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Ant-Plant Relationships, Myrmecophytes, Myrmechochory, Mutualisms and Modifications

Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch 20 March 2023 Eleven members attended this meeting to hear the speaker, KRMB member, Daniel Heald, deliver a slide presentation entitled Ant-Plant Relationships, Myrmecophytes, Myrmechochory, Mutualisms and Modifications. While many see ants as pests, Daniel explained that many plant species had developed beneficial relationships with ants. ...

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Fairy Tern Conservation in WA

March 3, 2023 Our speaker was ornithologist and conservation biologist Dr Claire Greenwell, who has a passion for seabirds. Claire has recently completed her PhD on the conservation of Australian Fairy Terns (Sternula neiris neiris) and is the convenor of the WA Fairy Tern Network. Fairy Terns are the smallest ...

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