Pre-requisite: 62221
Pre-requisite: 62214 (recommended)
This unit introduces students to the range of advanced ecological concepts and techniques applied in the study of higher plants and examines some of the patterns and possible processes exhibited by plant populations and communities, particularly in the Australian context. The unit builds on methods in ecological sampling previously introduced, emphasising advanced techniques in sampling plant populations and communities, and comprehensively examines the numerical techniques involved in the analysis of vegetation data, the concepts of ecological populations and communities, the history of and present-day patterns in Australian vegetation and reviews the major factors affecting the distribution of native plant species.