303536 (v.2) Environmental Awareness 112


Area:

Department of Environmental Biology

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

2.0
 
** 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
 

Syllabus:

Complexity of ecological systems. Special features of WA. Nutrient cycling. Water and nutrient flow in ecosystems. Population genetics. Mining rehabilitation. Realities. River systems, wetlands, salt lakes. Factors affecting community structure. Role of water in human settlement. Energy flow. Coastal and marine environment. Succession. Environmental issues in Australia. Population dynamics. Feral animals. Biological diversity at different levels. Biodiversity and plant/animal interactions. Natural, agricultural, urban ecosystems. Man the destroyer. Preditor/prey interactions. Fish and Fisheries. Sandplain country and Swan Coastal.
 
** 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:

10900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area