10.0 Dr P M Attiwill and Dr P R Minchin Botany 606-204 First semester 26 lectures (two a week) Students should gain

• knowledge of the structure and function of some major plant communities in Australia.
• knowledge of autecology, plant community ecology and ecosystem dynamics;
• knowledge of factors determining the rates of productivity and nutrient cycling and of the dynamics of organic matter in plant communities;
• knowledge of chemical analysis of soils and plants, and the numerical analysis of floristic and environmental data.

Vegetation and soils of natural ecosystems of Australia. Structure, floristics and dynamics of vegetation. Chemistry of forest soils, forest productivity and nutrient cycling. Techniques for quantitative analysis of vegetation data. Effects of competition and disturbance on community structure. Theories and models of community structure, dynamics and diversity. A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination. Groves R H Australian Vegetation 1981 Cambridge University Press Attiwill P M and Leeper G W Forest Soils and Nutrient Cycles 1987 Melbourne University Press Credit cannot be granted for both 606-301 and 606-311. Credit cannot be granted for both 606-301 and 606-311. 10.0 Dr P M Attiwill and Dr P R Minchin. Botany 606-204 or approved equivalent. First semester. 26 lectures (two each week) Students should gain

• knowledge of the structure and function of some major plant communities in Australia.
• knowledge of autecology, plant community ecology and ecosystem dynamics;
• knowledge of factors determining the rates of productivity and nutrient cycling and of the dynamics of organic matter in plant communities;
• knowledge of chemical analysis of soils and plants, and the numerical analysis of floristic and environmental data.

Vegetation and soils of natural ecosystems of Australia. Structure, floristics and dynamics of vegetation. Chemistry of forest soils, forest productivity and nutrient cycling. Techniques for quantitative analysis of vegetation data. Effects of competition and disturbance on community structure. Theories and models of community structure, dynamics and diversity. A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination. Groves R H Australian Vegetation 1981 Cambridge University Press Attiwill P M and Leeper G W Forest Soils and Nutrient Cycles 1987 Melbourne University Press 12.5 It should be noted that the prerequisite listed under the Faculty of Science entry does not apply to BForSc or BAgrSc students.