National Committees
Australia (National Contact Point)

http://www.csiro.au/csiro/content/standard/ps1xz,,.html

Contact(s)

Collaborative Research Network:

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
www.csiro.au

The Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC)
www.anbg.gov.au/anpc

Australian Biological Resources Study
Federal Government agency with responsibility for increasing the understanding of biodiversity
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
Federal Goverrnment’s legislative response to biodiversity and conservation issues, including international agreements.
http://www.deh.gov.au/epbc/index.php

Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research
Major research focus for floral biodiversity and conservation research in Australia
http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/

Australian “State of the Environment” Biodiversity Theme Report (2001)
Federal Government report on the state of Australia’s biodiversity
http://www.deh.gov.au/soe/2001/biodiversity/index.php

Publications:

Phylogenetic diversity and biodiversity conservation (2006)
by Faith DP and Williams KJ
McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology Pp. 233-235.

Phylogenetic diversity (PD) and biodiversity conservation: some bioinformatics challenges (2006)
by Faith DP and Baker AM
Evol. Bioinformatics Online
Click here for the pdf

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