BIO3082 - Timetable of Topics

WEEK

THEME

LECTURE (PRE RECORDED ON PANOPTO)

LABORATORY (FACE TO FACE)

STAFF

1

Theme 1: Causes and mitigation of climate change

1

Human impacts on biodiversity (CMS)

Introduction to unit and assessment tasks

CMS

2

Global climate change (CMS)

2

3

Agricultural impacts (CMS)

Water Loss Lab I data collection

Theme 2: Physiological responses to climate change

4

Water loss (CMS)

CMS, EF

3

5

Temperature (CMS)

Water Loss and Plants II – data analysis, start write up. Revision Theme 1

Discuss Moodle posts 1

CMS, EF

6

Salinisation and acidification (CMS)

4

7

Ultraviolet radiation (LA)

Revision Theme 2; Discuss Moodle posts 2;

Finish write up of Water Loss and Plants.

CMS

Theme 3: Food security in a changing world

8

Plants as food (ME)

5

9

Flavour and fragrance (ME)

Temperature and Plants I – data collection

ME, EF, RW

10

Predicting the future (ME)

6

11

Food security (ME)

Revision Theme 3;

Temperature and Plants II data analysis

ME, EF

Theme 4: Population responses to climate change

12

Evolution and plasticity (CMS)

7

13

Range shifts and phenology (CMS)

In semester test Themes 1-3

CMS, EF

14

Extinction and management options (CMS)

8

Theme 5: Ecological responses to climate change

15

Ecosystem level changes (CMS)

Revision Theme 4; Discuss Moodle posts 3;

CMS

16

Aquatic food webs (CMS)

9

17

Coral reefs (CMS)

Revision Theme 5; Discuss Moodle posts 4;

18

Antarctica (CMS)

CMS

MID-SEMESTER BREAK (29 SEPTEMBER-3 October)

10

Theme 6:   Other anthropogenic pressures

19

Effects of land use (JW)

Revision Theme 6

CMS

20

Eutrophication (JW)

11

21

Pollution and bioremediation (JW)

Revision Theme 7 (re-cap Themes 4,5,6)

CMS

Theme 7: Species management

22

Invasive species (DC)

12

23

Biosecurity (DC)

In semester test Themes 4-7

CMS, EF, MC