ISSUES IN CONSERVATION
WCB2IC
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This unit covers rationales for biodiversity conservation: moral, aesthetic and utilitarian. Biodiversity and its assessment: measures of biodiversity, survey methods for bacteria, protists, plants and animals, surrogate groups, molecular assessment of biodiversity as genetic information content, rapid assessment methods, endemism, taxonomy and phylogeny. Biodiversity in Australia: continental biogeography, characteristics of Australian ecosystems. Maximising retained biodiversity through optimal reserve selection. Threatening processes. Ecosystem services: relationship to biodiversity. Management of endangered species: status evaluation, life histories, captive maintenance, inbreeding avoidance, reintroduction, population viability analysis, impact of introduced species. Restoration ecology. Use of computer programs for conservation biological analysis: reserve selection, evolutionary distinctiveness, and population viability analysis.
Faculty: Faculty of Science, Tech & Engineering
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Nick Murphy
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: BIO1AD, BIO1GEN, BIO1PS
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: CBE2IC
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Practical conservation biology | Prescribed | D. Lindenmayer & M. Burgman (2005) | CSIRO |
| Readings | Conservation biology in Australia: An introduction | Recommended | T.R. New. (2006) | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Albury-Wodonga, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: 40
Enrolment information: Accommodation in Practical classes. Academic performance in pre-requisite subjects.
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Alexei Rowles
Class requirements
Field TripWeek: 10 - 22
One 5.0 days field trip per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Field course (5 days) in week before Semester One"
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
PracticalWeek: 10 - 22
One 10.0 hours practical per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Field diary/notebook | 10 | |
| Literature review (1500 words) | 10 | |
| Project report - (3000 words) | 15 | |
| Project report - group oral presentation | 5 | |
| Theory exam (3 hours) | 60 |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: 40
Enrolment information: Accommodation in Practical classes. Academic performance in pre-requisite subjects.
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Nick Murphy
Class requirements
Field TripWeek: 10 - 22
One 5.0 days field trip per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Field course (5 days) in week before Semester One"
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
PracticalWeek: 10 - 22
One 10.0 hours practical per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Field diary/notebook | 10 | |
| Literature review (1500 words) | 10 | |
| Project report - (3000 words) | 15 | |
| Project report - group oral presentation | 5 | |
| Theory exam (3 hours) | 60 |