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Plants: Cells to Ecosystems - BIOL313
Plants are easily taken for granted, but they make complex life possible. They quietly provide us all with food to eat, shelter and habitat, clear air to breathe, and clean water to drink. How do they do it? And, importantly, how can we ensure that they keep doing it, in the face of increasing population pressure and climate change? This unit provides an in-depth understanding of how and why plants work the way they do. Covering plant function from the cellular to the landscape level, this unit is useful for students with interests at any scale, including plant breeding, conservation, ecology, and environmental science. Practical work is offered in compulsory block practicals and includes a mini-research project using the Macquarie glasshouse facility and fieldwork in the Ecology Reserve. Students also gain experience in data analysis and modelling.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in Session 1, North Ryde X1 - External study; Offered in Session 1 |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Belinda Medlyn |
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BIOL206(P) or BIOL210(P) or BIOL227(P) or ENVE266(P) or BIOL347(P) |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science |
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