Here you also learn about field techniques for measuring a range of ecological parameters. Control Biology introduces population ecology as a prelude to several key areas of applied ecology - pest control, fisheries and forestry management and toxicology. Students also have the opportunity to extend their identification skills in Plant and Animal Identification. As part of the assessment for this unit, students get to specialise on a group of their choice. The final year introduces pollution ecology and conservation ecology in Environmental Protection.
Students learn of techniques in habitat restoration and the reclamation of spoilt habitats.
Environmental Impact Assessment introduces the standard techniques in evaluating environmental change and Environmental Risk Analysis reviews the increasing role that ecologists play in advising business and government about their likely impact on the environment.