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SUMMARY:Dr. Cécile Gueidan ‘Using novel approaches to strengthen the relevance of lichen collections’
DESCRIPTION:Cecile\, from CSIRO\, says the symbiotic nature of lichens brings yet another challenge. She will present ongoing research done at the Australian National Herbarium using novel approaches in order to unlock the potential of its lichen collections.  \nAbstract \n	Natural history collections are incredible resources which\, by preserving well-identified and well-curated specimens\, allow users to access a broad range of data from large numbers of taxa at any time. Both identifying specimens and collecting data can however be challenging\, in particular for small and character-poor groups of organisms. For lichens\, the symbiotic nature of these organisms brings yet another challenge. Here\, Cecile will present ongoing research done at the Australian National Herbarium using novel approaches in order to unlock the potential of its lichen collections.  \nBiography  \n	Dr. Cécile Gueidan (CSIRO\, Australian National Herbarium\,) has been a research scientist at the Australian National Herbarium in Canberra since 2014. Her work focusses on the molecular taxonomy of Australian lichens and the application of novel approaches to unlock the potential of cryptogam collections. \nBooking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CGTIM \nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November.  Talks last for 1 hour.  We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated.  Please note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.  \nThe Booking Link is:  https://www.trybooking.com/CGTIM \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au \nThe talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-ccile-gueidan-using-novel-approaches-to-strengthen-the-relevance-of-lichen-collections/
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SUMMARY:Black Mountain Weeding Work Party
DESCRIPTION:Our next weeding work party will be next Saturday 5 August 2023. Even though our wonderful weeders removed more than 1000 weeds this month\, there are still more that we are planning to remove at our next work party. \nDetails of the next weeding work party are: \nDate: Saturday\, 5 August 2023\, 9:00am to 12 noon \nMeet:  we’ll meet at the electricity sub-station\, Frith Road\, Acton.  Look for banners. \nBring:  more of your friends if you wish\, as everyone is welcome.   \nWear:  hat\, sunscreen\, long-sleeved shirt\, long pants\, gloves\, stout shoes. \nWe shall break for delicious morning tea at about 10:30am \nPlease book: if you are planning to come\, please email your name and phone number to friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com or phone 0437 298 711.  This helps us to let you know if arrangements need to change at the last minute (for example\, adverse weather conditions). \nIf you need further information\, please contact me by email or phone 0437 298 711. \nWe look forward to hearing from you\, and seeing you at our next weeding work party. \nLinda Beveridge\nConvenor\, Friends of Black Mountain
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/black-mountain-weeding-work-party/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230810T123000
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SUMMARY:Murraya Lane ‘Recent research on Koalas and their habitats in burnt and unburnt landscapes’
DESCRIPTION:Murraya\, from ANU\, will talk about resident and rehabilitated koalas and compare the nutritional composition between mature foliage and epicormic growth in unburnt and burnt landscapes. \nAbstract \n	Murraya spent 1 year tracking both resident koalas (those living in the landscape) and rehabilitated koalas (those rescued after the fires and released) in a burnt and an unburnt landscape to look at the effects of fire and rehabilitation on koala movements and comparing these.  She also collected leaves from these landscapes\, sampling mature trees and trees with epicormic growth (the first growth you see after fire) every 4-6 weeks to see: 1) the nutritional composition of epicormic growth and how it changes over time and 2) compare the nutritional composition between mature foliage and epicormic growth (unburnt vs. burnt landscapes). She will compare the nutritional composition between mature foliage and epicormic growth in unburnt and burnt landscapes. \nBiography  \n	Murraya Lane is a PhD student at the Australian National University in the Research School of Biology in the Marsh lab. Originally from Melbourne\, Murraya completed her bachelor’s degree in science at the University of Melbourne (majoring in zoology)\, and her honours degree at La Trobe University\, which looked at the effects of reintroduced native mammals on the behaviour and abundance of the inland robust scorpion (Urodacus yaschenkoi). Murraya commenced her PhD in 2020 (a great time to leave Melbourne before the pandemic took hold!)\, with the main focus of that being nutritional ecology and the effects of fire. I have spent the last few years observing the effects of fire on koalas and eucalyptus species – their primary food source. \nBooking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CGTIN \nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November.  Talks last for 1 hour.  We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated.  Please note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.  \nThe Booking Link is:  https://www.trybooking.com/CGTIN \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au \nThe talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/murraya-lane-recent-research-on-koalas-and-their-habitats-in-burnt-and-unburnt-landscapes/
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SUMMARY:The Art of Living Together
DESCRIPTION:Plants and animals interact with each other in a variety of ways. When these interactions occur both participants may benefit\, one may benefit while the other is not affected or one may benefit while the other is harmed. Join a free guided walk to see some interesting examples of plants that interact with each other and plants that interact with insects\, birds and mammals and decide who gets the better deal from each of these interactions. \nThese one-hour walks are at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm every day from the 14th to the 20th August. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No booking required for individuals\, but groups of more than six people should contact walks@friendsanbg.org.au a week before the planned walk.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/the-art-of-living-together/
