Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science publications

We produce publications, including reports, papers, manuals, newsletters and information sheets.

On this page we provide a list of some of these publications and how to obtain them.

Publications for free

Austrobaileya online

Austrobaileya is the scientific journal of the Queensland Herbarium. All issues of Austrobaileya are available online.

The Vegetation of Queensland

The Vegetation of Queensland: Descriptions of Broad Vegetation Groups describes the 98 broad vegetation groups (BVGs) defined for the 1:1 million mapping level and lists the most extensive regional ecosystems included in each group.

This document synthesises the information gained from more than 35 years of survey and mapping of vegetation and regional ecosystems by more than 80 staff at the Queensland Herbarium. The document is illustrated with 375 photographs, 108 tables and 103 maps, with detailed pre-clearing and remnant extent, and extent within the protected area estate.

Authors: John Neldner, Rosemary Niehus, Bruce Wilson, Bill McDonald, Andrew Ford and Arnon Accad.

The document is available for free download.

Queensland’s Regional Ecosystems. Building and maintaining a biodiversity inventory, planning framework and information system for Queensland

Regional Ecosystems provide a robust and systematic biodiversity inventory, planning framework and information system for Queensland. The development and refinement of the regional ecosystem classification and mapping of Queensland is described in this document.

Authors: John Neldner, Don Butler and Gordon Guymer

The document is available for free download.

Census of the Queensland Flora

The Census of the Queensland Flora provides a published list of all the known native and naturalised species of plants, algae, fungi and lichens in the state.

Manuals, methodologies, reports, keys and guides

The following manuals, methodologies, reports, papers, brochures and information sheets are available for free at our online library catalogue.

