

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tive

Res

trict

ed

Faun

a –

Inse

cts

NT

Mus

eum

Gra

ham

Bro

wn

To c

atal

ogue

the

NT

Mus

eum

’s c

olle

ctio

n of

inse

ct ty

pesp

ecim

ens.

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talo

gue

of in

sect

type

spe

cim

ens

incl

udin

gta

xono

mic

and

col

lect

ion

deta

ils.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Faun

a –

Inve

rtebr

ate

(fres

hwat

er)

data

base

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vers

ity o

fAd

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r

To o

btai

n in

form

atio

n on

fres

hwat

er in

verte

brat

eco

mm

uniti

es o

f the

NT.

Terri

tory

wid

e tra

nsec

t inf

orm

atio

n w

ith o

ccas

iona

l sho

rt-te

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tudi

es. D

atab

ase

larg

ely

exis

ts a

s w

ritte

n re

cord

sw

ith s

ome

publ

ishe

d in

form

atio

n. D

ata

span

the

last

3de

cade

s.

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pen

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a –

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T M

useu

mG

raha

m B

row

nTo

cat

alog

ue th

e N

T M

useu

m’s

col

lect

ion

of c

entip

edes

etc

spec

imen

s.A

cata

logu

e of

myr

iapo

d sp

ecim

ens

incl

udin

g ta

xono

mic

and

colle

ctio

n de

tails

.Ac

tive

Res

trict

ed

Faun

a –

Mac

roin

verte

brat

es–

Mon

itorin

g R

iver

Hea

lth In

itiat

ive

NT

PAW

AJa

ne S

uggi

tTo

cha

ract

eris

e To

p En

d riv

ers

and

cree

ks u

sing

mac

roin

verte

brat

e da

ta a

s pa

rt of

an

Aust

ralia

wid

epr

ogra

m to

ass

ess

the

heal

th o

f the

nat

ion’

s riv

ers.

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taba

se o

f mac

roin

verte

brat

e fa

una,

wat

er q

ualit

yan

d riv

er c

hara

cter

istic

s fro

m 1

20 s

ites

acro

ss th

e N

Tno

rth o

f 18°

S.

Activ

eO

pen

Faun

a –

Mam

mal

sN

T M

useu

mPa

ul H

orne

rTo

cat

alog

ue th

e N

T M

useu

m’s

col

lect

ion

of m

amm

alsp

ecim

ens.

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talo

gue

of m

amm

al s

peci

men

s in

clud

ing

taxo

nom

ican

d co

llect

ion

deta

ils.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Faun

a –

NT

Wild

life

Atla

sPW

CN

TO

wen

Pric

eTo

iden

tify

sign

ifica

nt a

reas

whe

re ra

re o

r thr

eate

ned

anim

als

live

or h

ave

been

reco

rded

. To

gene

rate

faun

abi

oreg

ions

and

as

a re

sear

ch to

ol to

inve

stig

ate

the

dist

ribut

ion

of s

peci

es.

Poin

t rec

ords

of s

peci

es o

bser

vatio

ns, i

nclu

ding

mam

mal

s, b

irds,

rept

iles

and

frogs

. Inc

lude

s N

T da

tafro

m a

ll st

ate

and

terri

tory

mus

eum

s, C

SIR

O’s

mai

nco

llect

ion

in C

anbe

rra, t

he R

AOU

’s b

ird a

tlas

and

EIS

faun

a su

rvey

s.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Faun

a –

Spec

imen

Rec

ords

Sch

eme

PWC

NT

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Woi

nars

kiAs

a fa

una

data

base

for o

bser

vatio

n re

cord

s w

ithin

the

NT.

Sim

ilar t

o th

e Bi

olog

ical

Rec

ords

Sch

eme

but

incl

udes

mor

e in

form

atio

n.

Taxo

nom

ic a

nd c

olle

ctio

n da

ta in

clud

ing

loca

tion,

dat

ean

d tim

e of

obs

erva

tion.

Als

o m

orph

olog

y, b

reed

ing

cond

ition

etc

. Dat

a co

llect

ed b

y tra

ppin

g. S

ome

spec

imen

s fo

rwar

ded

to th

e N

T m

useu

m, r

emai

nder

rele

ased

.

Activ

eO

pen

42

Appe

ndix

2 L

ist o

f dat

aset

s th

at p

erta

in to

Nor

ther

n Te

rrito

ry w

etla

nds

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Ter

ritor

y) c

ontin

ued

Dat

aset

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todi

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rpos

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atur

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atus

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ss

Faun

a –

Turtl

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arin

e) b

reed

ing

site

s N

T

PWC

NT

Ray

Cha

ttoTo

loca

te a

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entif

y m

arin

e tu

rtle

bree

ding

site

s,br

eedi

ng s

peci

es a

nd ti

min

g.Au

dio

tape

s of

aer

ial s

urve

ys w

ith g

roun

d tru

thin

g.Ac

tive

Res

trict

ed

Faun

a - W

ildlif

eC

onse

rvat

ion

Stat

usLi

st (N

T)

PWC

NT

Ow

en P

rice

To re

cord

the

list o

f spe

cies

see

n in

the

NT,

thei

r rel

ativ

eab

unda

ncy

and

cons

erva

tion

stat

us.

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mm

ary

of th

e N

T W

ildlif

e At

las,

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st o

f spe

cies

obse

rved

(1 re

cord

per

spe

cies

), th

e AN

ZEC

Cco

nser

vatio

n st

atus

and

the

num

ber o

f res

erve

s in

whi

chth

at s

peci

es h

as b

een

obse

rved

.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Faun

a - W

ildlif

eR

eser

ves

List

(NT)

PWC

NT

Ow

en P

rice

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cord

the

wild

life

(mam

mal

s, fr

ogs,

bird

s, re

ptile

s)pr

esen

t in

NT

park

s an

d re

serv

es.

