2009 Course Handbook
BIOL885: Aboriginal Impact on Australian Ecosystems
This unit covers a range of topics relating to the impact of Aboriginal people on Australian environments both in the past and in the present. Topics will include the biological origins of the Aboriginal people; the extinction of the Australian megafauna; fire and Australian vegetation; Aboriginal conservation strategies; population increase; and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Jim Kohen |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Corequisites: | BIOL886 |
| NCCWs: | BIOL350 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Faculty of Science |