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Unit of Study BIO01204 - Wetland Ecosystems (2016)

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  • Enrolment information

    This external unit will have a compulsory residential workshop at the Lismore campus. Please refer to the external residential timetable which can be found on the Environmental Science Student Centre in MySCU.

Unit description

The unit Wetland Ecosystems provides an understanding of the structure, functioning and importance of aquatic ecosystems in freshwater environments and emphasises the need for their careful management. The importance of water as the medium for abiotic and biotic components needs to be recognised in order to understand the effects of human influence on aquatic ecosystems.

Unit content

The following topics will be discussed:

  • the aquatic environment
  • wetland hydrology
  • wetland chemistry
  • wetland biology
  • wetland habitats
  • human use and conservation of wetland ecosystems
  • palaeolimnology
  • management of wetland ecosystems.

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 1 Session 1
Online Session 1 N/A

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 describe the major physical, chemical and biological characteristics of wetland ecosystems including natural, artificial and disturbed systems
2 discuss human impacts upon wetland ecosystems and related management issues
3 demonstrate research skills in the field
4 prepare concise and accurate reports on wetland ecosystems and contribute to the rational management of aquatic resources

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. describe the major physical, chemical and biological characteristics of wetland ecosystems including natural, artificial and disturbed systems
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  2. discuss human impacts upon wetland ecosystems and related management issues
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  3. demonstrate research skills in the field
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. prepare concise and accurate reports on wetland ecosystems and contribute to the rational management of aquatic resources
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.