A lis

t of s

peci

es re

cord

ed fr

om e

ach

park

by

sigh

ting,

surv

eys

and

data

from

the

NT

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life

Atla

s.Ac

tive

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trict

ed

Flor

a –

NT

Her

bariu

m D

atas

etPW

CN

TC

lyde

Dun

lop

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ocum

ent t

he d

istri

butio

n an

d ha

bita

t not

es o

f NT

flora

.Po

int d

ata,

fiel

d ob

serv

atio

ns, s

peci

es n

ames

, col

lect

ion

date

s, p

heno

logi

cal d

ata,

spe

cim

ens.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Flor

a –

Vege

tatio

nsu

rvey

of t

he N

TD

LPE

Pete

r Bro

ckle

hurs

tTo

pro

vide

a s

yste

mat

ic s

tand

ardi

sed

vege

tatio

n m

ap o

fth

e N

T. T

o ob

tain

an

ecol

ogic

al p

ersp

ectiv

e ov

er th

e N

T.Fl

oris

itic

and

envi

ronm

enta

l plo

t dat

a ov

er a

ll re

gion

s in

the

NT.

Dat

a in

clud

es a

dig

ital m

ap, d

atab

ase

and

are

port

with

a p

ublis

hed

map

.

Clo

sed

Ope

n

Hyd

rogr

aphy

–Su

rface

wat

erhy

drog

raph

icda

tase

t

PAW

AR

ober

t Mas

ters

To d

eter

min

e th

e qu

antit

ies

of w

ater

in N

T su

rface

wat

ers

(rive

r sys

tem

s, e

stua

ries)

.Ti

dal a

nd ri

ver h

eigh

ts, f

low

mea

sure

men

ts. A

ppro

x. 1

00ga

ugin

g st

atio

ns c

urre

ntly

in o

pera

tion.

Activ

eO

pen

Hyd

rogr

aphy

–G

roun

d w

ater

hydr

ogra

phic

data

set

PAW

AR

ober

t Mas

ters

To d

eter

min

e th

e qu

antit

ies

of w

ater

in N

T gr

ound

wat

ersy

stem

sBo

re fl

ows

and

dept

h m

easu

rem

ents

. App

rox.

30

000

bore

s N

T w

ide.

Activ

eO

pen

Hyd

rolo

gy –

Hea

vym

etal

s in

fres

hwat

erec

osys

tem

s of

the

NT

NTU

Dav

id P

arry

To e

stab

lish

base

line

leve

ls o

f hea

vy m

etal

s in

NT

fresh

wat

er e

cosy

stem

s, m

ines

ite m

onito

ring

and

rese

arch

.

Poin

t site

dat

a fo

r cad

miu

m, l

ead,

zin

c, c

oppe

r, m

ercu

ry,

arse

nic,

man

gane

se, e

tc.

Activ

eO

pen

Hyd

rolo

gy –

Wat

erqu

ality

dat

aset

- N

TPA

WA

John

Chi

lds

To c

atal

ogue

the

char

acte

ristic

s of

all

natu

rally

occ

urrin

ggr

ound

and

sur

face

wat

ers

of th

e N

T. T

o st

ore

wat

erda

ta fo

r ong

oing

reso

urce

man

agem

ent.

Rec

ords

of a

ser

ies

of p

hysi

cal,

chem

ical

and

bac

teria

lpa

ram

eter

s.Ac

tive

Ope

n

43

Appe

ndix

2 L

ist o

f dat

aset

s th

at p

erta

in to

Nor

ther

n Te

rrito

ry w

etla

nds

(pan

Ter

ritor

y) c

ontin

ued

Dat

aset

Cus

todi

anPu

rpos

eN

atur

eSt

atus

Acce

ss

Land

Res

ourc

es –

Mon

itorin

g si

tes

DLP

EBl

air W

oods

A re

cord

of m

onito

ring

site

s in

the

NT

whe

re s

cien

tific

data

has

bee

n co

llect

ed in

clud

ing

rese

arch

tria

ls a

ndflo

ra a

nd fa

una

surv

eys.

Loca

tion

and

area

of s

ites,

des

crip

tion

of d

ata

colle

cted

,w

heth

er d

ata

is d

igita

l or h

ard

copy

, acc

essi

bilit

y,re

ason

s fo

r est

ablis

hing

site

.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Park

est

ate

regi

ster

– N

TPW

CN

TLi

bby

Ster

ling

A re

cord

of t

enur

e hi

stor

y, o

wne

rshi

p an

d cl

assi

ficat

ion

of p

arks

and

rese

rves

in th

e N

T.D

etai

ls o

f par

k ar

ea, p

ortio

n nu

mbe

rs, l

and

clai

m s

tatu

s,m

inin

g re

serv

es, o

wne

rshi

p, d

ecla

ratio

n an

d ga

zetta

lda

tes

and

IUC

N s

tatu

s.

Activ

eO

pen

Park

s an

d W

ildlif

eC

omm

issi

on d

ata

dire

ctor

y

PWC

NT

Ann

Fuch

sTo

reco

rd a

ll kn

own

data

sets

hel

d by

the

Com

mis

sion

,bo

th d

igita

l and

non

-dig

ital.

Met

adat

a ab

out d

ata.

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eO

pen

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ther

reco

rds

Bure

au o

fM

eteo

rolo

gyC

limat

e C

onsu

lting

Serv

ices

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ff Sm

ith

To p

rovi

de a

NT

wid

e re

cord

of c

limat

ic v

aria

bles

.Lo

ng-te

rm w

ritte

n or

ele

ctro

nic

data

base

s fo

r var

ious

site

s th

roug

hout

the

NT.

