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ACEAS – rationale,
organisation and current status
May 8 2014

How ACEAS helps TERN meet
commonwealth objectives
TERN (from the investment guidelines 2008)
…is designed to enable researchers to…undertake analysis and construct
models that…contribute to the development of a dynamic and holistic
understanding of Australian ecosystems at both large…and small scales...
…is required to provide a platform for researchers to address key challenges
and priorities to ensure Australia’s environmental sustainability.
…should be widely accessible for use by researchers on the basis of merit
…will encourage collaboration within the research community and with
research users across all levels of government, regional natural resource
management (NRM) bodies and the general public.
…to provide a collaborative environment and infrastructure for modeling
ecological systems at a range of scales including management scenarios and
cost benefit analysis including ‘what-if’ question and answer tools for the
examination of long-term ecological research and management

governance
The process to participation…

round Short title round Short title
2013 Structured reflection of Australia’s environmental
research programs
2011_2 Incorporation of new information streams into
National Conservation Assessment
SPEDDEXES Bioacoustic monitoring
Developing an Australian Phenology Monitoring
Network
Increasing the spatial scale of monitoring in
freshwater systems
2012_2 Northern quoll populations The impacts of past climate change on Australian
endemics
Interactive games Adaptation pathways for aquatic plants
International synthesis centre meeting Australian Seagrass Habitats
Spatial and temporal scales in aquatic connectivity Integration of remote sensing and land surface
models
Australian aerobiology 2011_1 Integrated catchment-to-coast planning
Linking national scale remote sensing to land
management priorities
Conserving Koalas in the 21st Century
Unifying principles for terrestrial ecosystem carbon,
water and land-surface modelling
Molecules in models
Ecosystem vulnerability to changing fire regimes Avifaunal disarray
Decision-making for ex-situ conservation of
Australian frogs
Bio-optical data
2012_1 Freshwater fish 2010_2 Transformational change of regional landscapes
Risk assessment of Australian ecosystems Pyrogeography
Indigenous biocultural knowledge Thresholds and regime shifts in Australian
freshwater ecosystems
Forest drought and mortality Carbon and nitrogen dynamics
Animal telemetry Extinction risk of frogs
Environmental flow ecology Bradshaw
Ecosystem services and livelihood opportunities 2010_1 Vast lands and variable data
Transforming of Australia's vegetated landscapes
NCEAS-ACEAS

Total number of participants: 722
Status in May 2014
Attendance at meetings

Outcomes
• Final reports – 22, with one waiting for
final approval
• Publications – 12 with more in press
• ARC grants – 4
• ‘Portals’ – 6
• Web sites – 2 plus other spatial displays

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Risk assessment of Australian ecosystems. Dr Emma Burns. ACEAS Grand 2014

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Interactive Games to Value and Manage Ecosystem Services. Prof. Bob Costanza....

This document discusses the development of interactive games to value ecosystem services. It proposes using games to integrate dynamic landscape modeling, choice modeling, and multiplayer interactions. The goals are to generate useful insights into human decision-making, determine ecosystem service values for communities and individuals, and transfer knowledge through gaming. Previous workshops and prototypes developed have focused on linking underlying landscape models to game interfaces and research results. Future work includes a "game jam" workshop to further develop prototype games.

Avifaunal disarray Ralph MacNally ACEAS Grand 2014

This document summarizes the objectives and outputs of a working group studying the impacts of noisy miners on avian biodiversity in eastern Australia. The group aimed to construct conceptual models of why noisy miners spread virally and their cascading effects on ecosystems. By assembling and analyzing existing data through on-site surveys and GIS, the group sought to develop management options to improve bird diversity. So far, the group has completed analyses, with a manuscript in final stages. They are also preparing a decision tree for noisy miner management options and a full manuscript. The working group is described as cohesive with a great mix of experts, clear objectives, consistent data collection, and strong leadership.

