BIOL270-09S1 (C) Semester One 2009

Ecology

22 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2009
End Date: Sunday, 28 June 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 May 2009

Description

Principles of ecology with an emphasis on New Zealand factors affecting plant and animal ecology, including population ecology, competition, resource acquisition, disturbance and succession.

There is a compulsory field trip:  
During the main autumn study break there is a field trip to Cass, for four days. You will be advised of Cass trip details early in the first term. Note that the field trip is compulsory and provides the source of all the interm assessment.  Field Trip dates are EITHER 15-18 April, OR 18-21 April OR 21-24 April 09.  Importantly you will need to book your preference for one of the trips on the course Blackboard site once it is set up.


Biol 270 is co-coded Fore202, you can only be creditied with one of these course codes.

Learning Outcomes

This course is designed to teach the key principles of ecology in a New Zealand context, including the reasons for the present distributions of plants and animals. You will learn many of the important species in the native biota; identification and field work skills; and the history of landscapes in Canterbury New Zealand.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

PAMS204, FORE202

Equivalent Courses

Timetable Note

Labs held in either Room 121 (stage II A lab) ground floor van Haast building or the Cave Computer lab (2nd lab).  

Lab sessions held in week 3, 4 and 5 start the week of Monday 9 March 2009.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Angus McIntosh

Lecturers

Dave Kelly , David Norton and Matthew Turnbull

Lab Coordinator

Jenny Ladley

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
2 x 5% Short Field Trip Reports 10%
Final Exam 60%
Major Field Trip Report 30%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Begon, Michael. , Townsend, Colin R., Harper, John L; Ecology : from individuals to ecosystems ; 4th ed; Blackwell Pub, 2006.

Dawson, John , Lucas, Rob; Nature guide to the New Zealand forest ; Godwit, 2000.

Notes

This is an essential preparatory course for all students with an interest in any aspect of ecology.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,022.00

International fee $4,791.00

* 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 Biological Sciences .

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