AG5005 - Advanced Agroecology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
Available to postgraduate students of Marine & Tropical Biology, in a relevant discipline
Agricultural systems that feed 6.5 billion <i>Homo sapiens</i> should maintain productivity over time without reducing the condition of the landscape ie be sustainable. In this subject, we address the principles by which farming systems can be managed to be structural and functional mimics of more complex natural ecosystems. The ecology and sustainability of selected agricultural systems will be examined, as will the implications of extensive and intensive agriculture. Particular emphasis will be given to sustainable land-use solutions in the tropics where climate is often unpredictable and stresses significant. The agroecology of agricultural systems in developed and developing societies will be compared and the potential roles of emerging technologies and land-use strategies evaluated.
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Learning Outcomes
- A systems knowledge of various agroecosystems, and of associated issues and solutions required for sustainable production;
- An understanding of the levels of integration between plants and environment in agricultural ecosystems;
- Skills in field observation, data collection and scientific literacy.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | AG3005 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 04-Apr-2008 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Jonathan Cornelius |
| Lecturers: | Dr Joseph Holtum, Dr Tony Page, Dr Kamaljit Kaur, Assoc. Professor Michelle Waycott. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 04-Apr-2008 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Jonathan Cornelius |
| Lecturers: | Dr Joseph Holtum, Dr Tony Page, Dr Kamaljit Kaur, Assoc. Professor Michelle Waycott. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.