This two-week intensive field-based unit is oriented towards students with an interest in field-based research in plant ecology and ecophysiology and is taught by leading experts in these fields. It emphasises learning the theory, devising testable hypotheses, and applying the techniques. Southwest Western Australia is world-renowned for its high floristic diversity, and the field trip is held in one of its most biologically diverse regions, Lesueur National Park which has species-rich shrublands. The overall aim of the unit is to understand how individual plants interact with their environment, and how this determines plant community structure and diversity. A series of one-day... -- Course Website
Instructor: Assistant Professor Etienne Laliberte
Prerequisites: PLNT3301 Plant Physiological Ecology or ENVT3363 Ecological Processes or equivalent, or approval of unit coordinator