Unit details
SLE347 - Restoration of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
| Offering information: | Not offered as of 2013 |
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| Offered at: | (W) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | SQB347 |
| Unit chair: | D Ierodiaconou |
| Prerequisite: | Any two level 2 SBB, SLE, SQB, SQE or SQP units |
| Corequisite: | SLE010 |
| Contact hours: | 2 lectures per week (or equivalent), 5 x 3 hour practical sessions (or equivalent) |
| Note: Students may be required to meet their own expenses for the field laboratory course at Warrnambool. Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
The unit focuses on the impacts of human use on marine and freshwater ecosystems, how to assess these impacts, and the methods of rehabilitation and management of multiple-use ecosystems. Topics to be addressed in this unit include water resources; water use; influence of land use transition on water resources; non-point sources and the interrelationships between aquatic ecosystems and catchments; translocation and restocking; the effects of catchment disturbance on aquatic communities; eutrophication and salinity; regulated streams and water extraction; wetlands and coastal disturbance; water quality management; lake, stream and marine ecosystem rehabilitation; and environmental flows.
Assessment
One class test 40%, assignment 20%, case study 40%
Unit Fee Information
