The Daly Report: Part one. An assessment of the terrestrial conservation values of the Daly River Catchment and the threats posed by land clearing and

S. Kennedy
Environment Centre Northern Territory and The Wilderness Society,
This assessment is a review of current existing published and unpublished knowledge of the conservation values of the Daly Basin, and the potential effects of broad scale land clearing on these values. The effects of land clearing on terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem processes are investigated, including those that extend beyond the extent of the clearing itself (“ripple effects”). Flora and fauna that could be affected by the clearing are highlighted. Various approaches to landscape conservation and the possible consequences of applying these are investigated.

This assessment covers the effects of land-clearing and the flow on effects of changing the ecosystems, this is very important when considering basin/catchment scale environments. Also included is a critique of the Daly conservation plan with some recommendations.