BIRDS, PLANTS AND POLLINATORS
ENV3BPP
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Interactions between species are thought to have been critical for generating the diversity of species we see on earth today, but also pose particular challenges for conservation biologists. In this field course, we study animal-plant interactions in the species rich heath lands and forests of the north coast of NSW, with a strong emphasis on pollination by vertebrates. You will design and conduct ecological and behavioural studies of plants and animals in the field. This research will encompass both theoretical topics, such as the adaptation of flowers to particular groups of pollinators, and applied topics, such as the conservation issues associated with maintaining ecological interactions between organisms. In addition, there will be a focus on both developing the ability for you to identify elements of the Australian flora and avifauna, and increasing their exposure to a diversity of field techniques.
School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Ryan Phillips
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: BIO2POS AND (ZOO2FE OR BOT2PDE)
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: Students MUST check details of dates & costs of field trips with the department. This field course incurs additional costs.
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Pizzey and Knight Birds of Australia
Resource Type: Web resource
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight
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Publisher: Gibbon Multimedia
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Mangroves to Mountains: A Field Guide to the Plants of South-east Queensland
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Glenn Leiper et al.
Year: 2017
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Society for Growing Australian Native Plants, Logan Branch
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Pollination and Floral Ecology
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Pat Willmer
Year: 2011
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A