Hobart
Introduction
Provides instruction in the biodiversity and phylogeny of algal groups and allied protists, physico-chemical limnology and oceanography, phytoplankton ecology, micropaleontology, seaweeds, harmful algal blooms and aquatic food webs. Particular reference is made to studies in Australian, Antarctic and Southern Ocean waters. Applied phycological research and implications for environmental monitoring, climate change and aquaculture are emphasised.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Aquatic Botany |
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| Unit code | KSM305 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies |
| Discipline | Ecology and Biodiversity |
| Coordinator | Catriona Hurd |
| Teaching staff | Prof G Hallegraeff, Prof A McMinn |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Requisites
(KZA211 and KZA212 or KPA215) or (KSM201 and KSM202)
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
KPA372
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 26 lectures/tutorials, 13x3-hr practical sessions; Microscopy, full-day Derwent River cruise, a seaweed excursion, and a demonstration of electron microscopes and PAM fluorometry will be a major part of the practicals |
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| Assessment | assignment (25%), end-of-sem written exam (50%), practical exam (25%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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