211-254 Field Studies & Dendrology

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

600-141 Biology of Cells and Organisms, 600-142 Genetics and the Evolution of Life

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

On completion of this subject, students should have a better understanding of the integrated nature of forestry and land management in Australia; have basic skills including first aid, bush survival and dealing with emergencies; care, use and maintenance of hand-tools and chain-saws; have an appreciation of the setting in which field activities are conducted through exposure to forest work gangs, experienced field supervisors and Landcare groups; understand the use of computers in forestry; have an ability to use keen observation to interpret and analyse field observations; and have basic skills in fire survival and fire suppression methods.

Students should also be:

• competent in the identification, taxonomy and morphology of eucalypts, conifers, deciduous hardwoods and important elements of the Australian flora; and

• aware of the distribution, characteristics and uses of many Australian forest species.

Assessment

One 2-hour written examination. Attendance and participation in all field days and excursions, and assessment of competencies included in the subject. A workbook detailing the activities and exercises will be graded.

Prescribed Texts

• L Costermans, Native Trees and Shrubs of South-Eastern Australia. Rigby, 1981.