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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Over 280 lichens and bryophytes were recorded during a botanical survey of Mount Sprent. The number of species is approximately twice that of the vascular species (136 species) and demonstrates the importance of lichens and bryophyles in assessing the botanical significance of the area. Six species, Calil/aria contristans, Ochrolechia androgyna, Polychidiurn contorturn, Thelotrerna suecicum, Acromastigum verticale and Tylimanthus diversifolius are reported from Tasmania for the first time. Many of the species recorded are widespread in the high rainfall parts of Tasmania, but a significant number are confined mainly to the west. Lichen diversity is richest in subalpine and alpine heathland and on alpine rock outcrops, whilst bryophytes are most diverse in sheltered habitats such as young forest, scrub and amongst alpine rocks.
Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library
Published Papers
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.
