Area: | Department of Environmental Biology |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Practical: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Fieldwork: | 6 x 0.5 Days Yearly |
Prerequisite(s): | 8974 (v.7) Flowering Plants 201 or any previous version
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8977 (v.7) Vertebrate Animals 202 or any previous version
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8975 (v.8) Algology and Mycology 202 or any previous version
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8976 (v.7) Invertebrate Animals 201 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Roadside Conservation. State of the environment and conservation strategies. Environmental management Systems. Environmental protection - volunteering. Biodiversity an conservation. Threatening processes, determining conservation, priorities & ecologicaltriage. Pythium diseases of carrot. Finding full-time work in biology. Threatened WA biota Nematodes - the definitive can of worms. Visit vertebrate pest research section. Coastal Ecology of Andros Islands. Australian Energy. Protected areas, reserve design, off-reserve conservation. Inventorying biodiversity in WA. Recent fossil discoveries of W.A. Great moments in Evolution from fish to mammals. Management of urban bushland. The Politics of the Environment. The role of the environmental consultant. How many species are there on earth? Forest management.Translocations and captive breeding. Are bird brains inferior to those of mammals? Environmental monitoring of terrestrial environments. Environmental monitoring of terrestrial environments. Living Landscapes. Nature Conservation in the WA Central Wheatbelt. Environmental monitoring of aquatic environments. Are isolated trees worth conserving? The case of ants in the seasonally dry tropics of Mexico. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have gained an insight into a variety of applications of biology that are useful to humans and developed an understanding and opinion of how biologists undertake particular types of work, through an active participation in biology applications. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Burgman, M.A. & Lindenmayer, D.B., 1998, 'Conservation Biology for the Australian Environment', Surrey Beatty, Sydney. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Attendance 10%. Participation 5%. Seminar 5%. Reports 40%. Examination 40%. |
Field of Education: | 10900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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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 |
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