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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The freshwater macro-invertebrate fauna of the Buckland Military Training Area near Triabunna on the east coast of Tasmania was investigated in April 1991. A total of 97 taxa were identified from ten sites, of which only about half could be assigned to species level and given a conservation status. Only one of these was deemed significant from a conservation viewpoint; at least eight others plus all the unknown species require further investigation to clarify their status.
About half of the species were found at only one site; the most similar sites were from permanent water at lower altitudes (although in different catchments). Species from lowland sites were well known and could be readily identified (often having broad distributional ranges over southeastern Australia).The upland site from a rainforest creek contained a high proportion of species not found elsewhere in the study, as did other upland temporary water bodies. Introduced fish and forestry activity are likely to represent the most serious threats to the
faunal assemblage in the area.
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.
