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BT3410:03

Revegetation and Land Rehabilitation

Cairns

HECS Band 2

24 hours lectures, 12 hours practicals, field work. Semester 2.

Staff:

Assoc. Professor R Coventry.

This subject will concentrate on biological parameters associated with the revegetation and biological rehabilitation of disturbed sites; collection and storage of seed; role of seed banks; dormancy mechanisms; germination and establishment, particularly of native species and the role of mycorrhizae. Practicals will involve propagation techniques and influence of soil chemistry on plant growth.

Learning Objectives:

to gain an understanding of the methods required to revegetate disturbed sites;

to gain an understanding of the soil properties associated with such sites.

Assessment by examination (60%); practical work and project (40%).