BIO157: Introduction to Australian Biodiversity

This unit introduces students to the major groups of Australian plants and animals. In doing so it illustrates: the major characteristics of our unique flora and fauna; how their form is adapted to habitat; their relative importance in the ecology of Australia; their cultural significance; and the treats to their existence. The practicals concentrate on developing skills in identification of plants and animals, using examples from the biodiversity-rich regions of Western Australia.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; practicals: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Nil.
School	School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Unit Coordinator	Dr Howard Gill Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: H.Gill@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Biological Sciences Room 1.010 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2282
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Howard Gill Senior Lecturer (H.Gill@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2282 Murdoch Campus Biological Sciences Room 1.010 MURDOCH S2: Internal (03/08/2009 - 27/11/2009)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)