Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Science

Schools

Biological Sciences School, Agriculture Food Sciences Schl

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

2T3P, Short field trips

Incompatible

BOTN3005

Recommended prerequisite

Assessment methods

Reports, Field Notes, Presentation and Case Study

Course enquiries

Prof Susanne Schmidt

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.

Course description

This course will no longer be offered after 2020. Please contact your Faculty Student Enquiries Office if you require assistance with course selection.

Global change is a topic of great concern, but what does it mean for plants and plant communities? Increasing temperatures, decreasing rainfall, rising atmospheric CO2 levels, degrading soils, excess nutrients, salt, heavy metals or man-made chemicals impact on plants and their ecosystems. Change can mean altered presence of herbivores, pests and pathogens, or competition with aggressive weeds. To manage plants and their communities in a changing world, it is instrumental to understand how plants adapt to change. Course participants will investigate how plants fare in ecosystems - currently and in the future - and explore the processes that govern plant communities. Collaborating with government scientists and using an advanced web-interface, you will gain first-hand experience that include field visits, networking with practioners, and data collection for hypothesis-driven research on plant communities in southeast Queensland. Participants choose on-demand lectures and discussions and partake in small group activities to gain the skills essential for plant and ecosystem science sought after by employers and as foundation for postgraduate studies.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile