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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
A census of the vascular plants of the Mt. Wellington Range, Tasmania, is reported, the survey having been carried out in the two-year period between February 1973 and March 1975, i.e. six to eight years after the devasting bushfire of 7th February 1967.
An earlier survey of Mt. Wellington by Martin published in 1940 provided the opportunity to examine whether the bushfire caused any extinction of plant species, or whether there were any important changes in relative species abundance. A total of 487 native vascular species were found in the survey zone, including 450 angiosperms, representing more than one-third of the known species of native flowering plants in Tasmania. Although certain plants, e.g. some species of Richea and some ferns, are making a slow recovery from the effects of the fire, no important changes in the flora have been observed in comparing the present survey with the earlier one. All species observed in the survey are presented in a detailed appendix, where the abundance of each species in each of eight vegetation zones is recorded. Current practice in the botanical naming of species is observed throughout.
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The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
