Hot Science topics

Find out about some of the exciting work our scientists have been doing lately:

Ecology of Cumberland Plain Woodland - discover the biodiversity and ecology of Cumberland Plain Woodland at Mount Annan Botanic Garden
NSW Seedbank - a facility for storing seed collected from plants throughout Australia
Botany of Botany Bay - historical accounts, the specimens collected and the landscape today
Wollemi Pine - lots of information on the plant that everyone wants to know about!
Aussie marine algae - all about algae from marine environments
Australian freshwater algae - all about algae from freshwater environments
NSW Vegetation Project - our ecologists study, describe and map the natural vegetation communities across New South Wales
Soilborne plant diseases of Vietnam - the key soilborne plant diseases of Vietnamese crops
Terrestrial Orchid Research - ex situ conservation of NSW rare and threatened ground orchids

NSW Seedbank - germination tests

Ecologists at work

Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney, Australia