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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

309865 (v.4) Introduction to Population Dynamics 601

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Area: Department of Environment and Agriculture
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Lecture: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: This unit discusses population growth and regulation. Topics covered include the study of life histories of exploited species, stock recruitment relationships, environmental influences on the recruitment within a fish stock, influence of population dynamics on genetic parameters, natural changes to populations, human interference in population change, impacts of competition (predatory-prey relationships) on community structure, and sustainability of populations.
Field of Education: 050999 Environmental Studies not elsewhere classified
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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