BZ5480 - Restoration Ecology
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2015 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
2
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Administered by: |
College of Marine & Environmental Sciences |
Graduate Certificate of Science, Graduate Diploma of Science, Master of Science, Graduate
Certificate of Research Methods, Postgraduate Diploma of Research Methods, Bachelor
of Science (Advanced), Graduate Certificate of Development Practice, Graduate Diploma
of Development Practice, Master of Development Practice.
This subject will focus on developing student appreciation and understanding for one
of the most important processes involved in wildlife ecology: the mitigation and restoration
of impacts of habitat loss and landscape change. Habitat loss is one of the main drivers
of species extinction facing much of the tropical world (and, indeed, other areas).
Alleviating the potential impact of habitat loss requires restoring previously degraded
natural systems and re-instating ecological processes. This subject will introduce
students to this problem and focus on its solution. The subject will have a primarily
plant-based focus (the basis of all habitat restoration programmes) and will introduce
students to fundamental biological and functional attributes of plants and how these
can be used in restoration. The subject will address the theoretical basis of restoration,
its practical application and the ecological techniques (and evidence) for how wildlife
populations (both plant and animal) change in response to restoration efforts.
There are additional charges for this subject; please contact the School for details.
Learning Outcomes
- Develop an appreciation for scope of plant (and animal) taxonomy and biologically
important functional traits and how these influence and define performance, growth
and survivorship in wild populations;
- Develop understanding of general theory of restoration ecology for wildlife and how
ecological theory can be used in reducing/reversing impacts of habitat loss;
- Gain experience in the implementation of restoration activities, monitoring and ecological
survey techniques used to study natural field populations.
Assumed Knowledge:
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Students enrolling in this subject should have basic knowledge in ecological theory,
an understanding of botanical and zoological terminology and organisation, and skills
in experimental design and analysis. Students should have completed equivalents for
BZ1004, BZ1005 and BZ2001/BZ5001.
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Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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BZ2480 |
Availabilities
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Cairns,
Internal,
Study Period 1
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Census Date 26-Mar-2015 |
Coordinator: |
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Lecturers:
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Workload expectations: |
- 26 hours lectures
- 10 hours practicals
- 36 hours fieldwork
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Assessment: |
presentations (34%); assignments (33%); centrally-administered final exam (33%). |
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.