ASBS Newsletter
Number 170, March 2017
Contents
- From the President
- Decadal Plan for Systematics and Taxonomy. . . . . 1
- New ASBS postdoctoral grants: Marlies Eichler Postdoctoral Fellowship. . . . . 1
- Systematics 2017: Joint ASBS-SASB conference Adelaide, 26–29 Nov 2017. . . . . 1
- Call for nominations for Burbidge Medal. . . . . 1
- Issue of concern
- Specimen destruction update for our members. . . . . 2
- ASBS Inc. business
- ASBS postdoctoral grants: Marlies Eichler Postdoctoral Fellowship. . . . . 2
- Notice. Marlies Eichler Postdoctoral Fellowship. . . . . 3
- Eichler Research Fund report
- Three novel species of red algal parasites in New Zealand. . . . . 4
- Articles
- Indirect descendants of Robert Brown: introducing a note from a descendant. . . . . 7
- Robert Brown. . . . . 8
- Kennedia speciosa A.Cunn., uncertain no more. . . . . 11
- News
- The global March for Science. . . . . 14
- Meeting to plan the future of plant systematics. . . . . 15
- Changes at National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. . . . . 15
- Patrick Brownsey receives NZ Journal of Botany researcher award. . . . . 16
- Bruce Maslin AM retires. . . . . 16
- State of the Environment Report 2016. . . . . 16
- Key to propagules of selected weedy Asteraceae. . . . . 17
- 19th Century algal album. . . . . 17
- Critically endangered Hibbertia fumana battling a new transport hub. . . . . 17
- Better news regarding Trove. . . . . 18
- Wollemi pine also in the news. . . . . 18
- Removing ticks – freeze, don't squeeze. . . . . 18
- South Australian artist inspired by 1861 Wildflowers of South Australia. . . . . 18
- Australasian botanic gardens open day. . . . . 18
- Web sites of interest
- Colonial Plants Database. . . . . 19
- Plants invading South Africa. . . . . 19
- Herbarium World: exploring herbaria and their importance. . . . . 19
- Papers of interest
- New fern classification. . . . . 20
- Rethinking the teaching of the Tree of Life. . . . . 20
- Pollinators driving changes in plants. . . . . 20
- Biogeographical disjunctions across the "Top End". . . . . 20
- Using the AVH to evaluate IBRA bioregions. . . . . 20
- Celebrating Zealandia, a brand new continent. . . . . 21
- Postscript: a 19th Century reference to a sunken continent centred on New Zealand. . . . . 21
- ABRS report. . . . . 21
- Point of view
- Copyright and the use of images and biodiversity data. . . . . 22
- Editorial matters
- Apology. . . . . 22
- Access to ASBS Facebook. . . . . 22
- Personalia
- Maggie Nightingale retires. . . . . 23
- Book reviews
- Eponyms: plants named after people. . . . . 25
- Book notices. . . . . 26
- Coming conferences
- Systematics 2017: Integrating Systematics for Conservation and Ecology. . . . . 29
- International Botanical Congress. . . . . 29
- Institutional votes for 19th IBC. . . . . .29
- A Collections Meeting With a Difference. Genomics, Collections, Adaptation and Phylogeny. . . . . 30
- Notice. 2017 Membership Fees. . . . . 30
- Chapter conveners. . . . . 31
- Contacting major Australasian herbaria and systematics institutions. . . . . 31
- About the Society and becoming a member. . . . . 32
- ASBS publications. . . . . 32
- About the Newsletter: contributions, advertisements and the Editors. . . . . 33
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