Incl

udes

tem

pera

ture

, rai

nfal

l,hu

mid

ity e

tc

Activ

eO

pen

Wee

ds –

Man

agem

ent o

fno

xiou

s aq

uatic

wee

ds

DPI

FIa

n M

iller

To p

rote

ct th

e aq

uatic

env

ironm

ent f

rom

the

effe

cts

ofno

xiou

s aq

uatic

wee

ds.

Det

ails

of p

hysi

cal,

chem

ical

and

bio

logi

cal c

ontro

l.Ac

tive

Ope

n

Wee

ds –

Nox

ious

wee

ds re

cord

ing

syst

em

DPI

FG

raha

m S

chul

zTo

reco

rd lo

calit

ies

of n

oxio

us w

eeds

in th

e N

T an

dde

tail

cont

rol a

ctio

n un

derta

ken.

Wee

d su

rvey

s an

d co

ntro

l. G

roun

d an

d ae

rial s

urve

ys,

aeria

l pho

tos,

pub

lic re

ports

, che

mic

al, m

echa

nica

lbi

olog

ical

and

eco

logi

cal c

ontro

l.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

NO

RTH

ERN

REG

ION

Faun

a –

Cro

codi

les

(sal

twat

er) i

nKa

kadu

Nat

iona

lPa

rk

ANC

A –

Kaka

duG

arry

Lin

dner

To m

onito

r the

sta

tus

of s

altw

ater

cro

codi

le p

opul

atio

nsin

the

wat

erw

ays

of K

akad

u.Sp

otlig

ht s

urve

ys, p

lus

data

on

trapp

ed a

nd m

arke

din

divi

dual

s in

Wild

man

, Wes

t Allig

ator

, Sou

th A

lligat

oran

d Ea

st A

lligat

or R

iver

s.

Activ

eO

pen

Faun

a –

Fish

biol

ogic

al a

ndec

olog

ical

info

rmat

ion,

Allig

ator

Riv

ers

Reg

ion

ERIS

SBo

b Pi

dgeo

nTo

pro

vide

info

rmat

ion

on th

e bi

olog

y an

d ec

olog

y of

fresh

wat

er fi

sh to

ass

ist w

ith th

e de

velo

pmen

t of

envi

ronm

enta

l man

agem

ent p

roce

dure

s.

Dat

a de

rived

from

mea

sure

men

ts o

f fis

h an

d ha

bita

tpa

ram

eter

s du

ring

surv

eys

in 1

978

to 1

979.

Clo

sed

Res

trict

ed

44

Appe

ndix

2 L

ist o

f dat

aset

s th

at p

erta

in to

Nor

ther

n Te

rrito

ry w

etla

nds

(nor

ther

n re

gion

) con

tinue

dD

atas

etC

usto

dian

Purp

ose

Nat

ure

Stat

usAc

cess

Faun

a –

Fish

com

mun

ityst

ruct

ures

, upp

erSo

uth

Allig

ator

Riv

er

ERIS

SBo

b Pi

dgeo

nM

onito

ring

of m

inin

g im

pact

from

pro

pose

d C

oron

atio

nH

ill M

ine.

Poin

t rec

ords

of f

ish

spec

ies

abun

danc

e us

ing

visu

alco

unts

from

a c

anoe

. 10

site

s in

ear

ly D

ry s

easo

n fo

r 3ye

ars.

Clo

sed

Res

trict

ed

Faun

a –

Fish

com

mun

ityst

ruct

ures

, nea

rN

arba

lek

Min

e,Al

ligat

or R

iver

sR

egio

n

ERIS

SBo

b Pi

dgeo

nAs

sess

men

t of i

mpa

ct o

f min

e op

erat

ion

on a

quat

icec

osys

tem

and

effe

ctiv

enes

s of

reha

bilit

atio

n w

orks

.Po

int r

ecor

ds o

f fis

h sp

ecie

s ab

unda

nce

usin

g cr

eeks

ide

visu

al c

ount

ing

proc

edur

e in

Coo

per a

ndG

adja

rigam

unda

h C

reek

. 4 c

ount

s at

mon

thly

inte

rval

s,m

id W

et/e

arly

Dry

sea

son.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Faun

a –

Fish

com

mun

ities

inlo

wla

nd b

illabo

ngs,

Allig

ator

Riv

ers

Reg

ion

ERIS

SBo

b Pi

dgeo

nTo

dev

elop

bio

logi

cal m

onito

ring

prot

ocol

s to

ass

ess

envi

ronm

enta

l hea

lth th

roug

h de

scrib

ing

natu

ral v

aria

tion

of fi

sh c

omm

unity

stru

ctur

e

Poin

t rec

ords

of f

ish

spec

ies

abun

danc

e us

ing

a ‘p

op-

net’

sam

plin

g an

d ‘v

isua

l cou

ntin

g’ te

chni

ques

. 10

billa

bong

s ar

e sa

mpl

ed a

nnua

lly. B

road

env

ironm

enta

lva

riabl

es (w

ater

qua

lity

and

vege

tatio

n st

ruct

ure)

are

also

reco

rded

.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Faun

a –

Fish

dist

ribut

ion

and

abun

danc

e in

Gul

unga

l Cre

ek,

Allig

ator

Riv

ers

Reg

ion

ERIS

SBo

b Pi

dgeo

nD

escr

ibe

seas

onal

cha

nges

in p

atte

rns

of fi

shdi

strib

utio

n an

d ex

amin

e th

e in

fluen

ce o

f hyd

rolo

gy o

nth

e dy

nam

ics

of fi

sh c

omm

uniti

es (p

oten

tial s

patia

lco

ntro

l fro

m m

igra

tion

data

from

Mag

ela

Cre

ek).

Poin

t rec

ords

of f

ish

spec

ies

abun

danc

e us

ing

visu

alco

unts

mad

e by

div

ing.

10

site

s al

ong

the

cree

k at

mon

thly

inte

rval

s fro

m 1

980

to 1

988.

