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Max

Keep your plant name database in check with Max.

 

Forests

FORESTCHECK Report of Progress 2004–2005 now available.

Researchers in the Department work to further our understanding of the biota of Western Australia. This area presents their research. It features information on the history of research in Western Australia along with current research and articles of general interest. Many of these articles are linked from other areas of NatureBase.

BugBase

BugBase is a database of the Department’s Forest Insect Reference Collection, composed mainly of specimens of beetles, butterflies and moths.

Conservation Library

The Department's collection of over 70,000 books, journals and other reading material is available online. Search through the collection here.

Conservation Science Western Australia

Conservation Science Western Australia is primarily an electronic journal publishing papers by departmental staff on nature conservation and natural resource management activities. Volume 5 Number Three is the latest edition. This journal continues the CALMScience journal. Back issues are also available.

FloraBase

FloraBase provides botanical information on all Western Australian vascular plant families, genera and species as well as identification tools, photos, maps, a database of botanical literature and (for registered users) the collecting details of over 600,000 vouchered herbarium specimens from across the State.

FORESTCHECK

FORESTCHECK is an integrated monitoring system that has been developed to provide information to forest managers in south-west Australia about any changes and trends in key elements of forest biodiversity associated with a variety of forest management activities. As such, it represents the most comprehensive systematic forest monitoring program in Australia and is one of a few of its kind in the world.

Karrak-watch

Read about the beautiful Forest red-tailed black cockatoo.

Max

Max V3 is now available. Max is a species database management tool that helps you keep up to date with the latest plant names as well as providing an electronic collecting book for your specimen data.

Nuytsia

Nuytsia publishes original papers on systematic botany with preference given to papers relating to the flora of Western Australia. Its scope includes revisionary studies and systematic analyses of native plant groups, papers publishing new species or drawing attention to potential new invasive species, and short communications of taxonomic and nomenclatural clarifications.

Research Papers Milestone

The Science Division’s online bibliography of research papers, on Western Australia’s flora, fauna and forests since the 1890s, has reached the milestone of 10,000 titles. In the last 19 years of this 112 year period, Science Division scientists have produced 57% of the papers listed.

Science Research Activity

Reports on Science Research Activity are now available. These reports provide a concise summary of the recent research activities of the Department's Science Division.

Western Australian Herbarium

The Western Australian Herbarium (PERTH) is an integral part of the Department's Science Division. It is responsible for the description and documentation of Western Australia's botanical diversity.

WorldWideWattle

WorldWideWattle is a new site to inform, educate and promote the conservation, utilisation and enjoyment of Australian Acacia species. It was launched on Thursday 25 March 2004 at 6 pm, with a hour-long live web cast. A link to the web cast is available from the WorldWideWattle front page.