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BIO2103Field methods in botany(SCI) Offered subject to final approval Dr Jenny Read 6 points + Summer semester (2 weeks; November - December) + Clayton campus and field station + Prerequisites: 12 points of BIO or BOT subjects (any level) + Prohibitions: BIO3103 Synopsis: This subject will be held at Clayton campus and a field station (to be advised). The course focuses on modern methods used by field botanists to study vegetation patterns as part of ecological studies. It includes discussion of a wide range of sampling methods used to survey vegetation and an introduction to some methods of floristic data analysis. Plant identification is a major component of the practical course. The course also includes an introduction to measurement of relevant environmental data, including soil description and analysis and to field-based ecophysiology. Each topic will be placed in the context of plant and vegetation responses to environmental factors. Assessment: Field project: 40% + Practical reports: 30% + Herbarium collection: 20% + Quiz: 10% |
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