Bush Blitz taxon groups and their collection
Grant applications must specify what Bush Blitz material, or what material proposed to be collected as part of Bush Blitz, will be studied.
There are two options for identifying what material will be used in grants:
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Core taxa: There are a number of core taxa targeted for collection in most Bush Blitz surveys. These are:
- Vascular Plants
- Terrestrial Vertebrates (^birds, ^mammals, reptiles, amphibians)
- Lycosidae (wolf spiders)
- Mygalomorphae (trapdoor and primitive spiders)
- Papilionoidea (butterflies)
- Gastropoda (terrestrial and freshwater snails)
- Odonata (dragonflies)
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Heteroptera (true bugs)
^Birds and mammals will be collected in most surveys only in the event of a relevant grant.
Material from these taxa groups will be held at various institutions and will be available for use by grant applicants.
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Institutional taxa: There are a number of taxa flagged by individual collections institutions as collection and research priorities under Bush Blitz.
If the grant application is related to these taxa groups, the grant application must specify:
- the taxa group
- for which institution the taxa group is a priority
- from what regions of Australia material is required, and
- whether the principal investigator and co-investigators are prepared to assist with collection of the taxa group through Bush Blitz field work.
Applicants do not need to cost involvement in Bush Blitz field work in their applications as this will be covered as part of the Bush Blitz program. Instead, applicants must indicate in which regions they wish to be involved in survey, or, where applicants do not wish to be involved in survey, from which regions they require specimens.
Pre-existing material from collections may also be used in Bush Blitz taxonomy projects. Applications should specify how this will be undertaken.