302448 (v.3) Ecology 501

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Area:	Department of Environmental Biology
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork:	1 x 5 Days Quarterly
Natural succession and the struggle for existence. Temperature, moisture, light, soil and fire, in relation to distribution, development and competition between organisms. Population growth and regulation. Predator/prey distributions. Community structure, plant succession and evolution of the Australian flora and fauna.