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This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the rich diversity of New Zealand's native plants and forest ecosystems. Students will develop skills in collecting, curating, and identifying key native plant species, gaining a solid foundation in plant diversity and evolutionary history. The course covers the biology of dominant New Zealand tree species, as well as invertebrate and fungal biology within native forests. Additionally, the course addresses wildfire behaviour and its role in forest ecosystems, equipping students with knowledge of fire management practices in New Zealand. The cultural significance of forest species to Maori will be emphasised throughout the course.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the rich diversity of New Zealand's native plants and forest ecosystems. Students will develop skills in collecting, curating, and identifying key native plant species, gaining a solid foundation in plant diversity and evolutionary history. The course covers the biology of dominant New Zealand tree species, as well as invertebrate and fungal biology within native forests. The cultural significance of forest species to Māori will be emphasised throughout the course.
Students will have:1. An appreciation and understanding of plant diversity and evolution, including the collection, curation and identification of key New Zealand native plants with an emphasis on dominant tree species;2. An understanding of invertebrate/fungal biology and ecology of New Zealand's native forests;3. An understanding of the cultural significance of native plants and animals to Māori.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Biculturally competent and confident
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
FORE111 and BIOL112; or subject to approval by the Chair Board of Studies.
FORE218
BIOL111 (BCHM111), and/or BIOL113, and/or BIOL116
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Sarah Wyse
Stephen Pawson
There is no text book for this course, but you are required to purchase the following book for the field trip: Dawson L & Lucas R 2000. Nature Guide to the New Zealand Forest. Random House, Auckland (available from the University Bookshop for $45)
Domestic fee $1,190.00
International fee $5,875.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Forestry .