Uncertain Dr Matt Parker ‘Update on conservatory
Biography Matt is the Director of the ANBG Abstract Booking Link One-hour talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. We welcome donations by gold […]
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Bushland Nature Walk
Visitor Centre Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, AustraliaA special guided walk to explore the Gardens' Bushland Precinct, across the Black Mountain road from the main part of the Gardens. The walk celebrates the official opening of […]
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Jay Nicholson ‘Understanding the impacts of climate change on plants at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park – a summary of my PhD working with Anangu’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaJay will summarise his work on the interesting strategies desert plants use to overcome the complex and extreme environment that is the Australian desert. Abstract After widespread plant mortality at […]
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Shelley Rowntree ‘From the herbarium to the genome: new discoveries in Australia’s everlasting daisies’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaShelley revealed surprising relationships in the complex tangle of Chrysocephalum species in her research. Abstract Australia's everlasting daisies are even more diverse than we thought. Using genetic data from herbarium […]
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Anna Howe ‘36 Views of a mountain, a tower and gardens’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaIn this talk Anna compares photographs of Black Mountain and its tower to Hokusai’s 36 views of Mt Fuji and discusses how they might guide us to look at local scenes in different ways. Abstract The Great Wave of Kanagawa is one of the most famous posters in the world. It is one of Hokusai’s […]
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Dr Karen Marsh ‘A koala’s guide to fine dining’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaKaren will talk about Koalas’ dietary habits and how they influence where they live. Abstract Koalas are famous for being fussy eaters, but what makes one Eucalyptus leaf more appealing than another? In this talk, Dr Karen Marsh will explore the hidden world of koala nutrition and food choice. Drawing on research into the feeding […]