James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2008

BZ3400 - Population and Community Ecology

Credit points: 03
Year: 2008
Student Contribution Band: Band 2
Administered by: School of Marine & Tropical Biology

An advanced treatment of theory and techniques used in the study of population and community ecology. Major topics include population ecology; demography of plant and animal populations with an emphasis on tropical organisms and population processes; community ecology including patterns, dynamics, structure and determinants of structure in communities and plant/animal interactions.

Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites:BZ1001 and BZ2400
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
ZL3040 and BZ5400

Availabilities

Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 04-Apr-2008
Coordinator: Dr Brad Congdon
Lecturers: Dr Will Edwards, Dr Brad Congdon.
Contact hours:
  • 26 hours lectures
  • 39 hours practicals
    Assessment:end of semester exam (50%); on-course assessment (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.