7.8 Acknowledgements Biosphere Environmental Consultants Pty Ltd <strong>Ryde</strong> Flora <strong>and</strong> Fauna Survey <strong>2007</strong> 69 I wish to thank Gith Strid-Nwulaekwe from <strong>Ryde</strong> <strong>City</strong> Council for her assistance in obtaining Council reports, maps <strong>and</strong> aerial photographs <strong>and</strong> for her hard work in assisting Chris Melrose to set up several quadrats. I would also like to thank Pat Thomas <strong>and</strong> Diane Picone from the National Trust <strong>of</strong> Australia (<strong>NSW</strong>) for assisting Chris with quadrats <strong>and</strong> habitat mapping.
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