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121-172 "Global Ecology and Biogeography" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. Geography, Faculty of Arts (v3, p84) : Next:121-201 | Prev:121-171
2. Environmental Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p67) : Next:121-203 | Prev:121-171
5. Geomatics, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p117) : Next:121-212 | Prev:121-171
Note: Students who have taken 121-172 Environmental Management in 1993 cannot receive credit for this subject due to overlap in subject content.
Credit points: 12.5 1st year.
Coordinator: Dr I Thomas.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 2-hour laboratory per week. Two days of field work.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
At the end of this subject students should:
- be familiar with basic ecological concepts and issues in contemporary biogeography at the global scale;
- be able to identify how environmental variables influence the distribution and properties of the world's major natural landscapes;
- understand the extent of human impacts on major biomes, and approaches to preservation and restoration;
- be able to apply basic field and laboratory methods for plant community (and soil) description and analysis.
Content:
Global patterns of species diversity; biogeographic realms; the distribution and nature of the world's major biomes. Introduction to world soils. Human impacts on landscapes; deforestation, desertification, acidification, wetland conversion, fragmentation, extinctions, invasions. Preservation and restoration. Biodiversity.
Assessment:
Thirteen weekly practical exercises to be completed in class (30 per cent), assignment up to 2,000 words (30 per cent), a final 2-hour examination (40 per cent).
1. Geography, Faculty of Arts (v3, p84) : Next:121-201 | Prev:121-171
2. Environmental Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p67) : Next:121-203 | Prev:121-171
5. Geomatics, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p117) : Next:121-212 | Prev:121-171
3. Geography, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p110) : Next:121-203 | Prev:121-171
Note: Students who have taken 121-172 Environmental Management in 1993 cannot receive credit for this subject due to overlap in subject content.
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Dr I. Thomas.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 2-hour laboratory each week. Two days of field work.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
At the end of this subject students should:
- be familiar with basic ecological concepts and issues in contemporary biogeography at the global scale;
- be able to identify how environmental variables influence the distribution and properties of the world's major natural landscapes;
- understand the extent of human impacts on major biomes, and approaches to preservation and restoration;
- be able to apply basic field and laboratory methods for plant community (and soil) description and analysis.
Content:
Global patterns of species diversity; biogeographic realms; the distribution and nature of the world's major biomes. Introduction to world soils. Human impacts on landscapes; deforestation, desertification, acidification, wetland conversion, fragmentation, extinctions, invasions. Preservation and restoration. Biodiversity.
Assessment:
Thirteen weekly practical exercises to be completed in class (30 per cent); assignment up to 2,000 words (30 per cent); a final 2-hour examination (40 per cent).
* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, COORDINATOR, POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
3. Geography, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p110) : Next:121-203 | Prev:121-171
4. Geography, Faculty of Science (v4, p192) : Next:121-211 | Prev:121-171
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Dr I Thomas
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 3-hour laboratory per week. Up to two days of field work
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students completing this subject should:
- be familiar with basic ecological concepts and issues in contemporary biogeography at the global scale;
- be able to identify how environmental variables influence the distribution and properties of the world's major natural landscapes;
- understand the extent of human impacts on major biomes, and approaches to preservation and restoration;
- be able to apply basic field and laboratory methods for plant community (and soil) description and analysis.
Content:
Global patterns of species diversity. Biogeographic realms. Distribution, properties and functioning of the world's major biomes (tropical, temperate and boreal forests, grasslands, deserts, arctic and alpine assemblages, island ecosystems, wetlands). Processes of soil formation. Distribution and properties of soils.
Assessment:
Weekly practical exercises (30%), assignment of up to 2,000 words (30%); a final 2-hour examination (40%).
* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, CONTENT, OBJECTIVES, POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
4. Geography, Faculty of Science (v4, p192) : Next:121-211 | Prev:121-171
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
Maintained by: Dept. of Geography, Faculty of Arts.
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