2009 Course Handbook
BIOL347: Australian and World Vegetation
This unit provides an understanding of natural vegetation resources and the tools to implement sustainable vegetation management. Topics include: an overview of Australian and world vegetation, classification and description of vegetation, vegetation distribution and structure in relation to environmental factors such as climate and soil type, methods for describing, monitoring, sampling and mapping vegetation, vegetation dynamics, vegetation management within a landscape context, future of vegetation with climate change and landscape fragmentation, rehabilitation of vegetation. Laboratory and field work are important components of the unit.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 5 |
| When Offered: |
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year (On Campus session: 15-16 August; 19-21 September) |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Michelle Leishman |
| Prerequisites: | 40cp including 6cp in 100-level BIOL units and 12cp in 200-level BIOL, GEOS or ENV units |
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| Unit Designations: | Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Biological Sciences |
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