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Unit of Study BIOL2011 - Ecology (2026)

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  • Enrolment information

    There will be a 2-day compulsory residential available for all students. Students can attend the Lismore campus or the National Marine Science Centre at Coffs Harbour. Please refer to http://www.scu.edu.au/timetables for further information.

Unit description

Introduces ecological principles in the context of productive agricultural, forest, terrestrial, and marine systems. Important ecological and landscape processes of energy flow, nutrient and water cycles, and community dynamics are examined. Students will compare natural and managed ecosystems.

Unit content

Module 1. Foundational concepts in ecology

Module 2. Ecological interactions and networks

Module 3. Population and community ecology

Module 4. Biodiversity and ecological resilience

Module 5. Landscape to biosphere ecology

Module 6. Ecology for conservation and management

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore
Term1
Term1
National Marine Science Centre Coffs Harbour
Term1
Term1
Online
Term1,5
Term1,5

Learning outcomes

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:

explain and understand key ecological concepts

assess and describe interactions between organisms and their environment

critically evaluate the structure and function of natural and managed ecosystems

demonstrate skills and knowledge in the collection and use of field ecological data.

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