Marine & Freshwater Ecology

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Distinguish and evaluate marine and freshwater environments found in southern Australia in contrast to that found in other parts of Australia;
2. Adapt skills in biological techniques utilised in marine and freshwater ecology to solve complex problems in the area;
3. Assess forms of environmental degradation that occur in marine and freshwater environments and provide creative strategies to mitigate them;
4. Differentiate amongst different management strategies applied in marine and freshwater ecology and critique their effectiveness in application in wide ranging context; and
5. Articulate clearly, diagrammatically and in writing, complex information on a range of ecologically important concepts in relation to marine and freshwater ecosystems.