EV3203 - Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds, Reptiles
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | Sch of Earth & Environmental Sciences (pre 2015) |
Role of wildlife in marine systems; threatening processes, current and historical, impacting on marine wildlife; indigenous peoples use of marine wildlife, including management strategies; the theory and practice of the scientific study of populations of marine wildlife; the theoretical basis to, and practical application of, management practices to control human impacts on marine wildlife.
Learning Outcomes
- appreciate the importance of socio-political issues relevant to management and conservation goals;
- to gain familiarity with current theory of, and controversies associated with, management of marine wildlife;
- understanding of relevant field techniques;
- understanding the historical perspective of processes threatening marine wildlife.
| Prerequisites: | AT LEAST 12 CREDIT POINTS OF LEVEL 2 SUBJECTS INCLUDING 6 CREDIT POINTS OF LEVEL 2 BZ OR EV OR MB |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | EV5203 TG3006 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Mark Hamann. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); presentations (5%); assignments (45%). |
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.