Read all about this art commission in my blog post Wonders of Western Australia.
This image includes the following Western Australian species and a number of symbols that reflect aspects of the work of ecologists in Australia:
Species (all species are native to WA, most are endemic to WA)
Carnaby’s black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris
Red and Green Kangaroo paw Anigozanthos manglessii
Western spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus
Shirt orchid Thelymitra campanulata
Honey possum Tarsipes rostratus
Baxters Banksia Banksia baxteri
Blue Lechenaultia Lechenaultia biloba
Ant
Boomerang triggerplant Stylidium eriopodum
Verticordia grandis
Pink and White Everlasting Rhodanthe chlorocephala
Pink petticoats Urtricularia multifida
Motorbike frog Litoria moorei
Albany pitcher plant Cephalotus follicularis
Numbat Myrmecobius fasciatus
Wandoo Eucalyptus wandoo
Karri Eucalyptus diversicolor
Symbols
Indigenous-style dot paintings
Landscape states after McIntyre and Hobbs 1999 Conservation Biology
Radiotracking or GPS tracking plot
Probability distribution curve
NMDS plot
Box plots
Bayes’ Theorum
Direct seeding rows
City and suburbs