Learning from lizard traps: walking together to care for granite Country

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Abstract

Granite outcrops are biodiverse, ancient, vulnerable, and culturally significant ecosystems that play
ecological, hydrological, and thermal roles in the wider landscape. Southwest Australian Aboriginal
Traditional Ecological Knowledge includes detailed, nuanced, and in-depth knowledge of granite
outcrop ecosystems that has developed over millennia. This PhD is based upon cross-cultural
collaboration between ecologists and Traditional Custodians from Noongar
Merningar/Menang/Goreng, Noongar Wilmen, and Badimia Nations, with the aim of learning how to
walk together to care for granite country, including chapters on Traditional Ecological Knowledge,
ecology, threats, and the role of language and education in caring for country.
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDoctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution
  • The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Hopper, Stephen, Supervisor
  • Speldewinde, Peter, Supervisor
  • Lullfitz, Alison, Supervisor
  • Knapp, Lynette, Supervisor
Award date31 Jul 2024
DOIs
Publication statusUnpublished - 2024

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