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Note: Credit cannot be granted for both 606-301 and 606-311.
Credit points: 20.0
Coordinator: Dr P M Attiwill and Dr P R Minchin
Prerequisite: Botany 606-201, 606-204
Contact: 26 lectures (two a week) and 69 hours practical work (three hours a week), including 30 hours (five to six days) of excursions prior to the semester
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Students should gain:
- a 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;
- skills in chemical analysis of soils and plants, and in numerical analysis of floristic and environmental data;
- skills in field sampling, data acquisition and field interpretation.
Content:
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.
Assessment:
A 3-hour written examination; up to eight practical reports of up to 1,000 words each; a report of 2000-3,000 words on the excursion and related practical work
Prescribed texts:
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2. Botany, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p77) : Next:606-302 | Prev:606-216
Note: Credit cannot be granted for both 606-301 and 606-311.
Credit points: 20.0
Coordinator: Dr P M Attiwill and Dr P R Minchin.
Prerequisite: Botany 606-201, 606-204 or approved equivalents.
Contact: 26 lectures (two each week) and 69 hours practical work (three hours each week), including 30 hours (five to six days) of excursions prior to the semester
Timetable: First semester.
Objectives:
Students should gain:
- a 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;
- skills in chemical analysis of soils and plants, and in numerical analysis of floristic and environmental data;
- skills in field sampling, data acquisition and field interpretation.
Content:
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.
Assessment:
A 3-hour written examination; up to eight practical reports of up to 1,000 words each; a report of 2000-3,000 words on the excursion and related practical work
Prescribed texts:
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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
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