BT5026:03
Ecology of Tropical Forests
Townsville
Prerequisites: Consult HOS
Inadmissable Subject Combination: BT3280
Second semester.
Aspects of the ecology of tropical forests, including classification, origins, factors determining distribution and diversity, management and conservation. Community dynamics, including gap-phase regeneration, nutrient cycling, productivity and phenology. Field work on identification, description and measurement of rainforest vegetation and soils. Students will be expected to attend BT3280 lectures, practicals, field trips and additional classes.
Assessment by examination, small project, seminar and assignment.
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