• Wetland Condition Science, 2023. Wetland condition 2022: Great Barrier Reef catchment wetland condition monitoring program. Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.
• Tilden JD, Leigh C, Johns C, Ellison T, Huurdeman V and Vandergragt ML, 2023, Great Barrier Reef catchment wetland condition monitoring program: construct validity of Wetland Tracker indicators – a literature review. Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.
• Queensland Herbarium (2023). Regional Ecosystem Assessment Kit, Version 2.0 (PDF, 1.1 MB) . Brisbane: Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.
• Department of Environment and Science (DES) 22 November 2023. Spatial modelling for koalas in South East Queensland: Report version 4.0. Koala Habitat Areas (KHA) v4.0, Locally Refined Koala Habitat Areas (LRKHA) v4.0, Koala Priority Areas (KPA) v1.0, Koala Habitat Restoration Areas (KHRA) v1.0. Brisbane: Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.
• Biodiversity Assessment Team. 2023. Koala Habitat Mapping Factsheet. Brisbane: Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.
• Spatial BioCondition Team. 2023. Queensland Spatial BioCondition Framework (SBC) Factsheet (PDF, 455.5 KB) . Brisbane: Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.
• Queensland Herbarium 2023. Regional Ecosystem Fire Guidelines (May 2023). Queensland Department of Environment and Science: Brisbane.
• Tilden JD and Vandergragt ML, 2022, Wetland Tracker Great Barrier Reef catchment condition monitoring program: tracking the condition of freshwater wetlands. Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane, Queensland.
• Johns C, Tilden JD, Sutcliffe T and Vandergragt ML, 2022, Wetland Tracker: Great Barrier Reef catchment wetland condition monitoring program: field methods guide and workbook. Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane, Queensland.
• Sutcliffe T, Hudson S, Johns C and Vandergragt ML, 2022, Wetland Tracker: Great Barrier Reef catchment wetland condition monitoring program: desktop methods guide. Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane, Queensland.
• Collingwood T.D. 2022. Assessing Threatened Species in Queensland: A Practical Manual. Version 2.0 (PDF, 10.5 MB) . Brisbane: Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.
• Eyre TJ, Ferguson DJ, Smith GC, Mathieson MT, Venz MF, Hogan, LD, Hourigan CL, Kelly, AL & Rowland, J. 2022. Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna Survey Assessment Guidelines for Queensland (PDF, 4.6 MB) , Version 4.0. Brisbane: Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.
• Eyre TJ, Ferguson DJ, Smith GC, Mathieson MT, Venz MF, Hogan, LD, Hourigan CL, Kelly, AL & Rowland, J. 2022. Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna Survey Assessment Guidelines for Queensland: Field Data Sheets. Version 1.4 (PDF, 625.5 KB) . Brisbane: Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.
• Neldner, V.J., Ngugi, M.R., Dodt, W.G. and Burnett, L. (2022), South East Queensland Horse Trail Network Interim Assessment: Bellthorpe National Park (PDF, 5.9MB). Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science, Department of Environment and Science
• Neldner, V.J., Ngugi, M.R., Dodt, W.G. and Burnett, L. (2022), South East Queensland Horse Trail Network Interim Assessment: Mapleton National Park (PDF, 5.2MB). Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science, Department of Environment and Science
• Neldner, V.J., Ngugi, M.R., Dodt, W.G. and Burnett, L. (2022), South East Queensland Horse Trail Network Interim Assessment: Springbrook and Nerang National Parks (PDF, 3.9MB). Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science, Department of Environment and Science.
• Ngugi, M.R., Neldner, V.J., Dodt, W.G. and Burnett, L. (2022), South East Queensland Horse Trail Network Interim Assessment: D’Aguilar National Park (PDF, 10.5MB). Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science, Department of Environment and Science.
• Ngugi, M.R., Neldner, V.J., Dodt, W.G. and Burnett, L. (2022), South East Queensland Horse Trail Network Interim Assessment: Tewantin National Park (PDF, 4.7MB). Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science, Department of Environment and Science.
• Ngugi, M.R., Neldner, V.J., Dodt, W.G. and Burnett, L. (2022), South East Queensland Horse Trail Network Interim Assessment: Woondum National Park (PDF, 3.7MB). Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science, Department of Environment and Science
• Ngugi, M.R., Neldner, V.J. and Dodt W.G. (2022). Assessing change in ecological communities in K’gari (Fraser Island) using time series monitoring datasets (PDF, 5.1 MB) . Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government, Brisbane.
• Neldner, V.J., Brushe, J., Kelly, A.L. and Richter, D. (2022). Vegetation Communities of the Capricornia Cays, Queensland. Technical Descriptions and Benchmarks. Brisbane: Queensland Herbarium, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.
• Neldner, V.J., Wilson, B.A., Dillewaard, H.A., Ryan, T.S., Butler, D.W., McDonald, W.J.F, Richter, D., Addicott, E.P. and Appelman, C.N. (2023) Methodology for survey and mapping of regional ecosystems and vegetation communities in Queensland. Version 7.0 (PDF, 7.1 MB) . Updated December 2023. Queensland Herbarium, Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Brisbane.
• Department of Environment and Science (2021) Spatial BioCondition: Vegetation condition map for Queensland (PDF, 4.2 MB) . Queensland Government, Brisbane.
• Laidlaw, M.J. and Butler, D.W. (2021) Potential habitat modelling methodology for Queensland. Version 2.0 Updated November 2021. Queensland Herbarium, Queensland Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane.
• Neldner VJ and Ngugi MR 2021. Vegetation recovery after the 2019 and 2020 bushfires on K’gari (Fraser Island), Great Sandy National Park, Southeast Queensland Bioregion (PDF, 8.3 MB) . Brisbane: Queensland Herbarium.
