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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The vegetation of the Lagoon Beach area is mapped and described. Classification and ordination of thirty-five randomly located quadrats, and central chi-squared distribution analysis of association between species, reveal three main species/stand groups. The wombat-grazed closed-herbfields dominated by Samolus repens and Schoenus nitens form one strong group associated with the lagoonal flats. A second group consists of stands which include characteristic heath species such as Casuarina monilifera and Hypolaena fastigiata. A third, less well-defined group consists mainly of Eucalyptus viminalis open forests with an understory characteristically dominated by pteridium esculentum. The factors that could be responsible for the differentiation of the vegetation of the area are discussed, and a species list is appended.
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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.
