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 791-025 Aquatic Ecology

Credit Points

7.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Ms Sandra Jones

Prerequisites

Animal Biology II

Semester

1, repeat 2 (view timetable)

Contact

3 hours per week

Subject Description

The objectives are: identify the fauna and flora which occur in Australian aquatic systems; understand and apply procedures for monitoring water quality; carry out water monitoring project; be aware of the importance of key species in the fisheries industry.

The content includes: radiation and adaptations of different animal and plant groups in freshwater and marine environments; procedures of biomonitoring using benthic macroinvertebrates; methods for assessing water quality; methods for sampling aquatic vertebrate species; the importance of native fish and crustacean species in Australian fisheries. Students will be required to design and carry out a biomonitoring project.

Assessment

Biomonitoring report (40%); written assignment of 2,000 words (30%), written examination (30%).

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