2021 SoE Biodiversity The annual rate of naming (blue line) and the time-course of accumulation (shading) of new species of animals, plants, fungi and protists since 1753

This data was used by the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment to produce Figure 1 in the Biodiversity chapter of the 2021 Australian State of the Environment Report.

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Published (Metadata Record) 02/03/2026
Last updated 03/03/2026
Organisation Australian Federal Government
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