312364 (v.1) Aquatic Systems 101

Area:	Department of Environmental and Aquatic Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Types of aquatic systems; Diversity of aquatic life; Introduction to phylogeny and taxonomy of aquatic species; basic water chemistry, morphometrics and identification of aquatic invertebrates and fishes; Anthropogenic impacts on aquatic ecosystems; approaches to monitoring aquatic biodiversity;Ecology of multi-species aquatic systems; Abiotic (physical and chemical water quality parameters) and biotic environment (primary producers an consumers) Life cycle strategies of common zooplanktons and their role in food web, Introduction to marine and freshwater habitats, Review of existing body of knowledge in the relevant areas of aquatic systems, coastal zone management, fisheries, aquaculture and aquatic environmental management.
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	050701 Aquaculture
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Essential *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2010	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External