School Of Science And HealthAquatic EcologyWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300465.2
Discipline: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
BI304A - Environmental Biology 3.2 (V1)
About this Unit
Temperate aquatic ecosystems, freshwater, estuarine and marine are some of the most threatened ecosystems. Lack of understanding and pressures from urbanisation have caused alteration of these habitats, sometimes without regard to the ecological and social consequences. This unit will emphasise that to understand human impacts in our environment involves the logic and philosophy of science. On completion of this unit students will have knowledge of the main animal and plants in aquatic ecosystems and the techniques in experimental design and analysis needed to investigate estuarine, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Throughout this unit, the results of scientific and experimental work on temperate aquatic ecosystems, which inform decision-making and conservation of these habitats will be emphasised.
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