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Unit of Study ERTH2002 - Ecosystem Regeneration (2022)

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  • Enrolment information

    Students require a good understanding of soil and its constituents including soil physical properties, soil organic matter and biology, clay mineralogy and chemistry and are familiar with soil classification and scientific report writing.

Unit description

Explores some of the greatest challenges faced by terrestrial and marine ecosystems, from soil erosion to climate change. The underlying causes are examined, and a range of ground-breaking research projects are described that can support the regeneration of Earth’s ecosystems.

Unit content

1. Soil erosion and structural degradation: causes and effects

2. Salinisation: causes and effects

3. Soil mapping and land capability classification

4. Acidification and acid sulfate soils

5. Climate change impacts

6. Regenerating terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems ecosystems

Availabilities

2022 unit offering information will be available in November 2021

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:

identify and discuss the causes, prevention and rehabilitation of a range of types of habitat degradation

apply discipline specific knowledge to identify and prioritise areas for regeneration

critically evaluate the principles and practices of ecosystem regeneration

critically analyse a selected land use or ecosystem degradation issue in relation to its habitat regeneration potential.