From the Editors The 2011 FNCV Biodiversity Symposium, held on 19/20 November, focused on forests. In the International YearofForests,thesubjectwas a fittingone. Inthisissue, theEditors arepleasedto publishsomeofthepaperspresented atthatevent,byMoore,FlarleyandMueck. The papers making up the remainder ofthis issue ofThe Victorian Naturalist do not form any unityoftheme, area,orindeed subjectmatter. Theydo,however, servetoremind us thatthefield ofnatural historyencompasses a broad spectrum ofinterests and activities. Because ofthiswide tolerance, articles focusing on fungi, historical botany and phytoplankton can appear together in the pages ofthisjournal. It is a feature that, as one reader has remarked, makes The Victorian Naturalist‘ofimmensevalue’. Afurthervaluableaspect ofthis particular issue is the publication — ofa couple of‘firsts’ the first Australian record ofa fungus species, and a first collection ofa DinoflagellatebloomfromtheicesurfaceofanAustralianlake. The Victorian Naturalist ispublishedsixtimesperyearbythe FieldNaturalistsClubofVictoriaInc RegisteredOffice:FNCV, 1GardeniaStreet, Blackburn,Victoria3130,Australia. PostalAddress:FNCV,LockedBag3,Blackburn,Victoria3130,Australia. Phone/Fax(03)98779860;InternationalPhone/Fax61 398779860. email:[email protected] www.fncv.org.au Patron: HisExcellency, theGovernorofVictoria Addresscorrespondenceto: TheEditors,The VictorianNaturalist, LockedBag3,Blackburn,Victoria,Australia3130. Phone:(03)98779860.Email:[email protected] Theopinionsexpressedinpapersandbookreviewspublishedin The VictorianNaturalistarethose oftheauthorsanddonotnecessarilyrepresenttheviewsoftheFNCV.Copyrightofalloriginal materialpublishedin TheVictorianNaturalistremainswiththeauthor. YearlySubscription Rates - TheFieldNaturalists ClubofVictoriaInc (As ofOctober2012) Membershipcategory Institutional Single $75 LibrariesandInstitutions Concessional (pensioner/Senior) $55 -within Australia $140 Additional Concessional $20 -overseas AUDI50 Family(atsameaddress) $95 Junior $25 Additionaljunior(samefamily) $10 Schools/Clubs $85 Student $30 Allsubscriptionenquiriesshouldbesentto FNCV,LockedBag3,Blackburn,Victoria,Australia3130. Phone/Fax61 398779860.Email:[email protected]