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Prerequisites:
BT1020 (BZ1030 recommended) or equivalent
Subject Description:
The subject will focus
on principles and methods required to describe and understand the
diversity of plants and their communities. The subject encompasses
the basis for the description and identification of plants with
special emphasis on selected Australian and tropical families, an
introduction to the diversity and ecology of rainforests and savannas;
soil description and interpretation; floristic and physiognomic
aspects of Australian vegetation.
Official
description from University Handbook.
Contact hours:
24 lectures, 36 hours
of laboratory work and 2 days of field work. First semester.
Recommended Text Books:
Details of practical classes,
the field trip and supplementary lecture notes can be found in:
- Congdon R.A., Jackes
B.R. & Waycott M. (2003) BT2260 – Diversity of the Australian
Flora : Laboratory And Field Manual, And Lecture Supplements.
James Cook University, Townsville. [On closed reserve and available
at the Bookshop].
For some practicals and
the Mt Spec field trip you will require a copy of:
- Jackes B.R. (2001).
Plants of the Tropics. James Cook University, Townsville
(available at the Bookshop).
Useful texts for the
Systematics portion of the course are:
- Clifford H.T. & Ludlow
G. (1978). Keys to the Families and Genera of Queensland Flowering
Plants (Magnoliophyta). 2nd edition. University of Queensland
Press, St Lucia. Out of print - if you can find a copy please
get it. You will need access to a copy to complete the Herbarium
Assignment. Copies can be borrowed from the Teaching Resource
Centre. A $15 deposit must be paid (between 9:00-11:45 am Mon-Fri
only), and $10 will be returned to you only on the return of the
book (during the same hours).
- Judd W.S., Campbell
C.S., Kellogg E.A. & Stevens P.F. (1999). Plant Systematics.
Sinauer Associates Inc., Ma.
- Clarke I. & Lee H.
(1993). Name That Flower. Melbourne University Press, Melbourne.
For aspects of community
ecology (and other courses in plant ecology) the following reference
texts are highly recommended:
- Barbour M.G., Burk
J.H., Pitts W.D., Gilliam F.S. & Schwartz M.W. (1999). Terrestrial
Plant Ecology: 3rd edition. Benjamin/Cummings, California
[581.7 BAR - on closed reserve and available at the Bookshop].
- Groves R.H. (ed.)
(1994) Australian Vegetation, 2nd edition. Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge. [581.994 AUS]
- Specht R.L. & Specht
A. (1999). Australian Plant Communities: Dynamics of Structure,
Growth and Biodiversity. Oxford University Press, Melbourne.
[581.7820994 SPE - on closed reserve and available at the Bookshop].
Further Details; Lecture
& Practical Supplements:
Enrolled students can
access further information and supplementary material by logging
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may sample some of this by clicking on the preview button
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the Courses tab, and browsing the Course Catalog.
Contact
Details:
Subject
Co-ordinator:
Dr RA
(Bob) Congdon (Room 121, Phone 4781 4731, Email: Robert.Congdon@jcu.edu.au)
Lecturers:
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BT2260
- DIVERSITY OF THE AUSTRALIAN FLORA
Timetable & Lecture Notes
