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ecological community distributions are less well known, existing vegetation maps and point location
data are used to produce indicative distribution maps.

For species where the distributions are well known, maps are digitised from sources such as recovery
plans and detailed habitat studies. Where appropriate, core breeding, foraging and roosting areas are
indicated under "type of presence". For species whose distributions are less well known, point
locations are collated from government wildlife authorities, museums, and non-government
organisations; bioclimatic distribution models are generated and these validated by experts. In some
cases, the distribution maps are based solely on expert knowledge.

Only selected species covered by the migratory and marine provisions of the Act have been mapped.

The following species and ecological communities have not been mapped and do not appear in
reports produced from this database:

threatened species listed as extinct or considered as vagrants

some species and ecological communities that have only recently been listed

some terrestrial species that overfly the Commonwealth marine area

migratory species that are very widespread, vagrant, or only occur in small numbers.

The following groups have been mapped, but may not cover the complete distribution of the species:

e non-threatened seabirds which have only been mapped for recorded breeding sites;
e seals which have only been mapped for breeding sites near the Australian continent.

Such breeding sites may be important for the protection of the Commonwealth Marine environment.

Acknowledgments

This database has been compiled from a range of data sources. The Department acknowledges the
following custodians who have contributed valuable data and advice:

New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria

Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania
Department of Environment and Heritage, South Australia Planning SA
Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland

Birds Australia

Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme

Australian National Wildlife Collection

Natural history museums of Australia

Queensland Herbarium

National Herbarium of NSW

Royal Botanic Gardens and National Herbarium of Victoria
Tasmanian Herbarium

State Herbarium of South Australia

Northern Territory Herbarium

Western Australian Herbarium

Australian National Herbarium, Atherton and Canberra

University of New England

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