Talk:Wilma M. Blom
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[edit]I can't add additional content due to a WP:COI, however here are a few sources which may have useful information for the article: [1][2][3][4][5][6] --Prosperosity (talk) 21:58, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
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I've fleshed out the biography page a little more - would someone be able to add some of this content to her article, if appropriate? --Prosperosity (talk) 04:13, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
- done if you wish to further improve this article i would suggest looking at an example of an academic for the general format of an article in this category. example. RetroCosmos (talk) 03:54, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
Biography
[edit]Blom studied at the University of Auckland and later University of Sydney in the 1980s, researching the sedimentology of the Raukūmara Range,[1] and Bass Strait in Australia.[2][3] In 1989, the amoeboid protist Lagena blomae, a species found in the Bass Strait, was named after Blom.[4][5]
In mid-2011, Blom became the marine invertebrates curator at Auckland War Memorial Museum.[3][6][7] Blom's work focuses on identifying marine fauna, such as molluscs. She also works in science communication, through projects such as Auckland Museum's New Zealand Marine Life app. She also organises a 2-yearly BioBlitz programme which places scientists alongside communities to help them document the biodiversity of their surrounding area, and has been involved in research projects involving The Noises.[8][9] She has contributed to the collections of Auckland Museum and Te Papa.[10]
Blom led a team that dissected a rare Taningia danae octopus, found by a fishing expedition near Whakaari / White Island in 2020.[11]
In 2020, Blom collaborated on a project involving a Pliocene fossil trove, which was uncovered at Māngere when vertical shafts were being excavated for the Central Interceptor at Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant.[12] 266 fossil species were uncovered at the trove, including at least ten novel species.[13][14]
Personal life
[edit]Blom first began living in Auckland in 1971.[8] Blom is interested in botanical art,[3] and her illustration of Pteris tremula was selected for the Ngāi Tipu Taketake - Indigenous Flora exhibition held at Auckland Botanic Gardens in 2018.[15] She is a member of the Auckland Shell Club.[16]
References
- ^ Blom, Willy Marja. (1982), Sedimentology of the Tokomaru Formation, Waiapu Subdivision, Raukumara Peninsula, ResearchSpace@Auckland, hdl:2292/5689, OCLC 1390223236, Wikidata Q112846137
- ^ Blom, Wilma M. (1988), Late Quaternary Facies of Bass Basin, Southeastern Australia: Their Environmental Significance and Response to Sea-level Change, OCLC 220782236, Wikidata Q123699240
- ^ a b c "Member's Social Evening". Botanical Art Society of New Zealand. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ Albani, A. D.; Yassini, I. (1989). "Taxonomy and distribution of Shallow-water Lagenid Foraminiferida from the South-eastern coast of Australia". Marine and Freshwater Research. 40 (4): 369–401. doi:10.1071/mf9890369. ISSN 1448-6059. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ "Biological namesakes". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Poisonous jellyfish invade NZ beach". Otago Daily Times. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ Quill, Annemarie (9 May 2023). "'Alien' log covered in strange creatures washes up on beach". Stuff. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Rayner, Matt (6 March 2022). "Expedition Ōtata: The Noises monitoring trip December 2021". The Noises. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Dr Wilma Blom". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Rare BOP octopus to be dissected for research". Sun Live. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Auckland Museum And Watercare To Partner On Exciting New Discovery - Māngere Kaawa Formation Fossils". Scoop. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Auckland wastewater pipe dig reveals 'fossil treasure trove'". Phys.org. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ Hayward, Bruce W.; Stolberger, Thomas F.; Collins, Nathan; Beu, Alan G.; Blom, Wilma (27 August 2023). "A diverse Late Pliocene fossil fauna and its paleoenvironment at Māngere, Auckland, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. doi:10.1080/00288306.2023.2243234. ISSN 0028-8306. S2CID 261264121. Wikidata Q123698788.
- ^ Tyrrell, Katherine (17 December 2017). "Selected New Zealand artists for 'Ngāi Tipu Taketake - Indigenous Flora' (Botanical Art Worldwide #3)". Botanical Art & Artists. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Newsletter - September 2013". Auckland Shell Club. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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