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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Colobanthus curtisiae is known from only 16 populations, most ofless than 100 individuals, in the Midlands and Northeastern Highlands of Tasmania. The species occurs in phytosociologically diverse grassy vegetation from 160 m to 1300 m above sea level. This vegetation is rich in herbs and introduced plants, and has much bare ground. C. curtisiae germinants were observed in two grazed sets of permanent quadrats but were absent from ungrazed plots. The species is vulnerable to pasture improvement and land clearance and to the lack of disturbances which create bare ground. It requires protection and appropriate management in the lowland part of its range.
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.
