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Heather Merrylees
Heather Merrylees is a Research Assistant at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria working on the Australian National Species List for fungi, supported by the Australian Biological Resources Study. In this role, she is responsible for curating the Australian Fungi Name Index (AFNI) and the nationally accepted taxonomy for fungi, the Australian Fungi List (AFL), as well as serving as Secretary for the Australian Fungi Reference Group.
Heather's work profile
Heather works in the following sector(s): Collections Institution
Heather's primary institution is: Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Heather's position is: Research Assistant (Fungi Names)
Heather's work in taxonomy
Heather has the following roles: Collecting, Specimen preparation, Identification, Research, Collection Management, Information Management
Heather's skills are in Species delimitation, Phylogenetics, Classification, Nomenclature, Imaging
Heather works on the taxonomy of Fungi,
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Heather is happy to be contacted for the following reasons:
Contact from others in the taxonomy community regarding taxonomy-related issues
Contact from members of the public for advice in areas of expertise (but not for identifications)
Contact from members of the public for identifications in areas of expertise
Contact re potential citizen science projects that could contribute to taxonomic research
Contact by prospective students and others who could benefit from mentorship
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