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MB3230:03

Design and Analyses in Ecological Studies

Townsville

HECS Band 2

26 hours lectures, 39 hours practicals. Semester 2.

Staff:

Dr M Sheaves.

This subject will examine both traditional methods and more advanced techniques in the design and analysis of ecological studies. It will address a range of areas of study commonly undertaken by marine biologists, particularly those involving animal growth, descriptions of populations and communities. Each topic will be centred around a case study using real data and will consider the biological background to the problem and experimental design, statistical analysis and interpretation appropriate to the problem.

Learning Objectives:

to promote the development of problem solving skills, including the ability to tackle unfamiliar problems;

to encourage the ability to critically analyse and interpret field data and previously published scientific studies, allowing students to develop their own conclusions and ideas;

to facilitate students to develop competencies in scientific research, encompassing verbal, written, practical and group contexts;

to provide the skills to present and interpret analyses in a biological context for the biological and ecological literature.

Assessment by examination (50%); tutorials and assignments (50%).