6.5 to be advised. 211-214 Forest Ecology. Second semester 18 hours of lectures and 18 hours of practicals On completion of this subject, students should: be able to undertake population surveys of natural populations; be familiar with impact assessment; have developed an understanding of conservation status and the quantification of threat; have an understanding of visual resource assessment and interpretation; be able to design access and site facilities for recreational use of natural areas. Vertebrate population survey and assessment; plant survey methods; habitat assessment; wetlands and aquatic environments; urban habitats and feral and pest species; landscape planning, site design, visual resource assessment; interpretation methods and applications. In addition to two 2-hour written examinations at the end of the subject, one each for the conservation and recreation components, written tests and practical assignments may be given throughout the course. This course may involve the use of animals in experiments. Students with genuine conscientious objections may be exempted by the Head of Department from those experiments involving animals if they so request in writing at least two weeks before commencement of the course. Students who are granted exemption will be required to complete alternative specified laboratory coursework of an equivalent weighting.