BZ5640 - Marine Plants and Algae in their Environments
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Marine & Environmental Sciences |
Available to postgraduate students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Science, Graduate Diploma of Science, Graduate Diploma of Research Methods, Master of Applied Science, Graduate Certificate of Development Practice, Graduate Diploma of Development Practice, Master of Science and Master of Development Practice. This subject is also suitable for undergraduate students at third year level and study abroad students with prior knowledge in ecology, evolution, aquaculture, water quality assessment/bioremediation and/or biotechnology.
This subject provides the conceptual foundations for students aspiring to work in areas of aquaculture novel feed development, water quality and remediation assessment and environmental protection and conservation. This subject examines the enormous diversity of marine plants and plant-like organisms from unicellular microscopic organisms to mangrove forests. This subject will explore the ecological role of micro-and macroalgae, reef ecosystems, seagrasses, mangrove habitats. The ecological data will be integrated with the role of domesticated micro- and macroalgal species in Aquaculture and Biotechnology. Special emphases will be placed on the commercial potential and users of marine plant-like organisms, as well as the down-stream biological effects of anthropogenic activities on marine plant-like communities. Field and laboratory studies will supplement coursework learning. Students will attend lectures, practical classes and field excursions, the cost of the latter will be additional to enrolment costs.
Learning Outcomes
- develop technical experience in sampling and analysing planktonic and benthic organisms;
- attain an understanding of cultivation requirements of marine microalgae for aquaculture and biotechnological applications;
- a demonstrated understanding of the ecological roles of primary producers in marine environments, biotechnology and industry;
- demonstrated comprehension of the evolutionary origin of marine plants/algae biodiversity.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have completed an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (biology or environmental science) and/or have a solid understanding in cellular structures of plant cells, general biology, ecology and evolution |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BT2240 BZ2640 BZ3640 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 3 | |
| Census Date 05-Feb-2015 | |
| Face to face teaching 12-Jan-2015 to 23-Jan-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Kirsten Heimann |
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| Assessment: | practical examination (35%); on-course assessment (15%); school-administered final exam (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.