Clo

sed

Res

trict

ed

Faun

a –

Fish

gilln

etsu

rvey

s in

low

land

billa

bong

s of

Mag

ela

Cre

ek, A

lligat

orR

iver

s R

egio

n

ERIS

SBo

b Pi

dgeo

nPr

ovid

e in

form

atio

n on

the

dyna

mic

s of

fish

com

mun

ities

and

deve

lop

a m

onito

ring

syst

em fo

r det

ectin

g ch

ange

sre

sulti

ng fr

om m

inin

g.

Poin

t rec

ords

of f

ish

spec

ies

abun

danc

e of

bio

mas

sus

ing

mul

ti-pa

nel g

illnet

s. 1

0 si

tes

(5 ti

mes

per

yea

r).C

lose

dO

pen

Faun

a –

Fish

mig

ratio

n, A

lligat

orR

iver

s R

egio

n

ERIS

SBo

b Pi

dgeo

nTo

des

crib

e fis

h m

igra

tion

patte

rns

in M

agel

a C

reek

and

mig

ratio

n pa

ttern

resp

onse

to e

nviro

nmen

tal f

acto

rs.

Poin

t rec

ords

of U

p-st

ream

/ D

own-

stre

am m

igra

tion

atsi

tes

on M

agel

a an

d N

ourla

ngie

Cre

eks

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Faun

a –

Inse

cts

ofD

arw

in H

arbo

urm

angr

oves

NTU

Ric

hard

Nos

keTo

det

erm

ine

dive

rsity

, sea

sona

lity

and

abun

danc

e of

inse

cts

in th

e m

angr

oves

of D

arw

in H

arbo

ur.

Inte

rcep

tion,

mal

aise

, win

dow

and

stic

ky tr

aps.

2 o

f eac

hof

3 s

ites

in 3

man

grov

e zo

nes.

Als

o so

me

bran

chcl

ippi

ng s

ampl

ing.

Clo

sed

Res

trict

ed

45

Appe

ndix

2 L

ist o

f dat

aset

s th

at p

erta

in to

Nor

ther

n Te

rrito

ry w

etla

nds

(nor

ther

n re

gion

) con

tinue

dD

atas

etC

usto

dian

Purp

ose

Nat

ure

Stat

usAc

cess

Faun

a –

Lead

sho

tle

vels

PWC

NT

Pete

r Whi

tehe

ad*

To a

sses

s th

e ris

k of

lead

poi

soni

ng in

wat

er fo

wl a

ndot

her s

peci

es fr

om le

ad s

hot.

Dat

a av

aila

ble

for H

owar

dSw

amp,

Har

rison

Dam

and

Lam

bell’s

Lag

oon

NT.

Sedi

men

t cor

es, c

ount

s of

lead

sho

t, gr

it an

d fo

od in

core

s. S

ampl

es fr

om b

irds

are

test

ed fo

r pre

senc

e of

lead

in g

izza

rds,

bon

e, m

uscl

es a

nd li

ver.

Clo

sed

Ope

n

Faun

a –

Mac

roin

verte

brat

e(b

enth

ic)

com

mun

ities

, upp

erSo

uth

Allig

ator

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er

ERIS

SC

hris

Hum

phre

yIn

itial

ly in

stitu

ted

in 1

987

to a

sses

s po

ssib

le e

ffect

s of

min

ing

at C

oron

atio

n H

ill an

d re

ceiv

ed c

ontin

ued

in 1

991

as p

art o

f the

nat

iona

l Mon

itorin

g R

iver

Hea

lth In

itiat

ive

.

Site

dat

a of

ben

thic

mac

roin

verte

brat

e co

mm

uniti

es in

riffle

sub

stra

tes.

Als

o in

clud

es d

ata

onph

ysic

o/ch

emis

try, h

abita

t stru

ctur

e an

d hy

drol

ogy.

Con

tain

s ne

arly

10

year

s of

con

tinuo

us d

ata.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Faun

a –

Mag

pie

Gee

se d

atas

etPW

CN

TKe

ith S

aalfe

ldTo

mon

itor t

he M

agpi

e G

oose

pop

ulat

ion

in th

e To

p En

dw

etla

nds

and

to d

etec

t cha

ngin

g tre

nds

in p

opul

atio

nst

ruct

ure

and

dist

ribut

ion.

Cou

nt d

ata

by o

bser

vatio

ns re

cord

ed o

n tra

nsec

t bas

edae

rial s

urve

ys.

Activ

eO

pen

Faun

a –

Mag

pie

Gee

se p

opul

atio

n in

the

Top

End

– st

atus

PWC

NT

Pete

r Whi

tehe

ad*

To m

onito

r the

pop

ulat

ion

of M

agpi

e G

eese

in th

e To

pEn

d of

the

NT.

Cou

nt a

nd b

andi

ng d

ata.

Sys

tem

atic

aer

ial s

urve

ys o

fdi

strib

utio

n an

d ab

unda

nce

allo

win

g co

mpa

rison

s ov

ertim

e. D

ata

on re

prod

uctiv

e ac

tivity

, num

bers

of n

ests

.D

ata

supp

lem

ente

d by

radi

o tra

ckin

g. D

ata

was

col

lect

edfo

r all

Top

End

wet

land

s in

198

3-84

. Dat

a w

as o

nly

colle

cted

from

Mur

gane

lla to

the

Moi

l Flo

odpl

ain

from

1986

-89.

Clo

sed

Ope

n

Faun

a –

Mag

pie

Gee

se –

veg

etat

ion

asso

ciat

ed w

ithne

stin

g si

tes

PWC

NT

Pete

r Whi

tehe

adTo

cha

ract

eris

e th

e si

tes

used

by

Mag

pie

Gee

se d

urin

gth

e re

prod

uctiv

e pe

riod.

For

man

agem

ent a

nd re

tent

ion

of s

ites.

To

asse

ss th

e ef

fect

of g

razi

ng o

n M

agpi

eG

eese

hab

itats

.

