Hobart
This unit has been discontinued.
Two week intensive unit with pre-unit reading.
Offered subject to sufficient enrolments.
Introduction
The unit covers aspects of Antarctic zooplankton including diversity,physiology, habitats, spatial/temporal ecology and climate change issues. Practicals will involve laboratory identification and investigation techniques, and current and historical literature investigations of Southern Ocean zooplankton research. There will also be a field component (one day) to the unit.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Southern Ocean Zooplankton Ecology |
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| Unit code | KSA715 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies |
| Discipline | Ecology and Biodiversity |
| Coordinator | Dr Kerrie Swadling |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Requisites
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On-campus component - Two weeks (10 days) of daily lectures, tutorials, literature discussions & practicals. Half day boating field trip to local marine sites. |
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| Assessment | Assignments (25%), class presentations (25%), and laboratory reports (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | |
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| Recommended |
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