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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Collections of littoral invertebrates were made from 21 freshwater bodies in the Lake Meston area of the western Central Plateau. Seventy-three taxa, including 42 identified as species, were collected. The fauna is similar to that found in other high-altitude lakes in Tasmania. A cluster analysis of sites by the presence or absence of species classified the standing waters into groups which could be explained by size and their species richness, apart from Lake Bill, probably the only lake of non-glacial origin, which did not associate with lakes of similar size. No correlations could be detected between the groupings and topographic descriptors of the lakes derived from maps.
The named lakes in order of species richness were Meston (29 species), Adelaide & Louisa (23), Poa (19), Myrtle (IS), Bill (II) and Charles (7). Lake Meston is apparently the only lake in the area to support a substantial trout population
Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library,
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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.
