UNSW Handbook Course - Australian Climate and Vegetation

Australian Climate and Vegetation - GEOS2711


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
	Contact: Mooney,Scott David
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	Contact Hours per Week: 4
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: GEOG1701 or GEOG1721 or GEOG1031 or GEOG1073 or GEOS1701; Excluded: GEOG2025, GEOG3062, GEOG2711.
	Offered: Semester 2 2005
	Fee Band: 2

Description

Contemporary climatic patterns and controls in Australia. Development of the Australian vegetation. Elements of the Australian vegetation and their distribution. Climate change with particular emphasis on the Quaternary. ENSO phenomena and climatic variability in Australia. Fire and vegetation interactions. The impact of European occupation in Australia.
Note/s: Field-work is an important component of the course and will involve expense to individuals.

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