Title
Goulburn: Oral History of Rolf Weber
Description
An interview with Rolf Weber, a senior biodiversity officer with Fisheries and Wildlife, who came to Shepparton Victoria in 1981.
Rolf talks about: wetland vegetation; role of plants in providing protection for fish and their eggs; Myriophyllum (Water Milfoil) plant species, and the few locations it is found; role of plant bacteria and algae in plant ecosystems; Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act, 1988; change in focus from wildlife to habitat management; lack of information about wetland vegetation; process of species identification.
Rolf talks about: wetland vegetation; role of plants in providing protection for fish and their eggs; Myriophyllum (Water Milfoil) plant species, and the few locations it is found; role of plant bacteria and algae in plant ecosystems; Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act, 1988; change in focus from wildlife to habitat management; lack of information about wetland vegetation; process of species identification.
Creator
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Hamish Sewell
Publisher
University of Technology, Sydney
Contributor
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
Rights
Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
Date
2010-11-17
Access Rights
Open access
License
Provenance
Originally organised by researchers in sub-collection 'MDB Extra'.
Interviewer
Hamish Sewell
Interviewee
Rolf Weber
Location
Tahbilk, VIC
Duration
00:17:33
Item Relations
| This Item | Is Part Of |
Item: Goulburn River, Victoria |
| This Item | Was Created By |
Item: Prof. Heather Goodall Item: Dr Jodi Frawley |
| This Item | Has Provenance Information |
Item: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archive (ATSIDA) Item: State Library of New South Wales |
| This Item | References The Subject |
Item: Freshwater Catfish |
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