The aim of Manaaki Whenua (Landcare Research) is to deliver exceptional science and research spanning a wide array of scientific disciplines to support activities in four areas: Biodiversity, Biosecurity, Land and Environment. To achieve goals in these areas, Landcare Research activities are designed to present science and research in an approachable and meaningful way for…
Research and identification of plant species found in rainforests on mainland Australia is critical to the study and conservation of those rainforest areas that still exist. For many years, Gwen Harden and colleagues have published books on the flora found in southern Australian rainforest (from Rockhampton to Victoria) and, more recently, have used this information…
The three Lucid Mobile apps below have been developed by international agencies concerned with various conservation activities with funding from a range of agencies. UICN ID Especies This Lucid Mobile key (Android version) to trees endangered or restricted to Mesoamerica was developed for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – in Spanish.…
This recently released app covers 1,270 species of Acacia and three other related genera. The identification and naming of wattles was greatly simplified in 2001 with the publication on CD of an electronic (Lucid) identification key called WATTLE. Subsequently updated, this key was made available on the web in 2014. Now available as an app,…
The focus of this resource is on Australian freshwater molluscs an extraordinarily diverse group of animals found in in a wide range of natural and man-made habitats, including rivers, streams, lakes, billabongs, ponds, dams, irrigation channels, and desert springs. They vary greatly in size, shape, and biology, with more than 99% of the native species…