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Margaret Brookes
My early life was spent as a gardener with an interest in history and horticultural plant nomenclature. Then I moved on to Botany. During my recent part time BSc (Hons), I volunteered at the University of Melbourne Herbarium (MELU). I now work part time with student volunteers at MELU, enter data, image specimens and write a bit. I also became an Hon. Assoc. at the National Herbarium of Victoria in order to expand the algal collection there and to investigate early algal collections and their collectors: John Bracebridge Wilson, Norval Hansen, Josephine Tilden and Robert D. Lee who should all be better known. I enjoy the detail of nomenclature and researching collectors and collections.
Margaret's work profile
Margaret works in the following sector(s): University, Collections Institution
Margaret's primary institution is: National Herbarium of Victoria
Margaret's position is: Honorary Associate: Algae
Margaret's work in taxonomy
Margaret has the following roles: Collecting, Specimen preparation, Identification, Research, Collection Management, Information Management, Science Communication
Margaret's skills are in Classification, Nomenclature, Imaging, Other
Margaret works on the taxonomy of Algae, Plants,
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Contact re potential citizen science projects that could contribute to taxonomic research
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