[Taxacom] Australian wollemi pines dodge a bullet (this time)

Wed Jan 15 21:46:26 CST 2020

Its not only a matter of other endemics being there, but that it is part of
a general pattern of endemism and taxon boundaries within a region known as
the McPhearson-McLeay node which is a massive biogeographic center of inter
regional evolutionary significance.

On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 10:15 PM Adolf Ceska via Taxacom <
taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:

> What about the Nightcap Oak, Eidothea hardeniana?
> Cf.: http://bomi.ou.edu/ben/ben271.html
>
> Adolf Ceska
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taxacom [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of
> Anthony Gill via Taxacom
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 18:44
> To: Kenneth Kinman
> Cc: taxacom
> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Australian wollemi pines dodge a bullet (this time)
>
> Hi Ken,
>
> I view the protection of habitats as more important than species in
> isolation. If Wollemi Pines have survived in isolation, what other plants
> and animals have survived in the same habitat. I would not be at all
> surprised if there are as yet undiscovered endemic species at the same
> location - particularly (but not only) of taxa that are ecologically tied
> to Wollemi Pines.
>
> Tony
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 1:36 PM Kenneth Kinman <kinman at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Anthony,
> >          Thankfully, in order to "ensure the species survives, an
> > insurance population of young Wollemi Pines has been planted at another
> > secret location in the Blue Mountains."   "Access to the insurance site
> > is strictly controlled and each piece of equipment taken in has to be
> > washed down with fungicide to stop the spread of Phytophthora."
> >          That second population, along with seeds in seed banks, as
> > well as trees growing at sites throughout the world, should ensure the
> > species survival.  This is no doubt easier and less expensive than
> > protecting something like the whooping crane (since you can't grow a
> > whooping crane from seed and grow one in a pot).
> >                                   -----------------Ken Kinman
> >
> >
> > https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-21/secret-bid-to-save-prehistoric-
> > wollemi-pines/5758542
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* Anthony Gill <gill.anthony at gmail.com>
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 15, 2020 8:06 PM
> > *To:* Kenneth Kinman <kinman at hotmail.com>
> > *Cc:* taxacom <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
> > *Subject:* Re: [Taxacom] Australian wollemi pines dodge a bullet (this
> > time)
> >
> > I have no idea why the journalist posted aerial photos of the (secret)
> > location. Took me 10 minutes to match it on Google Earth.
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 1:02 PM Kenneth Kinman via Taxacom <
> > taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Dear All,
> >        The wild population of Wollemi pines is probably more
> > vulnerable to disease than it is to fire ("Detection of Phytophthora
> > multivora in the Wollemi Pine site and pathogenicity to Wollemia
> > nobilis"; see weblink below).  It is no doubt easier put out a fire in
> > the area than it is to eliminate fungal pathogens.
> >         Thankfully these trees are now being grown throughout the
> > world (I noted on Taxacom that they were first available for public
> > sale in the USA in 2006; see weblink below).
> >                               ----------------Ken Kinman
> >
> >
> > https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272092497_Detection_of_Phytop
> > hthora_multivora_in_the_Wollemi_Pine_site_and_pathogenicity_to_Wollemi
> > a_nobilis
> >
> > http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/pipermail/taxacom/2006-October/108103.html
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Taxacom <taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> on behalf of John
> > Grehan via Taxacom <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 5:58 PM
> > To: taxacom <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
> > Subject: [Taxacom] Australian wollemi pines dodge a bullet (this time)
> >
> >
> > https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/wollemi-pines-known-as-
> > dinosaur-trees-saved-from-nsw-bushfires-thanks-to-a-secret-firefightin
> > g-mission/news-story/e22b9bc8e2ff0bafe51a95853b64a3f6
> > _______________________________________________
> > Taxacom Mailing List
> >
> > Send Taxacom mailing list submissions to: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> > For list information; to subscribe or unsubscribe, visit:
> > http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/taxacom
> > You can reach the person managing the list at:
> > taxacom-owner at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> > The Taxacom email archive back to 1992 can be searched at:
> > http://taxacom.markmail.org
> >
> > Nurturing nuance while assaulting ambiguity for 32 some years, 1987-2019.
> > _______________________________________________
> > Taxacom Mailing List
> >
> > Send Taxacom mailing list submissions to: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> > For list information; to subscribe or unsubscribe, visit:
> > http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/taxacom
> > You can reach the person managing the list at:
> > taxacom-owner at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> > The Taxacom email archive back to 1992 can be searched at:
> > http://taxacom.markmail.org
> >
> > Nurturing nuance while assaulting ambiguity for 32 some years, 1987-2019.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dr Anthony C. Gill
> > Natural History Curator
> > A12 Macleay Museum
> > University of Sydney
> > NSW 2006
> > Australia.
> >
> > Ph. +61 02 9036 6499
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Dr Anthony C. Gill
> Natural History Curator
> A12 Macleay Museum
> University of Sydney
> NSW 2006
> Australia.
>
> Ph. +61 02 9036 6499
> _______________________________________________
> Taxacom Mailing List
>
> Send Taxacom mailing list submissions to: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu For
> list information; to subscribe or unsubscribe, visit:
> http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/taxacom
> You can reach the person managing the list at:
> taxacom-owner at mailman.nhm.ku.edu The Taxacom email archive back to 1992
> can be searched at: http://taxacom.markmail.org
>
> Nurturing nuance while assaulting ambiguity for 32 some years, 1987-2019.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Taxacom Mailing List
>
> Send Taxacom mailing list submissions to: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> For list information; to subscribe or unsubscribe, visit:
> http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/taxacom
> You can reach the person managing the list at:
> taxacom-owner at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> The Taxacom email archive back to 1992 can be searched at:
> http://taxacom.markmail.org
>
> Nurturing nuance while assaulting ambiguity for 32 some years, 1987-2019.
>