Online Courses Handbook 2003

305726 (v.1) Western Australian Environments 111

Area:	Department of Environmental Biology
Contact Hours:	2.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Ecosystems of Western Australia. Important factors influencing ecosystems, including climate, soils, fire, geomorphology and evolutionary history. Water as a controlling factor. Coastal marine environments and fish and fisheries. Forestry in the jarrah and karri forests. Arid and semi-arid regions. Mining and rehabilitation. Aspects of biodiversity and the interaction of plants and animals.