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 211-215 Forest Ecology

Credit Points

11

Coordinator

Mr R Hateley

Prerequisites

211-216 Forest Dendrology

Semester

2

Contact

24 hours of lectures and 36 hours of practical work

Subject Description

On completion of this unit, students should be: competent in categorising Australian vegetation on both a structural and a floristic basis; identifying the major components of the Australian flora using keys: familiar with basic ecological concepts from the organisational levels of the organism through to the biosphere, particularly in relation to forests. Content includes: plant systematics, taxonomy and nomenclature; construction and use of keys; forest ecology: the environment, the organism, the population, the community, the ecosystem, the biosphere.

Assessment

One 3-hour written examination at the end of the semester and written tests and practical assignments may be given throughout the course.

Prescribed Texts
  • Krebs C, Ecology. 1985 Academic Press.
  • Clarke, I & Lee, H., Name that Flower. MUP, 1987.
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