• Accad. A. Li. J. Dowling. R. Neldner. VJ and Turpin. G (2019) Mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria: baseline for monitoring future trajectory in Queensland
• Butler, D.W., Neldner, V.J., Eyre, T.J. and Guymer, G.P. (2018) Science supporting revision of codes for self-assessed vegetation thinning and fodder harvesting in Queensland. A summary for peer review (PDF, 1.85MB).
• M.J. Laidlaw, M.A. Louden, A.R. Bean and E.J. Thompson (2017). Reducing weed risks from fodder, Queensland Herbarium, Toowong.
• Accad, A., Neldner, V.J., Kelley, J.A.R., Li, J. and Richter, D. (2019). Remnant Regional Ecosystem Vegetation in Queensland, Analysis 1997–2017. Queensland Department of Environment and Science: Brisbane.
• Neldner, V.J., Butler, D.W. and G.P. Guymer (2019) Queensland’s regional ecosystems: Building a maintaining a biodiversity inventory, planning framework and information system for Queensland, Version 2.0, Queensland Herbarium, Queensland Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane.
• Eyre TJ, Kelly AL and Neldner VJ (2017). Method for the Establishment and Survey of Reference Sites for BioCondition. Version 3. (PDF, 1.7 MB) Queensland Herbarium, Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation, Brisbane.
• Prance, M.A. and Fechner, N.A. (2017). Collecting and preserving fungi specimens, a manual (PDF, 2.1MB).
• Rogers, R.W. (2016). The Lichens of Subtropical Queensland includes keys, descriptions and some images of lichen species found in the subtropics of Queensland.
• Fensham, R.J., Silcock, J.L., Laffineur, B. and MacDermott, H.J. (2016). Lake Eyre Basin Springs Assessment Project: Hydrogeology, cultural history and biological values of springs in the Barcaldine, Springvale and Flinders River supergroups, Galilee Basin springs and Tertiary springs of western Queensland. Report to Office of Water Science, Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation, Brisbane.
• Bean, A.R. (2016). Collecting and preserving plant specimens, a manual 2^nd edition (PDF, 1.8 MB) .
• Accad A., Li J., Dowling R. and Guymer G.P. (2016). Mangrove and Associated Communities of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia: change in extent 1955-1997-2012.
• Queensland Herbarium (2015). Queensland Herbarium – documenting Nature (PDF, 3MB)
• Eyre, T.J., Kelly, A.L, Neldner, V.J., Wilson, B.A., Ferguson, D.J., Laidlaw, M.J. and Franks, A.J. (2015). BioCondition: A Condition Assessment Framework for Terrestrial Biodiversity in Queensland. Assessment Manual. Version 2.2.
• Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation (2015). Lake Eyre Basin Springs Assessment Project: Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Mapping Report, Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation, Brisbane.
• Butler, D.W. and Halford, J.J. (2015). Opportunities for greenhouse benefits from land use change in Queensland. Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation, Brisbane.
• Newton, M.R, Addicott, E.P. and Bannink P.J. (2014) Vegetation Survey of the East Trinity Reclamation Site.
• Smith, G.C. and Venables, B.L. (2014) Birds of East Trinity Inlet – Acid-Sulphate Remediation Project
• Butler D.W., Halford J.J. and Evans M.C. (2014). Carbon farming and natural resource management in eastern Australia. Queensland Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts, Brisbane.
• Smith, G.C. (2013). Vertebrate Survey Effort across Queensland.
• Batianoff, G.N., Neldner, V.J., Naylor, G.C. and Olds, J.A. (2012). Mapping and evaluating Capricornia Cays vegetation and regional ecosystems.
• Dowling, RM. (2012). Report on the effects of the January 2011 flood on the Mangrove Communities along the Brisbane River.
• Fairfax, R.J., Thompson, E.J. and Neldner, V. J. (2012). Rapid Investigation into the Effects of the 2011 Floods on Floodplain Vegetation. Case studies from the Burnett and Condamine Rivers.
• Wilson, P.R. and Taylor, P.M. (2012). Land Zones of Queensland (PDF, 8.78MB). ISBN: 978-1-920928-21-6
• Fairfax, R.J., Neldner, Ngugi, M.R. and Dowling, R.M. (2012). Patterns of road surface movement after three endurance horse-riding events in protected areas, south-east Queensland.
• Fairfax, R.J., Dowling, R.D. and Neldner, V.J. (2012). The use of infra-red sensors and digital cameras for documenting visitor use patterns: a case study from D’Aguilar National Park, south-east Queensland, Australia
• Eyre, T.J., Kelly, A.L., and Neldner, V.J. (2011). Method for the Establishment and Survey of Reference Sites for BioCondition. ISBN: 978-1-7423-0916
• Borsboom, A.C., Couper, P.J., Amey, A., Hobson, R. and Wilson, S.K. (2010). Rediscovery of the endangered Retro Slider (Lerista allanae) in the Clermont region of central Queensland.
• Queensland Herbarium (2010). Scientific Monitoring Program for The South East Queensland Horse Riding Trail Network.
• Batianoff, G.N., Naylor, G.C., Dillewaard, H.A. (2009). Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve: Assessment of vegetation conditions, ecology and resilience to environmental stressors, including climate change and pests. ISBN: 978-1-920928-16-2
• Dowling, R. (2008). Investigation of Mangrove Dieback Fitzroy River, Rockhampton.
• Key to the eucalypts of greater Brisbane (2006)
• Key to the wattles of greater Brisbane (2006)
• Borsboom, A.C. (2005). Xanthorrhoea: A review of current knowledge with a focus on X. johnsonii and X. latifolia, two Queensland protected plants-in-trade.
• Kirkwood, A. and Dowling, R. (2002). Investigation of Mangrove Dieback, Pioneer River Estuary, Mackay.
• Fox, I.D., Neldner, V.J., Wilson, G.W. and Bannink, P.J. (2002). Vegetation of the Australian Tropical Savannas. ISBN: 0 7345 2700 4. Please note: contact us for hard copy maps and CD or digital spatial data—postage and handling applies.
• Weed Spotters’ Queensland Network monthly bulletins.

Publication for sale

Contact us if you are interested in buying the following publication:

• Stephens, K.M. and Sharp, D. (2009). The Flora of North Stradbroke Island. Environmental Protection Agency, Brisbane. ISBN: 978-1-920928-15-5.