SLE244 - Marine Ecology
Year: | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
Previously coded as: | SQB244 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | SLE242 |
Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking learning and assessment activities in this unit. This includes class time, designated learning activities in the practical sessions and field trip, assessment tasks, readings and study time. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 1 hour lecture per week, 4 x 3 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester, 1 x half-day practical experience (field trip) per trimester, 1 x half-day symposium (week 6). |
Content
In Marine Ecology, you will learn about the features and function of marine systems with particular focus on life histories, dispersal, migrations and populations, communities, ecosystems, landscape ecology, and climate change. In addition, we will highlight how this ecological knowledge can help in the management and conservation of marine resources. The unit will also explore the techniques and methods of undertaking marine ecological research, including experimental and sampling design, data collection, and statistical analysis of data and presentation of research results. Students will participate in a group project to design, execute, analyse and interpret observational and experimental studies of marine animals in field and laboratory settings.
Unit Fee Information
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