Andrew Treloar, overview of ACEAS Data Workflow, ACEAS Grand 2014

This document summarizes challenges and issues around data management and synthesis projects discussed at a workshop. Key challenges identified include a lack of metadata, limited availability of relevant open data, difficulties identifying and acquiring the right data at the appropriate spatial and temporal scales, data mismatches between available data and research questions, and reluctance from some data owners to share data. Possible actions discussed to help address these challenges include encouraging standardization, concentrating on large long-term studies, providing tools to incentivize data sharing, and changing norms around data sharing within disciplines.

Transformation of Australia’s vegetated landscapes. Richard Thackway ACEAS Gr...

The document describes a system called VAST-2 for tracking changes in native vegetation condition in Australia over time due to human activities. It uses a standardized set of ecological criteria and indicators to assess vegetation at sites being transformed by land management practices compared to reference sites. A case study applies VAST-2 to track changes in sand dune vegetation before, during, and after sand mining. The system can help land managers and ecologists understand landscape transformation and has potential applications for monitoring outcomes of activities like environmental restoration.

Drought-induced mortality. Pat Mitchell, ACEAS Grand 2014

Productivity and freshwater fish abundance. Jian Yen. ACEAS Grand 2014

Indigenous bio cultural knowledge ACEAS Grand 2014 Locke and Clark

This document discusses indigenous biocultural knowledge and its relationship to Western ecological knowledge. It covers mapping indigenous cultural landscapes and scales, as well as the tacit and explicit dimensions of indigenous knowledge. It also outlines key instruments and drivers that protect indigenous cultural heritage and traditional knowledge, such as the UNDRIP and UNESCO declarations, as well as land management programs. Finally, it proposes next steps around further developing cultural landscape scales and cultural infrastructure to strengthen the representation of indigenous knowledge.

Genetic impacts and climate change Part A, ACEAS Grand, Vicki Thomson

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Assoc. Prof. Alison Specht ACEAS Grand 2014 "Synthesis Centres internationally"

The document discusses synthesis centres, which bring together experts from different disciplines to tackle complex questions. Synthesis centres provide dedicated physical and virtual spaces to support distraction-free, productive discussions. They aim to synthesize information and data to provide clear guidance for decision-makers. The document also describes the characteristics of the Australian Climate and Ecosystems Synthesis Centre, including its focus on ecosystem science, link to infrastructure, and delivery of reports and data visualizations. Key challenges and questions around the value and role of synthesis centres are also raised.

Dr MIchael Vardon, ABS, ACEAS 2014 "Synthesis in environmental accounting"

Environmental-economic accounting aims to integrate environmental data with economic metrics to provide a comprehensive assessment of the interrelated natural and economic systems. It draws on concepts from various disciplines to establish relationships between environmental stocks and flows and represent them physically and monetarily in standardized accounts. Countries have developed systems like the UN's System of Environmental-Economic Accounting to produce regular reports integrating these domains and identify information gaps. While complex, accounting benefits decision-making by making environmental and economic trade-offs more transparent.

Prof. Tony McMichael ACEAS 2014 "Synthesis in public health"

Charles Darwin drew on the ideas of geologist Charles Lyell and demographer Thomas Malthus to help shape and underpin his Theory of Evolution. One Health recognizes the connection between human, animal, and environmental health. While scientists since the 1800s noted similarities between human and animal diseases, human and animal medicine remained separate until the 20th century. Recent recognition of the One Health concept has led to its application in public health and animal health. Much public discussion and policy response to rising obesity has been misdirected by focusing on individuals, genes, healthcare or other single factors rather than viewing it as a population-level issue within an historical, ecological, and technological context drawing on social sciences.

Prof. Michael Raupach "Synthesis in science and society" ACEAS Grand 2014 part A

1. The document discusses synthesis in science, which involves seeing the big picture by accounting for interactions between system elements and defining system boundaries. 2. Examples of synthesis provided include linking climate change science to the Anthropocene era and examining the tragedy of the commons concept across disciplines. 3. The grand challenge of synthesis is developing a unified perspective on nature and humanity as a single, interacting Earth system.

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