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<resTitle>Aquatic conservation assessments</resTitle>
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&lt;P&gt;This service provides spatial data representing riverine and non-riverine results from the most recently published Aquatic Conservation Assessments (ACA) for hydrological catchments within Queensland. These assessments utilise the Aquatic Biodiversity Assessment and Mapping Methodology (AquaBAMM).&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The Aquatic Biodiversity Assessment and Mapping Method is a comprehensive methodology developed by the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection for assessing the conservation values of wetlands in Queensland. The method identifies relative wetland conservation values within a specified study area (usually a catchment). The method uses available data including data resulting from expert opinion to produce an Aquatic Conservation Assessment for the wetlands within a study area. The results provide a powerful decision support tool that is easily updated and able to be comprehensively interrogated through a Geographic Information System (GIS) platform.&lt;/P&gt;
<idAbs>The Aquatic Biodiversity Assessment and Mapping Method (AquaBAMM) is a
comprehensive methodology developed by the Department of Environment, Science
and Innovation (DESI) for assessing the conservation values of wetlands
(Clayton, et al 2006). The method identifies relative wetland conservation
values within a study area (usually a catchment). It uses available data,
including data resulting from expert opinion, to produce an Aquatic
Conservation Assessment (ACA). ACA results provide a powerful decision support
tool that can be easily interrogated through a Geographic Information System
(GIS) platform.
This service provides access to the following spatial datasets:
* _Aquatic conservation assessments - non-riverine\Non-riverine bounding areas_ (envbat.aquatic_plng_assmts/envbat.aca_qld_nr_bounds)
* _Aquatic conservation assessments - non-riverine\Non-riverine study areas_ (envbat.aquatic_plng_assmts/envbat.aca_qld_nr_sa)
* _Aquatic conservation assessments - non-riverine\Non-riverine subcatchments_ (envbat.aquatic_plng_assmts/envbat.aca_qld_nr_sc)
* _Aquatic conservation assessments - non-riverine\Non-riverine subsections_ (envbat.aquatic_plng_assmts/envbat.aca_qld_nr_ss)
* _Aquatic conservation assessments - non-riverine\Springs - conservation significance_ (envbat.aquatic_plng_assmts/envbat.aca_qld_nr_springs)
* _Aquatic conservation assessments - non-riverine\Non-riverine wetlands - conservation significance_ (envbat.aquatic_plng_assmts/envbat.aca_qld_nr)
* _Aquatic conservation assessments - riverine\Riverine bounding areas_ (envbat.aquatic_plng_assmts/envbat.aca_qld_r_bounds)
* _Aquatic conservation assessments - riverine\Riverine study areas_ (envbat.aquatic_plng_assmts/envbat.aca_qld_r_sa)
* _Aquatic conservation assessments - riverine\Riverine subcatchments_ (envbat.aquatic_plng_assmts/envbat.aca_qld_r_sc)
* _Aquatic conservation assessments - riverine\Riverine subsections_ (envbat.aquatic_plng_assmts/envbat.aca_qld_r_ss)
* _Aquatic conservation assessments - riverine\Buffered streams - conservation significance_ (envbat.aquatic_plng_assmts/envbat.aca_qld_r_streams)
* _Aquatic conservation assessments - riverine\Riverine spatial units - conservation significance_ (envbat.aquatic_plng_assmts/envbat.aca_qld_r)
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<keyword>ECOLOGY Community</keyword>
<keyword>WATER Wetlands</keyword>
<keyword>WATER Surface</keyword>
<keyword>Aquatic Conservation Assessment</keyword>
<keyword>QUEENSLAND</keyword>
<keyword>ECOLOGY Landscape Biodiversity</keyword>
<keyword>AquaBAMM</keyword>
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<idPurp>This map service contains a compilation of the results from all published Aquatic Conservation Assessments (ACA) completed using the Aquatic Biodiversity Assessment and Mapping Method (AquaBAMM).</idPurp>
<idCredit>© State of Queensland (Department of Environment, Science and Innovation) 2024</idCredit>
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<useLimit>This service is licensed under a [Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Attribution is requested in the following manner: © State of Queensland (Department of Environment, Science and Innovation) 2024.
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