ZL3205:03
Wildlife Ecology and Management
Townsville
Prerequisites: BS2001 (MB2060 or ZL2007 or ZL2102)
Inadmissable Subject Combination: ZL5205
26 lectures, 24 hours practicals, 3 days field work. Second semester.
Staff: Dr C Johnson.
This subject introduces the theory and practice of the management of terrestrial vertebrates, with a strong emphasis on wildlife management in Australia, the sustainable exploitation of vertebrate species and the control of vertebrate pests. Detailed case studies of Australian examples are provided throughout. Topics include theory and practice of harvesting as applied to wildlife populations; biological invasions; prospects for control of vertebrate pests; pest management; disease and disease transmission in wildlife populations habitat management, population monitoring.
Learning Objectives:
- familiarity with ecological theory as the scientific basis of wildlife management and with factors determining abundance and habitat utilisation by terrestrial vertebrates;
- familiarity with current problems, practices and controversies in wildlife management in Australia;
- familiarity with practical problems and methodologies in wildlife management.
Assessment by final examination (50%); essay (20%); practical assignment (30%).