Flor

istic

des

crip

tions

of e

ach

nest

and

bro

od s

ite. B

road

desc

riptio

ns o

f dom

inan

t veg

etat

ion

type

s in

the

vici

nity

.Tr

anse

ct b

ased

flor

istic

and

bro

ad h

abita

t des

crip

tions

on b

rood

and

nes

ting

site

s.

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eO

pen

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a –

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pelli

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dpla

inC

SIR

O T

ERC

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ry C

ook

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onito

r env

ironm

enta

l effe

cts

of m

imos

a co

ntro

l.C

ount

dat

a by

obs

erva

tions

reco

rded

on

indi

vidu

al s

ites

1991

–95.

Activ

eO

pen

Faun

a –

Sign

ifica

ntw

ater

bird

site

s fo

rth

e N

T flo

od p

lain

s

PWC

NT

Ray

Cha

ttoTo

loca

te a

nd d

ocum

ent s

igni

fican

t coa

stal

wat

erbi

rdbr

eedi

ng, f

eedi

ng a

nd ro

ostin

g si

tes.

Audi

o ta

pes

of a

eria

l sur

vey

coun

ts, g

roun

d tru

thin

g,di

strib

utio

n st

atus

of b

irds

and

site

s.Ac

tive

Res

trict

ed

Faun

a –

Sign

ifica

ntse

abird

site

s of

the

NT

coas

tal f

lood

plai

ns

PWC

NT

Ray

Cha

ttoTo

loca

te a

nd d

ocum

ent s

igni

fican

t sea

bird

bre

edin

g an

dro

ostin

g si

tes

and

bree

ding

tim

es in

the

NT.

Audi

o ta

pes

of a

eria

l sur

vey

coun

ts, g

roun

d tru

thin

g,di

strib

utio

n st

atus

of b

irds

and

site

s.Ac

tive

Res

trict

ed

46

Appe

ndix

2 L

ist o

f dat

aset

s th

at p

erta

in to

Nor

ther

n Te

rrito

ry w

etla

nds

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l ani

mal

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p En

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det

erm

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the

num

bers

of b

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lo a

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ther

larg

eve

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ates

in th

e To

p En

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orth

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5°S)

of t

he N

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ral a

nim

al p

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atio

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unts

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l tra

nsec

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0 km

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t at a

ltitu

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ft.

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mal

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p En

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dat

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lose

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l ani

mal

sur

vey

– Ba

li C

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(Ban

teng

)

PWC

NT

Keith

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lfeld

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onito

r ban

teng

num

bers

and

to p

rovi

dem

anag

emen

t adv

ice

for t

he b

ante

ng p

opul

atio

n on

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urg

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nsul

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T.

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nt d

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by o

bser

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ns re

cord

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n tra

nsec

t bas

edae

rial s

urve

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Clo

sed

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n

Flor

a –

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tlegr

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g st

udy

– M

ary

Riv

er

PWC

NT

Dav

e Li

ddle

Long

term

mon

itorin

g of

cat

tle a

nd b

uffa

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razi

ng o

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l flo

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lain

s.Th

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veg

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site

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of t

he N

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90

DLP

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ter B

rock

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rst

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eter

min

e th

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dis

tribu

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des

crip

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and

pote

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l log

ging

vol

umes

of M

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spe

cies

in th

e N

Tno

rth o

f 18° S.

Envi

ronm

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flor

istic

dat

a.C

lose

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estri

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Gar

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env

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l.C

over

est

imat

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y sp

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cord

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n in

divi

dual

site

s19

91-9

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lose

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atio

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ta fo

r the

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regi

onof

the

NT.

Flor

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and

env

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dR

estri

cted

Flor

a –

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land

sflo

ristic

sur

vey

DLP

EPe

ter B

rock

lehu

rst

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vent

ory

of fl

ora

occu

rring

in c

oast

al re

gion

wet

land

sof

the

NT.

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bas

ed s

urve

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ith 2

.5 k

m g

ridlin

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ata

incl

udes

floris

tic s

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H, s

alin

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sed

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n

Mar

ine

bior

egio

nalis

atio

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taba

se

PWC

NT

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ie F

erns

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rmul

ate

biop

hysi

cal a

nd b

iore

gion

al a

ttrib

utes

for

the

entir

e N

T co

astli

ne.

A co

llatio

n of

dat

aset

s re

leva

nt to

the

NT

mar

ine

envi

ronm

ent i

nclu

ding

; sea

sur

face

tem

pera

ture

s,sa

linity

, oxy

gen,

nitr

ates

, pho

spha

tes,

tida

l ran

ges

etc.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Salin

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trusi

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Low

er M

ary

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atch

men

t

DLP

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ul F

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erTo

mon

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ffect

of b

arra

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onst

ruct

ion

on s

alin

ein

trusi

on.

Land

sat 5

them

atic

map

per,

30 m

etre

pix

als.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Wee

ds –

Mim

osa

pigr

a –

impa

cts

ofbi

olog

ical

con

trol

agen

ts

CSI

RO

TER

CN

aom

i Rea

To e

valu

ate

the

esta

blis

hmen

t and

spr

ead

of b

iolo

gica

lco

ntro

l age

nts

for m

imos

a.O

bser

vatio

ns o

f im

pact

and

occ

urre

nce

of a

gent

s on

the

Adel

aide

Riv

er F

lood

plai

n. F

rom

198

9.Ac

tive

Ope

n

47

Appe

ndix

2 L

ist o

f dat

aset

s th

at p

erta

in to

Nor

ther

n Te

rrito

ry w

etla

nds

(nor

ther

n re

gion

) con

tinue

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atas

etC

usto

dian

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ose

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ure

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usAc

cess

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ds –

Mim

osa

pigr

a in

Kak

adu

Nat

iona

l Par

k

ANC

A Ka

kadu

Gar

ry L

indn

erTo

man

age

Mim

osa

pigr

a in

Kak

adu

Nat

iona

l Par

k.Po

int s

ite d

ata

of M

imos

a in

curs

ions

with

det

ails

of

cont

rol m

easu

res

unde

rtake

n.Ac

tive

Ope

n

Wee

ds –

Mim

osa

pigr

a m

anag

emen

tD

PIF

Ian

Mille

rTo

pro

tect

indu

stry

and

the

envi

ronm

ent f

rom

the

effe

cts

of M

imos

a pi

gra.

