791-025 Aquatic Ecology

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791-025 Aquatic Ecology
Credit Points	7.5
HECS Band	2
Coordinator	Ms Cheryl O'Dwyer
Prerequisites	Animal Biology II
Semester	1, repeat Summer (view timetable)
Contact	3 hours per week
Subject Description	The objectives are to identify the fauna and flora which occur in Australian aquatic systems; understand and apply procedures for monitoring water quality; carry out water monitoring project; and 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; and 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 2000 words (30%), written examination (30%)

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