:Atlas of Living Australia

{{Short description|Online database of Australian plants, animals and fungi}}

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The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) is an online repository of information about Australian plants, animals,{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/innovationchallenge/john-la-salle-the-atlas-of-living-australia/story-fng1o493-1226532028056|title=John La Salle, The Atlas of Living Australia |date=8 December 2012|work=The Australian|publisher=News Limited|access-date=25 February 2013}} and fungi.{{cite journal |author=May, Tom W. |title=An overview of the fungi of Melbourne |journal=Victorian Naturalist |year=2011 |volume=128 |issue=5, sp. iss. S1 |pages=183–197}}{{Cite journal|last1=Belbin|first1=Lee|last2=Wallis|first2=Elycia|last3=Hobern|first3=Donald|last4=Zerger|first4=Andre|date=2021-04-21|title=The Atlas of Living Australia: History, current state and future directions|journal=Biodiversity Data Journal|language=en|volume=9|pages=e65023|doi=10.3897/BDJ.9.e65023 |pmid=33935559|pmc=8081701 |issn=1314-2828|doi-access=free}} Development started in 2006.{{cite news|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/internationally-respected-canberra-scientist-killed-in-head-on-crash-20180606-p4zjp4.html|title=Internationally respected Canberra scientist killed in head-on crash|last=Foden|first=Blake|date=6 June 2018|work=The Canberra Times|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=30 July 2018}} The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an organisation significantly involved in the development of the ALA.{{cite web|url=http://www.csiro.au/en/Outcomes/Environment/Biodiversity/The-Atlas-of-Living-Australia.aspx |title=The Atlas of Living Australia |date=20 September 2010 |publisher=Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |access-date=25 February 2013 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121114220/http://www.csiro.au/en/Outcomes/Environment/Biodiversity/The-Atlas-of-Living-Australia.aspx |archive-date=21 January 2013 }} The Atlas of Living Australia is the Australian node of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. The ALA is being used to help assess suitability of revegetation projects by determining species vulnerability to climatic and atmospheric change.{{cite journal |author1=Booth, Trevor H. |author2=Williams, Kristen J. |author3=Belbin, Lee |title=Developing biodiverse plantings suitable for changing climatic conditions 2: Using the Atlas of Living Australia |journal=Ecological Management & Restoration |year=2012 |volume=13 |issue=3 |pages=274–281 |doi=10.1111/emr.12000}}

The Atlas of Living Australia is hosted by CSIRO and supported by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.[https://www.ala.org.au/about-ala/ Atlas of Living Australia: About Us.] Retrieved 08 January 2024.