Area: |
Muresk Institute |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
5.0 |
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| ** 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. ** |
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Lecture: |
1 x 5 Hours Weekly |
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Syllabus: |
Land degradation in Australia with reference to social, physical, chemical and biological attributes. Salinity, waterlogging, acidity, mechanics of erosion, erosivity and erodibility. Soil conservation and management. Amelioration of structure. Tillage. Offsite effects of fertiliser use. Economics of soil conservation. Laws. Restoration. Ecological stability. Engineering, technological and agronomic solutions. |
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| ** 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. ** |
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Field of Education: |
50100 Agriculture (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 1 |
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Y |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 2 |
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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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