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A study in subalpine plant ecology on Fog Peak Ridge, Porters Pass, Canterbury
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with first-class honours in 1960. The title of his master's thesis was
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Ferns in Peel Forest: a Field Guide, 1983, Christchurch, N.Z.,
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Between 1989 and 1998, Molloy was a director of the
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Charles
Fleming Award for Environmental Achievement
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419:in 1950. He went on to gain a
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58:Brian Peter John Molloy
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528:(DSIR)—later known as
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679:Selected publications
666:Molloybas cryptanthus
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150:Barbara Anita O'Neill
592:Later life and death
327:International career
840:Molloy, B. (1966).
816:"Library catalogue"
765:"Eponymous orchids"
554:author abbreviation
421:Diploma in Teaching
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940:"Catalogue search"
600:Honours and awards
518:tussock grasslands
476:Rugby union career
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358:New Zealand
265:Position(s)
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1073:28 January
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72:Wellington
64:1930-08-12
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606:Loder Cup
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303:1950–1951
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338:Team
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