MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
GES2170
Biogeography - the status of Australian vegetation
A P Kershaw
4 points + 3 hours per week on average (2 lectures and 1 lecture plus a 3
hour practical in alternate weeks + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: A
first-year sequence in geography, or permission of head
Synopsis This subject presents a dynamic approach to the study of
natural and society-modified vegetation. It includes an examination of the
factors and processes which have contributed towards the origins, nature and
distribution of Australian vegetation types, and an assessment of particular
problems of land use and conservation. The practical side of the course is
designed to provide familiarity with Australian vegetation and its analysis.
Assessment Written (1500 words): 40% + Examination (1.5 hours): 40% +
Practical work/fieldwork: 20%
Recommended texts
- Cox C B and Moore P D Biogeography: An ecological and evolutionary
approach 5th edn, Blackwell, 1993
- Groves R H (ed.) Australian vegetation 2nd edn, CUP, 1994
- Hill R (ed.) History of the Australian vegetation: Cretaceous to recent
CUP, 1994
- Kirkpatrick J A continent transformed: Human impact on the natural
vegetation of Australia OUP, 1994
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