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SUMMARY:Dr David Bush ‘Australian native tree species for bioenergy and carbon capture’
DESCRIPTION:Biomass bioenergy is likely to be an important part of the overall mix of renewable energy sources needed to meet overall and peak demand in future. David\, from CSIRO\, will talk about testing of native species has revealed some promising candidates for these purposes\, including some threatened species. \nAbstract \n	Biomass bioenergy is likely to be an important part of the overall mix of renewable energy sources needed to meet overall and peak demand in future. In addition to biomass from waste streams\, cultivated woody biomass on marginal farmland may provide valuable feedstock. Alternatively\, permanent revegetation of marginal lands can provide valuable carbon sequestration benefits. Testing of native species has revealed some promising candidates for these purposes\, including some threatened species \nBiography  \n	Dr David Bush is Director of the CSIRO Australian Tree Seed Centre and Group Leader of Botanical Collections in the National Research Collections Program. His research interests include conservation\, domestication breeding and utilisation of Australian tree species \nBooking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CGTIO \nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November.  Talks last for 1 hour.  We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated.  Please note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.  \nThe Booking Link is:  https://www.trybooking.com/CGTIO \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au \nThe talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly. \n 
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-david-bush-australian-native-tree-species-for-bioenergy-and-carbon-capture/
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SUMMARY:Bronwyn Saunders ‘The Story behind the Story\, &  Diprotodon Herd Insights’
DESCRIPTION:The Story behind the Story looks at how the book\, Diprotodon: A megafauna journey\, came about and the manuscript’s own journey through research to publication.  \nThe Diprotodon Herd Insights is about likely diprotodon behaviours\, family herds and mating habits. \nBronwyn is happy to sign copies of her new book. If you would like to pre-order a copy please click on https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/8087/. \nBiography\n	Bronwyn Saunders is a passionate citizen scientist and children’s author who delights in sharing fascinating facts about Australia’s natural history with young readers. As a child in Kalangadoo in South Australia she loved to visit the nearby World Heritage listed Naracoorte Caves\, where she first learned about the megafauna featured in the non-fiction picture book to be published by CSIRO Publishing in October 2023. \nBooking link:  https://www.trybooking.com/CGTIQ \nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November.  Talks last for 1 hour.  We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated.  Please note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.  \nThe Booking Link is:  https://www.trybooking.com/CGTIQ \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au \nThe talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/bronwyn-saunders-the-story-behind-the-story-diprotodon-herd-insights/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230831T123000
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SUMMARY:Professor Adrienne Nicotra\, Phillipa Alvarez\, Lisa Danzey\, Sabina Aitken ‘Living on the Edge: understanding the thermal ecology of plants from threatened ecological communities’
DESCRIPTION:Adrienne\, from ANU\, and her co-speakers will talk about the latest advances in examining how plants from extreme environments (desert and alpine) respond to and tolerate extreme heat and cold. This research seeks to identify ways to predict responses of plants from threatened ecological communities to a warmer and increasingly variable climate. \nAbstract \n	Adrienne will use this session to update the Friends on the latest advances in our Australian Research Council (ARC) \nLinkage project\, of which the Friends are a partner organisation. The project is examining how plants from extreme environments (desert and alpine) respond to and tolerate extreme heat and cold and it seeks to identify ways to predict responses of plants from threatened ecological communities to a warmer and increasingly variable climate. \nBiography  \n	Professor Adrienne Nicotra is a plant evolutionary ecologist with interest in the capacity of plants to respond to environment and environmental change – what we call phenotypic plasticity. Her work focusses on native species from a wide range of environments\, though she is particularly fond of mountain flora.  Adrienne joined ANU as a postdoctoral fellow in 1998 and has been there ever since\, now as a Professor in the Division of Ecology and Evolution in the Research School of Biology. In addition to her research work\, Adrienne teaches\, supervises honours and postgraduate students and is the director of the Australian Mountain Research Facility.  \nPhillipa Alvarez is a PhD Candidate at the University of Technology Sydney \nLisa Danzey is a PhD Candidate at the University of Technology Sydney \nSabina Aitken is an Honour student at the Australian National University \nBooking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CGTIR \nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November.  Talks last for 1 hour.  We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated.  Please note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.  \nThe Booking Link is:  https://www.trybooking.com/CGTIR \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au \nThe talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/professor-adrienne-nicotra-phillipa-alvarez-lisa-danzey-sabina-aitken-living-on-the-edge-understanding-the-thermal-ecology-of-plants-from-threatened-ecological-communities/
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