794-012 Revegetation

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Subject Description

The objective of the subject is to extend the student's ability to: define agroforestry, revegetation and habitat creation systems; select appropriate species for habitat creation and revegetation situations; assess and prepare sites for planting and habitat creation; plan, implement and cost plantings and the creation of habitat landscapes; recognise the relationship between flora and fauna in relevant systems; prepare a management plan for a revegetation or habitat creation site; determine the best land use options for a unit of land; describe the benefits of revegetation and habitat creation.

The content includes: agroforestry, habitat creation and revegetation definitions, costs and benefits of revegetation and habitat creation management, site assessment and modification, products and markets, species selection, site preparation, revegetation schemes, techniques for creating habitats and diversifying flora and fauna, sites and their management, panting and establishment costs, labour, plantings and wildlife, government policy, careers and the future.

Assessment

Written examination and assignment.