impact of grazing on the ecology (of plant life as well as soil degradation) of the Victorian alpine region. Carr's interest in the taxonomy of Australian plants (particularly the Genus Eucalyptus) extended beyond the alpine species and this interest was fostered by her marriage (in 1955) to Denis John Carr, who was also an academic in the botany department at University of Melbourne. Their marriage was the start of decades of collaborative efforts studying plant morphology and taxonomy. Their studies continued during academic appointments (of DJ Carr) in Belfast (1960-1967) and later back in Australia (in Canberra, Australian National University from 1968) where Carr was a visiting fellow. Their academic contributions together resulted in dozens of articles, often in highly specialist publications. The couple was opposed to any splitting of the genus Eucalyptus into smaller groupings. They did, however, make significant contributions to descriptions of the morphology of eucalypts. Published phylogenetic analyses (based on DNA sequences and morphology) would later show that Eucalyptus was not a particularly uniform genus and that the classification needed to be revised. The current definitive electronic identification and information system covering 894 Australian eucalypts is EUCLID. Later life Carr was a chain smoker (of cigarettes) and developed chronic bronchitis. She was eventually hospitalized for this (and related conditions); she died on Friday 9 September 1988 in the Royal Canberra Hospital. She was buried in Gungahlin cemetery on Tuesday 13 September 1988. Her husband Denis died on Saturday 19 July 2008 and was buried with Maisie on Monday 28 July 2008. Legacy The University of Melbourne has established a set of scholarships, called the Maisie Fawcett Scholarships, in her honour. References External links An obituary of Maisie Carr, by ANU colleague Prof.Brian Gunning Big Fella is Watching - change on the Bogong High Plains photo of an elderly Maisie Carr 1912 births 1988 deaths Australian women scientists Australian ecologists Australian women botanists Women ecologists Scientists from Melbourne University of Melbourne alumni University of Melbourne women 20th-century Australian botanists 20th-century women scientists 20th-century Australian women People from Footscray, Victoria