eDNA Biodiversity Detection

AUS-TSW-LVG-DNA General Moderate confidence

Benchmark Value

No specific value — see range

Direction: Higher is desirable ↑

Form: CompositeFramework

Scoring Curve

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Evidence & Context

The benchmark is derived from the large-scale Great Australian Wildlife Search (GAWS) dataset, the best available proxy for the specified context.

Metric Definition:

A range representing the 75th to 90th percentile of native vertebrate taxa detected per site, coupled with a Native Richness Ratio (NRR) ²60.90.

Benchmark Definition:

This benchmark represents a healthy, functioning ecosystem in temperate semi-arid shrublands and open woodlands under livestock grazing, characterized by high native vertebrate species richness and a strong dominance of native taxa over invasive species.

Justification:

Derived from the large-scale GAWS dataset as the best available proxy for the specified context, reflecting high native species richness indicating a healthy, functioning ecosystem.

Sources (1)

Preview of Results — Great Australian Wildlife Search

Results — Great Australian Wildlife Search GreyLiterature

Great Australian Wildlife Search - Biodiversity Findings Report Spring 2023

Supporting Sources (36)

Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

Preview of (PDF) Livestock grazing management and biodiversity conservation in Australian temperate grassy landscapes - ResearchGate, accessed May 11, 2025

(PDF) Livestock grazing management and biodiversity conservation in Australian temperate grassy landscapes - ResearchGate, accessed May 11, 2025

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

section 2 water quality in the darwin region - Environment and Natural Resources

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(PDF) TERN, Australia's Land Observatory: addressing the global challenge of forecasting ecosystem responses to climate variability and change - ResearchGate, accessed on June 5, 2025

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

(PDF) TERN, Australia's Land Observatory: addressing the global challenge of forecasting ecosystem responses to climate variability and change - ResearchGate, accessed August 12, 2025,

Preview of Biodiversity Conservation Trust Livestock grazing guidelines, accessed August 6, 2025

Biodiversity Conservation Trust Livestock grazing guidelines, accessed August 6, 2025

Contextual Support

www.dpi.nsw.gov.au, accessed April 29, 2025,

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Combining eDNA and Museomics to Enhance Biodiversity Monitoring - EcoEvoRxiv, accessed July 11, 2025,

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

Combining eDNA and Museomics to Enhance Biodiversity Monitoring - EcoEvoRxiv, accessed July 11, 2025,

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Do regenerative grazing management practices improve vegetation and soil health in grazed rangelands? Preliminary insights from a space-for-time study in the Great Barrier Reef catchments, Australia - CSIRO Publishing, accessed August 5, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

Ludwig, J.A., Bastin, G.N., Chewings, V.H., Eager, R.W., and Liedloff, A.C. (2005). Clearing savannas for use as rangelands in Queensland: Altered landscapes and water-erosion processes. Rangeland Journal, 27(2), 135-149.

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Do regenerative grazing management practices improve vegetation and soil health in grazed rangelands? Preliminary insights from a space-for-time study in the Great Barrier Reef catchments, Australia - ResearchGate, accessed July 19, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

Do regenerative grazing management practices improve vegetation and soil health in grazed rangelands? Preliminary insights from a space-for-time study in the Great Barrier Reef catchments, Australia - ResearchGate, accessed July 17, 2025

Preview of eDNA biomonitoring – Towards a new generation of ecological assessment tools for managing coastal environments - CSIRO Research, accessed August 10, 2025

eDNA biomonitoring – Towards a new generation of ecological assessment tools for managing coastal environments - CSIRO Research, accessed August 10, 2025

Contextual Support Government

eDNA biomonitoring – Towards a new generation of ecological assessment tools for managing coastal environments - CSIRO Research

Preview of eDNA explained: unlocking nature's hidden biodiversity - CSIRO, accessed August 12, 2025

eDNA explained: unlocking nature's hidden biodiversity - CSIRO, accessed August 12, 2025

Contextual Support Government

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Preview of eDNA Is a Useful Environmental Monitoring Tool for Assessing Stream Ecological Health - Research Commons

eDNA Is a Useful Environmental Monitoring Tool for Assessing Stream Ecological Health - Research Commons

Contextual Support Journal

Detection, movement and persistence of invertebrate eDNA in groundwater - PMC, accessed July 11, 2025,

Preview of eDNA methods for tropical waters - Northern Australia - Resilient Landscapes Hub, accessed July 11, 2025,

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Methodology Source GreyLiterature

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eDNA records now available on ALA - Atlas of Living Australia, accessed July 11, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

eDNA records now available on ALA - Atlas of Living Australia, accessed July 11, 2025,

Preview of eDNA results from the Great Australian Wildlife Search | Murray–Darling Basin Authority, accessed August 10, 2025

eDNA results from the Great Australian Wildlife Search | Murray–Darling Basin Authority, accessed August 10, 2025

Contextual Support Journal

Murray–Darling Basin Authority. (2024). EDNA Results From The Great Australian Wildlife Search.

Preview of eDNA results from the Great Australian Wildlife Search | Murray–Darling Basin Authority, accessed July 11, 2025,

eDNA results from the Great Australian Wildlife Search | Murray–Darling Basin Authority, accessed July 11, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

Towsey, M., Wimmer, J., & Roe, P. (2023). Spatial dynamics of soundscapes and biodiversity in a semi-arid landscape. Journal of Ecoacoustics, 7(1), 1-15.