To

cont

ain

mim

osa

in th

e N

T an

dpr

even

t its

furth

er s

prea

d.

Det

ails

of c

hem

ical

, bio

logi

cal,

mec

hani

cal a

ndec

olog

ical

con

trol.

Assi

stan

ce to

land

hold

ers.

Activ

eO

pen

Wee

ds –

Mim

osa

pigr

a (O

enpe

lli)PW

CN

TKa

te S

anfo

rd-

Rea

dhea

d

To e

valu

ate

the

Mim

osa

pigr

a co

ntro

l pro

gram

on

the

Oen

pelli

Floo

dpla

in.

Fiel

d ob

serv

atio

ns o

f her

bici

de a

pplic

atio

n.C

lose

dR

estri

cted

Wee

ds –

Mim

osa

pigr

a on

CC

NT

esta

te

PWC

NT

Kate

San

ford

-R

eadh

ead

Stra

tegi

c pl

anni

ng o

f Mim

osa

pigr

a co

ntro

l pro

gram

incl

udin

g a

reco

rd o

f her

bici

de u

se o

n th

e C

CN

T’s

esta

te.

Fiel

d ob

serv

atio

ns o

f her

bici

de a

pplic

atio

n on

CC

NT

land

in th

e Ad

elai

de a

nd M

ary

Riv

er F

lood

plai

ns.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Wee

ds -

Mim

osa

pigr

a re

sear

ch d

ata

DPI

FIa

n M

iller

To d

evel

op in

tegr

ated

man

agem

ent p

lans

for t

he c

ontro

lof

Mim

osa

pigr

a.Bi

olog

ical

stu

dies

, qua

rant

ine,

rear

ing,

rele

ase,

and

mon

itorin

g of

bio

logi

cal a

gent

s. H

erbi

cide

effi

cacy

tria

ls.

Ecol

ogic

al c

ontro

l by

fire,

com

petit

ive

past

ures

.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

Wee

ds -

Mim

osa

pigr

a se

edpr

oduc

tion

CSI

RO

TER

CN

aom

i Rea

To e

valu

ate

the

impa

ct o

f con

trol a

gent

s on

mim

osa

seed

pro

duct

ion.

Obs

erva

tions

of s

eed

prod

uctio

n by

mim

osa

on th

eAd

elai

de a

nd F

inni

ss R

iver

Flo

odpl

ains

. Fro

m 1

991.

Activ

eO

pen

Wee

ds -

Salv

inia

mol

esta

in K

akad

uN

atio

nal P

ark

ANC

A Ka

kadu

Buck

Sal

auTo

man

age

the

Salv

inia

mol

esta

infe

stat

ions

in K

akad

uN

atio

nal P

ark.

Mon

thly

map

ping

of s

alvi

nia

plus

cou

nts

of w

eevi

lbi

olog

ical

age

nt a

nd a

sses

smen

t of d

amag

e.Ac

tive

Ope

n

Wet

land

s - s

emi

urba

n/ru

ral s

tatu

sPW

CN

TPe

ter W

hite

head

To a

sses

s th

e im

porta

nce

of w

etla

nds

to re

gion

alpo

pula

tions

of w

ater

bird

s. T

o as

sess

the

affe

cts

of u

rban

spra

wl o

n w

etla

nd c

ondi

tion.

Flor

istic

des

crip

tions

of w

etla

nds

and

coun

ts o

fw

ater

bird

s ov

er ti

me.

Activ

eO

pen

CEN

TRAL

REG

ION

Faun

a –

Wat

erbi

rdus

age

of th

ew

etla

nds

of th

e su

b-hu

mid

trop

ics

of th

eN

T

PWC

NT

Pete

r Whi

tehe

adne

w c

usto

dian

?

To p

rovi

de in

form

atio

n on

the

dist

ribut

ion,

abu

ndan

cean

d br

eedi

ng o

f wat

erbi

rds.

Poin

t dat

a fro

m g

roun

d an

d bo

at s

urve

ys.

Activ

eR

estri

cted

48

Appe

ndix

2 L

ist o

f dat

aset

s th

at p

erta

in to

Nor

ther

n Te

rrito

ry w

etla

nds

(cen

tral r

egio

n) c

ontin

ued

Dat

aset

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rpos

eN

atur

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atus

Acce

ss

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l ani

mal

sur

vey

– G

ulf R

egio

n 19

84PW

CN

TD

ave

Berm

anTo

est

imat

e fe

ral h

orse

num

bers

and

num

bers

of o

ther

larg

e ve

rtebr

ates

in th

e N

T G

ulf R

egio

n.Ea

st w

est a

eria

l tra

nsec

ts 2

0 km

apa

rt at

250

ft a

ltitu

de.

Clo

sed

Ope

n

Fera

l ani

mal

sur

vey

– Vi

ctor

ia R

iver

Dis

trict

198

1

PWC

NT

Dav

e Be

rman

To e

stim

ate

the

num

ber o

f fer

al d

onke

ys a

nd o

ther

larg

eve

rtebr

ates

in th

e Vi

ctor

ia R

iver

Dis

trict

of t

he N

T.Fe

ral a

nim

al p

opul

atio

n co

unts

by

aeria

l tra

nsec

t.C

lose

dO

pen

Fera

l ani

mal

sur

vey

– Vi

ctor

ia R

iver

Dis

trict

199

2

PWC

NT

Keith

Saa

lfeld

As a

n ai

d to

the

man

agem

ent o

f fer

al a

nim

als

in th

eVi

ctor

ia R

iver

Dis

trict

of t

he N

T.H

orse

and

don

key

coun

t dat

a by

obs

erva

tions

reco

rded

on tr

anse

ct b

ased

aer

ial s

urve

ys.

