Thankyou to Mark Raine for most of these links.
Alice Springs Field Naturalists Club
CDU - School for Environmental Research
Welcome to the Tropical Savannas CRC. For those interested in Australia's tropical savannas - the landscapes of open trees and grasses that dominate the top third of the continent. Read about research on the region's plants and animals and land-management issues such as sustainable industries, fire, weeds, water, vegetation and climate. Interesting pages on this site for example, Fire and spear grass: a case for wet-season burning in Kakadu.
Environment Centre NT is the peak environment group in the Territory.
Threatened Wildlife of the Northern Territory Information Sheets The Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment is charged with classifying the conservation status of wildlife species in the Northern Territory. This website briefly overviews the process used to classify species and outlines how you can provide your views on the classifications that have been assigned to species.
North Australian Fire Information is a great site which shows interactive maps of recent fire history in the Top End.
Birds Australia Birdata website presents the results of the Atlas of Australian Birds.
For more local bird information, check out the NT Bird Atlas website, and the NT Birds website
Kakadu's flora is among the richest in northern Australia-more than 1700 plant species are recorded. This richness is a result of the Park's geological, landform and habitat diversity.
NT Park and wildlife site with information on Collecting, Identifying, Keying Out NT Plants
The Beagle is the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory scientific journal. This link takes you to some articles from the Beagle and content pages.
Australian Government Department of Environment and Heritage
NT Department of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts (NRETA).
Australian Natural Resources Atlas
CSIRO Plant Industry along with Australian National Botanic Gardens has established the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research.
The CRC for Australian Weed Management is working to enhance the sustainability of farming systems and the conservation status of natural ecosystems across Australia through world-class collaborative research that targets generic control problems using integrated weed management. Find out what the weed of the month is.
Cabomba - aquatic weed of national significance (WONS) in the NT.
Australian Plants
Flora of Australia online delivers the landmark publication series Flora of Australia to a potentially vast audience. This comprehensive, scientific resource demonstrates the Australian Government's commitment to ensuring Australia remains a world leader in taxonomy and managing, presenting and using biodiversity knowledge. This online resource is a result of collaboration between the Australian Biological Resources Study and national and international botanical communities and institutions.
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Flora of Australia volume 49: Norfolk, Lord Howe and surrounding Islands
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Flora of Australia book series: 3, 11A, 11B, 12, 16, 17A, 17B, 35 and 48
FloraBase is the authoritative source for information about the Western Australian flora.
The Electronic Flora of South Australia aims to provide a comprehensive Web-projected account of the flora of a large region.
The Australian Plant Name Index database is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names, not only those in current use, but also those names used in the past – synonyms no longer in use for a variety of technical nomenclatural reasons. APNI is the standard dataset for plant names in Australia, containing more than 80,000 names.
The Palm & Cycad Societies of Australia (PACSOA)
Download: Mangroves in the Northern Territory by G.P. Lee (2003)
Link to: Wildflowers of the Darwin Region
Plant Societies and interest groups Australia-wide
The Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP) caters for people interested in Australia's native flora whether that interest is simple appreciation of the beauty and diversity of the flora or whether it extends to propagation, cultivation and conservation. Have a look at their extensive Internet Resource page.
This site is based on the guide leaflet for the Aboriginal Trail at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. The trail is an interpretive walk focussing on plants used by the Australian Aboriginals.
The aim of the WorldWideWattle is to deliver authoritative information relating to Australian species of Acacia in order to inform, educate and promote the conservation, utilisation and enjoyment of this important group of plants. The information presented here is intended for use by a wide range of users, both professional and amateur, including taxonomists, ecologists, foresters, etc. to school children and others who simply want to learn more about this fascinating genus. Other Acacia web site include WattleWeb.
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Other like-minded clubs in the Top End
