Perth's Banksia Woodlands: Precious and under threat
This one-day symposium aims to equip you to be an advocate for our unique woodlands and their wildlife, so our grandchildren can enjoy them.
Download a flyer for more information and check out the program below:
Friday 25 March 2011, 8.30am–4.30pm, Wollaston College Conference Centre, Wollaston Road, Mount Claremont
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Session 1: Why is it so diverse? Chair: Mary Gray |
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8:45–8:55 |
Mary Gray President Urban Bushland Council |
Welcome to the Symposium |
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8:55–9:05 |
Liz Behjat |
Government Recognition of our unique Banksia Woodland |
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9:05–9:55 |
Greg Keighery DEC |
Banksia Woodlands: A Perth Icon |
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9:55–10:25 |
Neale Bougher, DEC |
Fungi of Perth’s Banksia Woodlands |
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10:25–10:55 Morning Tea |
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Session 2: The web of life Chair: Eddie Wajon |
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10:55–11:35 |
Mike Bamford, Bamford Consulting |
Wild About the Suburbs:Animal Winners and Losers of the Banksia Woodlands |
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11:35–11:55 |
Philip Groom, Curtin University |
Functional Ecology of Banksia Root Systems and Groundwater |
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11:55–12:25
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Byron Lamont Curtin University |
Beneath the Banksias |
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12:25–1:20 |
Lunch (55 minutes) |
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Session 3: Fabulous fauna in the ecosystem Chair: Cath Cooper |
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1:20–2:00 |
David Knowles Spineless Wonders |
Macroinvertebrates—those with out backbones among the banksias |
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2:00–2:30 |
Shannon Dundas Murdoch University |
Honey Possums and their Association with Banksia Woodlands |
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2:30–3:00 |
Nicola Mitchell, UWA |
Why Pair When the Passion’s Not There? Unravelling the Curious Sex Life of the Turtle Frog |
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3:00–3:25 |
AFTERNOON TEA |
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Session 4: Flora citizen science and other opportunities for action Chair: Rob Greenwood |
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3.25–3.55 |
Judy Fisher |
Control of invasives to maintain biodiversity in the banksia woodland ecosystem |
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3:55–4.25 |
Bronwen Keighery, DEC |
Below the Knees Biodiversity and How we Survey it |
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4:25–4:45 |
Summary of the Day Curtin University |
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