
%0 Journal Article
%A Day, M. F. C. 
%A Hewson, H. 
%A Fagg, M. 
%A Doran, J. 
%A Turnbull, J. 
%A J. Ilic, 
%A Jeffrey, S. 
%A Last, P. 
%A Graham, A. 
%A Chesser, T. 
%A Bougher, N. 
%T The Biological Collections in CSIRO: a National Heritage?
%J Historical Records of Australian Science
%D 2004/06/04
%V 15
%N 1
%P 1-19
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/HR04002
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR04002 
%X From the organization&#39;s earliest days, several Divisions of CSIRO have assembled substantial collections of biological species. These include a wide variety of plants and animals. Some collections consist of live organisms, some of preserved material. The origins and the functions of the collections vary; most of them now contain material of considerable value. Their history is intriguing, and their future has continued to be a question of importance. 
