91157 Marine Community Ecology

6cp
Requisite(s): 91110 Experimental Design and Sampling AND 91154 Ecology

The primary focus of this subject is on developing an understanding of the processes that structure marine communities dominated by invertebrates. The subject material enhances previous work in experimental design and focuses on interactions between the various elements of marine communities. This subject augments other subjects in the Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology which focus on fish, marine primary producers and coastal management.

Experimental work is conducted in the field on a seven-day excursion at a site near Sydney.

Additional subject costs: The approximate cost to students of the seven-day excursion is $300. For up-to-date costs and excursion dates, refer to the Department of Environmental Sciences website at:

http://www.science.uts.edu.au/des/index.html

Typical availability

This subject alternates with 91156 Marine Primary Producers and is offered every second year in Spring semester.

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $872.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,190.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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