General Meetings
2008
6 Nov (Joint Meeting with NCSSA): Richard Clark & Steven Gatti: 'Stormwater harvesting and water security in the Adelaide region'
11 September: Mark Lethbridge, Flinders University and Zoos SA: 'Just another day in the office - some ecological modellers have sun-tans'
14 August: Alex Gaut, Marine Programs Coordinator, Conservation Council of South Australia 'Reef Watch - Australia's first and longest community marine monitoring program'.
7 Feb (Joint Meeting with NCSSA): Barry Brook, Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change, Chair of the Research Institute for Climate Change & Sustainability: "Climate Change: Feeling the Tropical Heat"
13 Mar (Welcome BBQ): Peter Clements, Public Officer, Natural History Society of South Australia: "Preserving Habitat for Wombats in SA"
8 May (Joint Meeting with NCSSA):
Udani Sirisena (2007 BSSA Field Research Grant winner ), The University of Adelaide: 'Systematic studies on Thysanotus R.Br. (Fringed Lilies) & Elisa Sparrow (2005 NCSSA Conservation Biology Grant winner), The University of Adelaide: 'The effect of population fragmentation and isolation on the reproductive biology, genetic status and population viability of wombats (Vombatus ursinus and Lasiorhinus latifrons) in SA' & Wahi Afzan Azmi (2007 NCSSA Conservation Biology Grant winner), The University of Adelaide: 'Effect of the removal of exotic willows on the invertebrate communities in the
River Murray, SA'
2007
8 Mar (Welcome BBQ): Greg Johnston, Royal Zoological Society of SA – 'Rantings and ramblings of a captive scientist: life of a research scientist in a zoo.'
10 May: Gavin Kluske, President SA Herp Group, 'Field Techniques for Reptiles' & Diane Colombelli-Negrel, 2006 Field Research Grant Recipient, 'Acoustic Behaviour in a Predator Context'
9 Aug: Dr Ken Sanderson , Flinders University: "Bat activity around Adelaide"
13 Sep (AGM): Dr Fred Gurgel, South Australian State Herbarium ~ Plant Biodiversity Centre, Discipline of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology ~ University of Adelaide: 'A Brief Look into the Systematics of Red Algae'.
12 Oct: Annual Quiz Night
2006
9 Mar (Welcome BBQ):Darrell Kraehenbuehl, OAM, the author of "Pre-European Vegetation of Adelaide: A Survey from Gawler River to Hallett Cove"
'The plant communities of the Adelaide Plains and early Adelaide'
11 May: Paul Lainio, Marine and Special Weather Services SA, Bureau of Meteorology
'Understanding climate change'
10 Aug: Associate Professor Rob Morrison, OAM (a.k.a. The Curiosity Show Man!), The President of Royal Zoological Society
'Extinction as a fashion statement'
14 Sep (AGM): Dr Sabine Dittman,Flinders University 'Coorong waders and benthic diversity'
13 Oct: Annual Quiz Night
2005
11 Mar: Welcome BBQ
13 May: 'Cane Toads - An unnatural history' movie
12 Aug: Penny Paton, Former President of Birds SA 'Birds of Gluepot Reserve, South Australia'
9 Sep (AGM): Dr Don Driscoll, Flinders University 'Fire and fragmentation of the Eyre Peninsular'
14 Oct: Annual Quiz Night
2004
19 March: Welcome BBQ
2 Apr: Dr Mark Hutchinson, South Australian Museum 'Just another day at the Office' - come and hear what it's really like to be a researcher and find out the sort of stuff a museum lizard guy does.
9 Oct: Annual Quiz Night
3 Dec (AGM):Kristofer Helgen, PhD Candidate, The University of Adelaide
'Meet the new mammals' - to discuss new species of Melanesian mammals that he has recently named, and describe how this new knowledge is changing current ideas about mammalian diversity and endemism in the region.
2003
12 Sep: Dr Peter Hudson, Research Officer, The University of Adelaide
'Invertebrates of inland Australian wetlands - two different perspectives'
Dec: Dr Ronald G Sinclair, Research Officer, Animal and Plant Control Commission - DWLBC
'What's the score with rabbit calicivirus disease RCD?'
2002
8 Mar: General Meeting
7 Jun: Hafiz Stewart 'Mundulla Yellows: What is it? Where is it? Where will it go? And what do we do about it?'
11 Oct: Steve Donellan, Evolutionary Biology Unit, South Australian Museum, 'Molecular systematics of Australian vertebrates and the use of molecular markers in conservation'
2001
2 Mar: David Turner, Marine Biologist, SARDI, 'Adventures in the life of a Marine Biologist'
1 Jun: General Meeting
7 Sep: AGM Dr David Paton, Ecologist, The University of Adelaide
29 Nov: General Meeting
2000
3 Mar: Jim Puckeridge, River Ecologist, 'Fantastic Cooper Creek System'
2 Jun: Quentin Chester, author 'Visits to Australia's wild islands'
1 Sep (AGM): Jeff Foulkes, DEHAA, 'The Sandy Deserts Survey to cover the Simpson, Tirari, Pedirka, Great Victoria and Stzelecki Deserts'
1 Dec: Mark Ziembicki, 'Birding and volunteering experiences in Central America' & Brydie Hill, 'Mystery Talk'
1999
5 Mar: Mike Kokkin, 'Into the field with no Bush Biscuits'
4 Jun: Tony Robinson , DEHAA, 'Fun and Games during 15 years of the Biological Survey of South Australia'
3 Sep (AGM):Barb St John, M.Sc.'Studying and managing abundant native species, including the Little Corella, the hairy-nosed Wombat and the Koala'
3 Dec: Dr Tim Flannery, mammalologist and palaeontologist, Director of the South Australian Museum
'Adventures in the wilds of Papua New Guinea'
1998
18 Sep (AGM):Vicky-Jo Russel, Threatended Species Network - Conservation Council
'The Threatened Species Network and other community initiatives'
4 Dec: Andrew Melville, Flinders University
'Leafy Seadragons and mass spawning of marine invertebrates at Edithburgh Jetty'