Preview of EnviroDNA: eDNA Biodiversity Monitoring Solutions, accessed August 12, 2025

EnviroDNA: eDNA Biodiversity Monitoring Solutions, accessed August 12, 2025

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

EnviroDNA: eDNA Biodiversity Monitoring Solutions

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Environmental DNA (eDNA) in the ALA - Atlas of Living Australia, accessed July 11, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

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Preview of Environmental DNA provides higher resolution assessment of riverine biodiversity and ecosystem function via spatio-temporal nestedness and turnover partitioning, accessed July 11, 2025,

Environmental DNA provides higher resolution assessment of riverine biodiversity and ecosystem function via spatio-temporal nestedness and turnover partitioning, accessed July 11, 2025,

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

Environmental DNA provides higher resolution assessment of riverine biodiversity and ecosystem function via spatio-temporal nestedness and turnover partitioning, accessed July 11, 2025,

Preview of Evaluating eDNA and metabarcoding as biodiversity monitoring tools, accessed August 12, 2025

Evaluating eDNA and metabarcoding as biodiversity monitoring tools, accessed August 12, 2025

Contextual Support Government

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Preview of Evaluating eDNA and metabarcoding as biodiversity monitoring tools, accessed July 11, 2025,

Evaluating eDNA and metabarcoding as biodiversity monitoring tools, accessed July 11, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

Evaluating eDNA and metabarcoding as biodiversity monitoring tools, accessed July 11, 2025,

Preview of Grazing management of Australian native woody regeneration as an effective nature-based climate-change solution - CSIRO Publishing, accessed July 10, 2025,

Grazing management of Australian native woody regeneration as an effective nature-based climate-change solution - CSIRO Publishing, accessed July 10, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support Journal

Water Quality for Livestock and Poultry - Water quality for agriculture

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Plant responses to livestock grazing frequency in an Australian temperate grassland, accessed August 6, 2025

Contextual Support

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Preview of Prospects for sustainable use of the pastoral areas of Australia's southern rangelands: a synthesis - CSIRO Publishing, accessed July 29, 2025,

Prospects for sustainable use of the pastoral areas of Australia's southern rangelands: a synthesis - CSIRO Publishing, accessed July 29, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

(PDF) Plant species richness in fragmented agricultural landscape – meta-analysis

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Rangelands 2008 — Taking the pulse - DCCEEW, accessed July 11, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

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Regenerative Grazing Affects Biodiversity - Frontiers, accessed July 10, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

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Restoration of degraded grazing country in the semi-arid areas of ..., accessed July 10, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

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Preview of Results — Great Australian Wildlife Search, accessed July 20, 2025

Results — Great Australian Wildlife Search, accessed July 20, 2025

Direct Evidence Journal

Results — Great Australian Wildlife Search, accessed July 20, 2025

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Revolutionising environmental monitoring using eDNA - CSIRO, accessed August 12, 2025

Contextual Support Government

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Soil microbiome and biodiversity implications – are we ignoring cost-effective proxies of biodiversity measures? | TERN Australia, accessed July 11, 2025,

Contextual Support

Soil microbiome and biodiversity implications – are we ignoring cost-effective proxies of biodiversity measures? | TERN Australia, accessed July 11, 2025,

Preview of Soil microbiome and biodiversity implications – are we ignoring cost-effective proxies of biodiversity measures? | TERN Australia, accessed on June 7, 2025,

Soil microbiome and biodiversity implications – are we ignoring cost-effective proxies of biodiversity measures? | TERN Australia, accessed on June 7, 2025,

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

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Spatial Heterogeneity of eDNA Transport Improves Stream Assessment of Threatened Salmon Presence, Abundance, and Location - Frontiers, accessed July 11, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

Spatial Heterogeneity of eDNA Transport Improves Stream Assessment of Threatened Salmon Presence, Abundance, and Location - Frontiers, accessed July 11, 2025,

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Sustainable land management practices for graziers - NSW Department of Primary Industries, accessed August 6, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

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The Great Australian Wildlife Search Large-scale biodiversity assessments using eDNA metabarcoding and citizen scientists, accessed August 12, 2025

Direct Evidence Journal

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Preview of The Great Australian Wildlife Search: Large-scale biodiversity assessments using eDNA metabarcoding and citizen scientists., accessed August 12, 2025

The Great Australian Wildlife Search: Large-scale biodiversity assessments using eDNA metabarcoding and citizen scientists., accessed August 12, 2025

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

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Contextual Support GreyLiterature

A comprehensive evaluation of taxonomic classifiers in marine ...

Preview of Unearthing the Potential of Soil eDNA Metabarcoding—Towards Best Practice Advice for Invertebrate Biodiversity Assessment - Frontiers

Unearthing the Potential of Soil eDNA Metabarcoding—Towards Best Practice Advice for Invertebrate Biodiversity Assessment - Frontiers

Contextual Support Journal

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Unearthing the Potential of Soil eDNA Metabarcoding—Towards Best Practice Advice for Invertebrate Biodiversity Assessment - Frontiers, accessed July 11, 2025,

Methodology Source Journal

Unearthing the Potential of Soil eDNA Metabarcoding—Towards Best Practice Advice for Invertebrate Biodiversity Assessment - Frontiers, accessed July 11, 2025,

Context

Region Australia
Biome Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands
Land Use Livestock Grazing & Pasture
Assessment Not Stated
Evidence Type ReferenceCondition

Lifecycle

Status Active
Version 1
Effective From 5 Jun 2026

Notes

Lower Critical Threshold is native vertebrate richness below the 25th percentile of GAWS sites, indicating significant habitat degradation. Upper Detrimental Threshold is defined by a Native Richness Ratio (NRR) < 0.75, indicating a system compromised by invasive species. Optimal Range is native richness within the 75th-90th percentile and an NRR ²60.90, representing a diverse, resilient native community. AssessmentContext defaulted to 'Not Stated' because the source document did not state one.

Related Benchmarks

Other benchmarks in the AUS-TSW-LVG-DNA family.