91113 Ecosystem Protection

6cp; mostly online; class attendance includes 6 blocks of 3 hours for specialist lectures and site visits

Requisite(s): 91152 Contemporary Environmental Issues

This subject addresses the current issues in ecosystem protection and examines the contribution of science to management strategies of impacted ecosystems and to the formulation and development of regulatory guidelines and environmental law and policies. Topics address the processes of ecological assessment, monitoring, management and remediation of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems impacted by contamination and environmental changes. Case studies are used to demonstrate the integration of science in ecological/environmental risk assessment and environmental quality guidelines and the application of adaptive management strategies.

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Note(s)

This subject was formerly called Pollution Ecology.

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $889.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,562.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
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