BZ5400 - Population and Community Ecology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
Available to postgraduate students enrolled in the GradCertSc, GradDipSc, GradDipResMeth and MAppSc.
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
- to gain an advanced understanding of the theoretical background and the practical aspects of the study of population and community ecology.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
- 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 read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (eg biology or environmental science) or have acquired equivalent knowledge through other study. They should have a good understanding of quantitative methods in biology (BS5001 or BZ5001 or equivalent). |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BZ3400 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Brad Congdon |
| Lecturers: | Dr Will Edwards, Dr Brad Congdon. |
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| 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.