Week 8: The Terrestrial Environment

Lecture 1: The terrestrial environment of the sub-Antarctic (Dr Mark Hovenden)
The sub-Antarctic islands - general, climate etc. Types of plants present. Vegetation types on sub-Antarctic islands. Interactions between plants and other organisms (fungi, animals). Ecosystem processes in brief

Lecture 2: The terrestrial environment of Antarctica (Dr Mark Hovenden)
Bioclimatic zones of terrestrial polar regions. The Maritime (cold) Antarctic. Climatic range. Types of plants present. Environmental controls on cold Antarctic plants. The Continental (frigid) Antarctic. Climatic range. Types of plants present. Environmental controls on frigid Antarctic plants

Tutorial: Self guided tour of the Subantarctic House at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens