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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Botany

606-207 Flora of Victoria

Availability:

This subject is offered full-time over 2 weeks in early February.

Credit Points:

When taken from Botany, Faculty of Science:
12.5
When taken from Biology, Faculty of Arts:
16.7 2nd year

Coordinator:

Professor Pauline Ladiges and Dr David Guest

Prerequisite/s:

At least one 100-level Biology subject (600-141 or 600-142 or 600-111).

Timetable:

Summer semester

Contact:

21 hours lectures, 33 hours practical work, including excursions

Objectives:

This subject is designed for students wishing to take a summer course, who are interested in the biology of native plants and plant communities and environmental studies. By taking this subject, students should:

  • gain an understanding of the biogeography and biology of the Victorian flora;

  • develop skills in identification of Victoria's land plants, seaweeds and macrofungi;

  • appreciate the evolutionary history of, conservation value of, and threats to Victoria's ecosystems.

Content:

Biogeographic regions of Victoria - climate, landforms, soils and vegetation types. History of the Victorian flora - fossils and evolutionary changes through the Tertiary and Quaternary. Biology of Victorian plants - intraspecific variation and adaptation to local conditions, ecotypes and clines in eucalypts and acacias, mallee plants, coastal plants, alpine plants, marine and fungal flora. Threats to the Victorian flora - weeds, diseases, pests, fire, extinctions.

Assessment:

A 2-hour written exam at the end of the subject, a written assignment (1500 words); and a project based on excursion and practical work (6 pages), submitted at the start of Semester 1.
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