BIO3061

Marine botany

Dr John Beardall

6 points
* First semester
* Clayton
* Two 1-hour lectures, equivalent of 3 hours laboratory + field work per week
* Prerequisite: 16 points [BSc(Env) 12 points] from level 2 BOT/ZOO/BIO
* Prohibition: BOT3011

Objectives Students will gain a basic knowledge of the diversity of marine plant life. At the end of the course students should understand the basic physiological processes underlying the growth and productivity of marine algae and apprreciate soon the various levels of ecological interaction between marine plants and their environment

Synopsis This subject deals with the biology of marine plants. Lectures give special emphasis to the diversity, ecology and ecophysiology of marine algae and the environments in which they live. There is a five-day field course held at the Queenscliff Marine Station during orientation week. The field course concentrates on practical skills such as: planning and conducting experiments, laboratory techniques, and identification and microscopic examination of marine algae.

Assessment Examination (2.5 hours): 60%
* Practical work, field work and projects: 40%

Recommended texts

Clayton M N and King R J Biology of marine plants Longman Cheshire, 1990
Dring M R The biology of marine plants Edward Arnold, 1982