Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (Volume 4 page 25)
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Year 4 Forestry.
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Dr M Burgman.
Prerequisite: 211-214 Forest Ecology.
Contact: 36 hours of lectures and 36 hours of practicals(Second semester).
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should: have developed an understanding of the causes of population decline and extinction; understand the principles of population viability analysis; understand the principles of genetic conservation; be able to evaluate plans for population management and monitoring; be familiar with the processes involved in reserve design.
Content:
Definition and evaluation of conservation status, risk, decline and time horizons. Biodiversity, estimating the number of species, rates of species loss, measures of diversity. Population viability and simulation modelling applications. Habitat fragmentation, metapopulation dynamics, spatial structure, correlation, migration. Taxonomy and genetic resources. Close order management, recovery plans, translocation, genetic management. Ecosystem conservation and reserve design, species-area relationships, spatial patterns, GIS applications. Ecosystem reconstruction. Implementation of conservation plans, administrative structure, policy formulation, resource security, Flora and Fauna Guarantee.
Assessment:
In addition to a 3-hour written examination at the end of the subject, written tests and practical assignments each of up to 1,000 words may be given throughout the course.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (Volume 4 page 25)
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