ABRS was founded in 1973 from the recommendations of a 1972 Senate Select Committee report on Wildlife Conservation.[2][3] ABRS was first set up as an Interim Council in 1973, followed by the establishment of the Study proper in 1978. The main aim of the Interim Council was to stimulate the study of taxonomy, distribution and ecology of Australia's biological resources via research grants, and for assessing the long term national requirements for taxonomic studies and maintenance of national collections of biological specimens.[2]
Research grantsedit
A core aim of the ABRS is to provide funding to support research on taxonomy and systematics for Australia's biota.
The first grants offered by ABRS were to support the collection and scientific description of Australian plants and animals. Up to $750,000 was made available across three financial years: 1973–74, 1974–75 and 1975–76, with the scheme topped up with $250,000 for each of 1976–77 and 1977–78. In total, 89 projects were funded during the five year period.
Publicationsedit
The most important outputs of the ABRS has been the publication of the multi-volume Flora of Australia[4] and Fauna of Australia series.
Sponsored publications from grants, or publishing projects include:
Adams, Laurence G; Thiele, K. R; Australian Biological Resources Study (2001), Families of flowering plants of Australia: an interactive identification guide (Rev. ed.), CSIRO Publishing, ISBN978-0-643-06721-9
Cribb, Thomas Herbert; Bray, R. A; Wright, T. (Trudy) (1996), Trematodes of Australian fishes: an analysis of the diversity of trematodes of Australian fishes prepared in conjunction with a final report for the ABRS grant of the same name, Dept. of Parasitology, The University of Queensland, retrieved 22 February 2020
Huisman, John Marinus; Australian Biological Resources Study (2000), Marine plants of Australia, University of Western Australia Press in association with Australian Biological Resources Study, ISBN978-1-876268-33-6
^ abAustralian Biological Resources Study (1979), Australian biological resources study, 1973-78, Australian Government Publishing Service, ISBN978-0-642-90765-3
^Australian Biological Resources Study: Annual report, Australian Government Publishing Service, 1982, ISSN 0816-2840
australian, biological, resources, study, abrs, project, undertaken, parks, australia, division, australia, department, climate, change, energy, environment, water, contents, background, research, grants, publications, references, external, linksbackground, ed. Australian Biological Resources Study ABRS 1 is a project undertaken by the Parks Australia Division of Australia s Department of Climate Change Energy the Environment and Water Contents 1 Background 2 Research grants 3 Publications 4 References 5 External linksBackground editABRS was founded in 1973 from the recommendations of a 1972 Senate Select Committee report on Wildlife Conservation 2 3 ABRS was first set up as an Interim Council in 1973 followed by the establishment of the Study proper in 1978 The main aim of the Interim Council was to stimulate the study of taxonomy distribution and ecology of Australia s biological resources via research grants and for assessing the long term national requirements for taxonomic studies and maintenance of national collections of biological specimens 2 Research grants editA core aim of the ABRS is to provide funding to support research on taxonomy and systematics for Australia s biota The first grants offered by ABRS were to support the collection and scientific description of Australian plants and animals Up to 750 000 was made available across three financial years 1973 74 1974 75 and 1975 76 with the scheme topped up with 250 000 for each of 1976 77 and 1977 78 In total 89 projects were funded during the five year period Publications editThe most important outputs of the ABRS has been the publication of the multi volume Flora of Australia 4 and Fauna of Australia series Other output includes The Banksia Atlas and the Platypus database package for taxonomists Sponsored publications from grants or publishing projects include Adams Laurence G Thiele K R Australian Biological Resources Study 2001 Families of flowering plants of Australia an interactive identification guide Rev ed CSIRO Publishing ISBN 978 0 643 06721 9Cribb Thomas Herbert Bray R A Wright T Trudy 1996 Trematodes of Australian fishes an analysis of the diversity of trematodes of Australian fishes prepared in conjunction with a final report for the ABRS grant of the same name Dept of Parasitology The University of Queensland retrieved 22 February 2020Huisman John Marinus Australian Biological Resources Study 2000 Marine plants of Australia University of Western Australia Press in association with Australian Biological Resources Study ISBN 978 1 876268 33 6References edit https www dcceew gov au science research abrs a b Australian Biological Resources Study 1979 Australian biological resources study 1973 78 Australian Government Publishing Service ISBN 978 0 642 90765 3 Australian Biological Resources Study Annual report Australian Government Publishing Service 1982 ISSN 0816 2840 Flora of Australia CSIRO Publishing 1981 ISBN 978 0 643 06454 6External links edit Australian Biological Resources Study ABRS Department of the Environment Water Heritage and the Arts Archived from the original on 15 June 2006 Retrieved 27 June 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australian Biological Resources Study amp oldid 1176006644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
