ENV BIOL 3230 - Evolution of Australian Vegetation III
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Course Details
| Course Code | ENV BIOL 2500 |
| Course | Botany II |
| Coordinating Unit | School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences |
| Term | Semester 1 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | Up to 5 hours per week |
| Prerequisites | Not applicable |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | ENV BIOL 3002 |
| Assumed Knowledge | ENV BIOL 2500, ENV BIOL 2501, ENV BIOL 2503 |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | This course examines the origins and evolution of Australia's unique flora and the way it has been shaped by historical and more contemporary events. Topics will include continental connections and isolation; past climates and geology; past vegetation assemblages and 'ancient' habitats; the unique Tertiary flora; the Palaeocene¿Eocene Thermal Maximum; the Quaternary 'filter' and how it has shaped the present day biota; composition of the present day flora including the impact of poor soils and fire; the dominance of Myrtaceae Proteaceae, sclerophylls, and their pollination systems, origins and unique aspects; Australian aquatic and marine angiosperms, the impact of European settlement on the continent's flora. Several major themes will be explored in detail throughout the course, in particular the evolution of pollination systems; adaptations displayed by native plants to arid, nutrient-stressed, aquatic and marine environments. |
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