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Meeting | 19-04-2021 |
Presentation: The Unseen World Inside Fungi |
Dr Vivian Sandoval |
Have you ever
thought about
what kind of
organisms can
live inside the
bracket fungi
growing in the
old stump in
your backyard?
Or in the
mushrooms that
suddenly emerged
on your lawn
after the rain?
Many groups of
insects and
other arthropods
have a close
association to
fungi, being in
some cases
obligatory
fungal
inhabitants (mycetobionts),
using fungi as
their shelter,
place of
oviposition, and
food. As their
food source
sometimes is
restricted or
ephemeral, these
organisms have
developed
different
adaptations to
colonize and use
these resources.
But what is the
importance of
this interaction
for us and the
environment? |
Susan Nelles | ||||
Camp May Long Weekend |
1-3 May 2021 |
Minto Crags,
Croftby, Scenic
Rim |
Dick Copeman |
Minto Crags are
a prominent
rocky outcrop, a
rhyolitic ring
dike south of
Boonah in the
Fassifern
District. The
highest point is
Mt. Minto, 1,082
feet high, which
was originally
called
Coweemooraburra.
The varied
vegetation
communities
include low
woodland,
shrub-land, and
small areas of
microphyll vine
forest at the
base with the
surrounding
areas dominated
by eucalypt open
forest. |
14-05-2021 | ||||
Meeting | 17-05-2021 |
Presentation: Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Gold Coast |
Narelle Power and Damien White |
Narelle and
Damien have
recently
published a
field guide on
the dragonflies
and damselflies
of the Gold
Coast and
surrounds.
Dragonflies and
damselflies (odonates)
are becoming
increasingly
popular for
‘spotting’ and
photographing.
However, not
since 2006
(Dragonflies of
South East
Queensland) by
the late Ric
Nattrass, has a
local regional
guide been
published. The
authors will use
images from
their book to
discuss odonate
life history and
habitat. They
will highlight
the more common
(and rarer
species) present
on the Gold
Coast and more
widely in the
SEQ region. For
more information
please click on
the hyperlink
below. Limited
copies of the
guide will also
be for sale by
the authors on
the night of the
meeting. |
Meeting | 21-06-2021 |
Presentation: Do Bilbies have a Future in Queensland? |
Dr Paul Campbell |
Bilbies are the
fastest
reproducing
Australian
mammal. They are
also ecosystem
engineers,
supporting many
other plant and
animal species
through their
activities. Bilbies
once occupied
over 70% of the
Australian
mainland but
have disappeared
from at least
80% of their
former range. In
Queensland,
bilbies still
survive in small
isolated
populations in
the far west and
are listed as
endangered. The
Save the Bilby
Fund (STBF)
maintains a
growing bilby
population
inside a
predator
exclusion fence
on Currawinya
National Park,
and a breeding
and
acclimatisation
creche in
Charleville. This
presentation by
Dr Paul
Campbell, a
director of the
STBF, will
discuss the
current status
of bilbies in
Queensland and
the Fund's plans
to re-introduce
bilbies back
into parts of
their former
range. |