MB2060 - Marine Ecology and Environmental Assessment
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
Available to undergraduate students who have the appropriate prerequisites of biometry and/or statistics.
Overview of the study of tropical marine ecology. Introduction to natural and anthropogenic processes that influence marine communities. Explore methods used to describe, assess and model the marine environment. Emphasis on rigorous description, monitoring, impact assessment and experimentation. Introduction to role of ecologists in environmental management. An optional three hours of study skills lectures have been integrated into the subject to improve the general skills base of students.
Learning Outcomes
- proficiency in the collection, handling and analysis of ecological data;
- understand some of the practical applications of marine ecology;
- understand the role of ecologists in environmental management;
- the ability to design ecological sampling programs and experiments.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have a good understanding of level 1 biology, particularly zoology (eg ZL1001), and should have completed BS2001 or MA1401 or equivalent. |
| Prerequisites: | BS2001 OR MA1401 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | MB5002 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2009 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Mark McCormick. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (55%); quizzes or tests (10%); assignments (20%); three laboratory exercises; (15%). |
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.