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ERIC Number: EJ1413282
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1449-6313
EISSN: EISSN-1839-2946
King Island: More than Just Dairy
Clea Hooper
Teaching Science, v69 n4 p16-19 2023
When most people think "King Island," they think of a place synonymous with premium Australian dairy products. But hidden away from the lush, green pastures of grazing cows is an island teeming with invertebrate and plant species. You could probably eat some of those too, but that wasn't the intent of the Bush Blitzers who set off to find them. Bush Blitz is an initiative of the Australian Government through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, and Parks Australia along with BHP and the Earthwatch Institute Australia. This article describes how a team of scientists, along with representatives from the government and industry (Bush Blitz), set up base on the stunning island to scour its waterways, seashores and vegetation in the hopes of discovering previously undescribed plants and creatures, and of recording the presence of those already known.
Australian Science Teachers Association. P.O. Box 334, Deakin West, ACT 2600, Australia. Tel: +61-02-6282-9377; Fax: +61-02-6282-9477; e-mail: publications@asta.edu.au; Web site: https://www.asta.edu.au/resources/teaching-science-journal/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Australia
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A