10cp

Vegetation Ecology

Prerequisites BIOL102 Principles of Ecology, INFO201 Environmental Data Analysis

Teaching Organisation 6 contact hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

Vegetation ecology is the scientific study of the factors influencing the distribution and abundance of plants at three levels of complexity: the individual organism and its interaction with its environment; the population (of individuals of the same species) and the community (consisting of numbers of populations). This unit will introduce student to ecological theory pertaining to plant communities and demonstrate its relevance in an Australian context. Students will gain specific knowledge of plant taxonomy, biotic and abiotic interactions in a natural setting, and plant responses to human-induced disturbances (fire, pollution and climate change).

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