ECOL403 Ecological Gradients - Populations to Ecosystems
Updated: 13 January 2009| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level D - Comp/internet essential | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | candidature in a postgraduate award | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | ECOL203 or ECOL210 or ECOL220 or ECOL510 | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units |
ECOL203 - Ecological Gradients - Populations to Ecosystems |
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| Coordinator(s) | Karl Vernes (kvernes@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
Ecology is based on an understanding of the distribution and abundance of living organisms and interactions with their environment. This unit focuses on the ecology of populations, communities and ecosystems, and the processes that structure ubiquitous gradients (e.g. altitude, latitude, soil fertility, moisture) in terrestrial landscapes. Resource use along gradients involving biological interactions (e.g. competition, predator-prey, and herbivory) is a key theme of the unit. Topics covered include community structure and succession, dispersal and recruitment, flows of energy and matter in ecosystems, and the role of disturbance in regulating ecosystem dynamics. This unit provides an understanding of ecological principles relevant to current human impacts such as climate change, land clearing and urbanisation. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
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| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |