BZ5880 - Ecology: Distribution, Abundance and Diversity
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2015 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
2
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Administered by: |
College of Marine & Environmental Sciences |
Postgraduate Diploma of Research Methods, Master of Applied Science, Graduate Diploma
of Science, Graduate Certificate of Science, Master of Science, Graduate Certificate
of Research Methods, Bachelor of Science (Advanced), Graduate Certificate of Development
Practice and Graduate Diploma of Development Practice.
This subject is an introduction to the key ideas in the ecology of plants and animals.
This subject emphasizes the techniques and methods used to explain the distribution
and abundance of species and how these measures help us understand the causes of extinction.
This subject also explores how populations of individual species combine to determine
local and global patterns in species diversity. Topics include fertility and mortality;
population dynamics and population regulation; life history strategies; interactions
between species (competition, facilitation, predation, herbivory, parasitism); dynamics
of communities; island biogeography; limits to the co-existence of species.
Learning Outcomes
- ability to critically assess ecological hypotheses;
- appreciation of the relationship between ecological theory and conservation and management
of natural populations and communities;
- be familiar with key concepts in population and community ecology.
Assumed Knowledge:
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Students enrolling in this subject should have a good understanding of biology or
environmental science, including, basic numerical and computer skills. Previous undergraduate
studies in ecology or zoology.
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Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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BZ5440 BZ2440 BZ2880 |
Availabilities
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Cairns,
Internal,
Study Period 2
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Census Date 27-Aug-2015 |
Coordinator: |
Assoc. Professor Will Edwards |
Lecturers:
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Assoc. Professor Will Edwards, <Person not found>. |
Workload expectations: |
- 26 hours lectures
- 15 hours tutorials
- 15 hours practicals
- 3 hours workshops/Seminars
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Assessment: |
presentations (15%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); assignments (20%); centrally-administered final exam (45%). |
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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.