Activ

eO

pen

Flor

a –

Long

reac

hW

ater

hole

Vege

tatio

n Su

rvey

and

Map

ping

PWC

NT

Bren

da P

itts

To p

rovi

de d

ata

for t

he c

onse

rvat

ion

man

agem

ent o

f apr

otec

ted

area

.Po

int s

ite d

ata

for f

lora

incl

udin

g sp

ecie

s ab

unda

nce

and

dist

ribut

ion,

flor

istic

s, w

eeds

, rar

e sp

ecie

s an

d lo

catio

ns.

Clo

sed

Res

trict

ed

Flor

a –

Nom

encl

atur

e,di

strib

utio

n an

dco

nser

vatio

n st

atus

PWC

NT

Dav

e Al

brec

htSt

ore

info

rmat

ion

on th

e no

men

clat

ure,

dis

tribu

tion

and

rese

rvat

ion

stat

us o

f pla

nts

in th

e ar

id z

one

and

Mitc

hell

gras

s pl

ains

.

Fiel

ds in

clud

e fa

mily

, nat

ive

or in

trodu

ced,

nam

e, B

arlo

wre

gion

, bio

regi

on, n

o. re

serv

ed a

nd n

on-re

serv

edoc

curre

nces

in e

ach

bior

egio

n, ri

sk c

ode,

relic

t sta

tus,

extra

NT

dist

ribut

ion,

inte

rsta

te d

istri

butio

n fo

r rar

e ta

xa.

This

dat

abas

e is

a p

recu

rsor

to a

larg

er d

atab

ase

on th

ebi

olog

y of

the

Sout

hern

Reg

ion.

Activ

eO

pen

Riv

er a

sses

smen

t –Ka

ther

ine

Reg

ion

1995

- 199

7/98

.

DLP

EW

olf S

ieve

rsTo

pro

vide

info

rmat

ion

on th

e ph

ysic

al a

nden

viro

nmen

tal c

ondi

tion,

cur

rent

/futu

re u

se a

ndm

anag

emen

t of 4

rive

r sys

tem

s (K

athe

rine/

Dal

y,Vi

ctor

ia, R

oper

and

McA

rthur

Riv

ers)

in th

e Ka

ther

ine

Reg

ion

to e

stab

lish

a ba

selin

e fo

r lon

g-te

rm m

onito

ring

of th

e co

nditi

on o

f the

se ri

vers

.

Site

dat

a an

d lo

ngitu

dina

l pro

files

from

fiel

d/bo

at s

urve

ysan

d ae

rial p

hoto

grap

hy/s

atel

lite

imag

e in

terp

reta

tion.

Info

rmat

ion

will

incl

ude

sub-

catc

hmen

t bou

ndar

ies;

rive

rsan

d flo

od p

lain

feat

ures

, phy

sica

l cha

ract

eris

tics,

vege

tatio

n, la

nd u

se/la

nd te

nure

, im

pact

s an

d fa

ctor

saf

fect

ing

river

sta

bilit

y, a

nd fl

ow a

nd w

ater

qua

lity

info

rmat

ion.

Activ

eO

pen

Wet

land

s of

the

sub-

hum

id tr

opic

s of

the

NT

PWC

NT

Pete

r Whi

tehe

adTo

obt

ain

a fu

nctio

nal c

lass

ifica

tion

of th

e w

etla

nds

for

man

agem

ent p

lann

ing

and

obta

in in

form

atio

n on

the

dist

ribut

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and

abun

danc

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wat

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in th

e N

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Poin

t dat

a, fi

eld

visi

ts, a

eria

l tra

nsec

ts, m

apin

terp

reta

tion.

Clo

sed

Res

trict

ed

SOU

THER

N R

EGIO

N

Fera

l ani

mal

sur

vey

– Al

ice

Sprin

gs 1

984

PWC

NT

Dav

e Be

rman

To e

stim

ate

the

num

ber o

f fer

al h

orse

s an

d ot

her l

arge

verte

brat

es in

the

Alic

e Sp

rings

are

a.Ae

rial t

rans

ects

runn

ing

north

and

sou

th 2

0 km

apa

rt at

altit

ude

250

ft.C

lose

dO

pen

49

Appe

ndix

2 L

ist o

f dat

aset

s th

at p

erta

in to

Nor

ther

n Te

rrito

ry w

etla

nds

(sou

ther

n re

gion

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tinue

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atas

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usto

dian

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ure

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usAc

cess

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l ani

mal

sur

vey

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acD

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s 19

88

PWC

NT

Dav

e Be

rman

To e

stim

ate

the

num

ber o

f fer

al h

orse

s an

d ot

her l

arge

verte

brat

es a

nd to

mon

itor p

opul

atio

n ch

ange

s si

nce

the

1984

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s lo

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ns, f

ire re

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ta, f

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dis

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tion

and

abun

danc

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oris

tics,

dat

a on

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ls a

nd s

oil e

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on,

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form

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gy a

nd w

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arlo

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regi

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curre

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etc

. Thi

s da

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to a

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trict

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set

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ther

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tain

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a an

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f the

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e Al

brec

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form

atio

n on

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ribut

ion,

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logy

, etc

of

sout

hern

regi

on w

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spec

ies.

