Fire as a tool for vegetation management in Australia. Utilisation of plant resources for humankind - the pressures on natural systems and species. Conservation of the vegetation resource with the main focus being on plant communities. Legislation and policy. This unit is offered in semester 1 in even years.
Students undertake a field-based project that is presented in poster format at the end of the unit.
External students undertake this project in their own district and results and progress are presented at the April residential school. 3-hour take home examination. None set at present.