GE2452:03
Biogeography and Climatology
Cairns
HECS Band 2
26 lectures, 12 tutorials, 12 hours practicals, 16 hours field work. Semester 1.
Staff: Assoc. Professor S Turton.
Ecosystems and inter-relationships between physical and biotic elements of the environment. Atmospheric circulations at different scales. Weather patterns and their spatial and temporal variations.
Learning Objectives:
- to develop an understanding of contemporary biogeographical principles;
- to develop an understanding of climatic and atmospheric processes at varying scales.
Assessment by examination (50%); practicals (12%); tutorials (6%); essay (25%); field report (7%).