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ds in

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e lif

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o. o

f loc

aliti

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ast c

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, dis

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nfes

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n, p

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rang

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mpa

ct, r

elat

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with

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turb

ance

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r Tro

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rsity

, Dar

win

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Appendix 3 Rare or threatened vascular plants from northerncentral Arnhem Land(Derived from Leach et al (1992) (Area codes 1133, 1233, 1234))

Genus Species FAMILYAdiantum aethiopicum ADIANTACEAEAcacia suberosa MIMOSACEAEAcacia D2252 (E) MIMOSACEAEAnagallis pumila PRIMULACEAEAsteromyrtus arnhemica MYRTACEAEAtalaya salicifolia SAPINDACEAEBlumea benthamiana ASTERACEAEBoronia A44419 (E) RUTACEAEBoronia D17279 (E) RUTACEAEBoronia D60356 (E) RUTACEAEBorya jabirabela LILIACEAECaesia setifera LILIACEAECalytrix micrairoides (E) MYRTACEAECorchorus macropterus (E) TILIACEAECryptandra D4783 (E) RHAMNACEAEDecaschista byrnesii (E) MALVACEAEDicliptera australis ACANTHACEAEDichapetalum timoriense DICHAPETALACEAEDrosera subtilis DROSERACEAEDubouzetia australiensis (E) ELAEOCARPACEAEDysoxylum D50230 MELIACEAEEctrosia confusia (E) POACEAEFimbristylis caloptera (E) CYPERACEAEFimbristylis dipsacea CYPERACEAEFimbristylis spiralis (E) CYPERACEAEFimbristylis thouarsii CYPERACEAEGomphrena involucrata (E) AMARANTHACEAEGraptophyllum spinigerum ACANTHACEAEGrevillea versicolor (E) PROTEACEAEHabenaria elongata ORCHIDACEAEHedyotis thysanota (E) RUBIACEAEHibbertia muelleri (E)* DILLENIACEAEHibiscus menzeliae (E) MALVACEAELechenaultia ovata (E) GOODENIACEAEMicraira compacta (E) POACEAE

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Micraira dentata (E) POACEAEMicraira spinifera (E) POACEAEMicraira viscidula (E) POACEAEMicrocitrus D4100 (E)* RUTACEAENymphoides exiliflora (E)* MENYANTHACEAEOphioglossum lineare OPHIOGLOSSACEAEPityrodia byrnesii (E) VERBENACEAEPityrodia gilruthiana (E) VERBENACEAEPityrodia lanceolata (E) VERBENACEAEPityrodia megalophylla (E) VERBENACEAEPityrodia puberula (E) VERBENACEAEPityrodia serrata (E) VERBENACEAEPlectrachne aristiglumis (E) POACEAEPlectrachne uniaristata (E) POACEAEPodocarpus D30581 (E) PODOCARPACEAEPtilotus comatus (E)* AMARANTHACEAERemusatia vivipara ARACEAERhizophora lamarckii * RHIZOPHORACEAESarcolobus ritae (E) ASCLEPIADACEAESelenodesmium obscurum HYMENOPHYLLACEAESorghum macrospermum (E) POACEAEStylidium longicornu STYLIDIACEAEStylidium nominatum (E) STYLIDIACEAETaenitis pinnata HEMIONITIDACEAEToechima D55598 (E) SAPINDACEAETrachymene lacerata* APIACEAETristicha trifaria PODOSTEMACEAETrithuria lanterna HYDATELLACEAEUtricularia cheiranthos (E) LENTIBULARIACEAEVigna adenantha FABACEAEVittaria ensiformis VITTARIACEAEXanthostemon D18954 (E) MYRTACEAE

(E) = Endemic to the NT* = PWCNT (formerly CCNT) herbarium checklist – Maningrida area(Latitude 1150 – 1225, Longitude 13400 – 13445)

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Appendix 4 BAC Outstations (surveyed by NT Department ofLands, Housing and Local Government)

Name Language Status Population Northings EastingsAnkabarrbirri Rembarrnga Occupied 20 436759 8644808Bolkdjam Rembarrgna Occupied 40 436887 8627726Buluhkaduru Rembarrnga Occupied 50 437138 8625387Damdam Burarra Occupied 10 461297 8654949Gamardi Djinang Occupied 50 465458 8642608Gamarr Gu-yurra Burarra Occupied 20 474114 8666605Gochin Jiny-jirra Burarra Occupied 60 440896 8651142Gorronggorrong Burarra Occupied 1 444937 8659549Ji-balbal Gunartpa Occupied 20 458518 8640333Ji-bena Burarra Occupied 60 448295 8657218Ji-malawa Burarra Occupied 25 464374 8659850Ji-marda Burarra Occupied 70 457942 8666984Kakodbebuldi Guwinggu Occupied 30 408325 8628028Korlobidahdah Kune/Dangbon Occupied 20 426450 8605368Kurrurldul Guwinggu Occupied 10 417227 8619249Mankorlod Guwinggu Occupied 40 420633 8610681Marrkolidjban Guwinggu Occupied 80 398099 8646821Milmilngkan Guwinggu Occupied 10 418082 8615270Miwirnbi Djinang Occupied 10 474621 8659390Mumeka Guwinggu Occupied 40 405991 8632984Wurdeja Burarra Occupied 20 462982 8654394Yikarrakkal Guwinggu Occupied 20 403297 8617355Yilan Burarra Intermit. 5–100 458759 8668570

Other Outstations (BAC and neighouring area)Babori Gupanga Kubumi Malworn Namarladja

Barnamarrakka Kanora Gumugumuk Kumarrirnbang Mamadawerre Namokardabu

Barrihdjowkkeng Jakalabona Kumurrulu Manmoyi Nangak

Berraya Kabalyarra Kurrukkurrh Mikkinj Nabbarla Kunindabba

Birba Kamarrkawarn Lalarr Gu-jirrapa Mimanjarr Ndjudda

Bod Karri Karddjarrama Malmal A-jirra Mu-gurta Nimerrili

Gartji Kinidjangka Malnjangarnak Nagalarramba Yinangarnduwa