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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The Lake Ewart region is highly varied geologically and topographically. It lies within a biologically poorly known and remote part of Tasmania. Eldon Bluff, a high dolerite plateau, is largely covered by mosaic bolster heath within which have formed shallow peat ponds similar to those at Newdegate Pass. Dome Hill, topped by fissile mudstones, has stone stripes similar to those recorded for the fjaeldmarks of Pyramid Hill. Subalpine scrub and forest is largely dominated by Eucalyptus coccifera and E. subcrenuata, although E. nitida is important on quartzite. There are small areas of Athrotaxis cupressoides woodland and rainforest dominated by Nothofagus cunninghamii. The treeless subalpine vegetation consists of a mixture of short herbfield, Sphagnum bog and tussock sedgeland on the more fertile substrates, while heathy sedgeland and scrub predominate on more siliceous soils.
Lake Ewart, Eldon Bluff, Dorne Hill, peat, subalpine vegetation, Royal Society of Tasmania, RST,
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.
