Dr Jane Roberts - 'Macrophytes in upland ACT streams: overlooked and under-rated'

Dr Jane Roberts, a retired ecologist from University of Canberra, will present the findings of a survey done in summer 2022, on stream plants in upland streams of the ACT.

Jane will present the findings of a survey done in summer 2022 on stream plants in upland streams of the ACT. Not much is known about this group of plants and while they are routinely overlooked, they are important in stream ecology. The geographic patterns revealed by the survey will be explored to determine the role of physical conditions, extreme environmental disturbances (floods, fire) and the legacy of past land use.

Jane trained in natural resources and botany and became an ecological consultant to government in vegetation and water management. After a decade as a research scientist in the Riverina, she became an ecological consultant based in Canberra, but working in the Murray-Darling Basin for state and federal governments. Since retirement, she has pursued her interest in riverine and wetland plants, through projects, photography, and citizen science. Her primary aim is to raise the profile of these plants in the local region.

Bookings open a month before the talk. 

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