BIOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN FLORA AND FAUNA

This course examines the natural history of Australia from the Cretaceous to the present and the influence of Australia's First Peoples and Europeans on Australia’s environments. It explores the major biomes and climatic zones that have existed across the continent in the past, and the influence of climate change on their present and future distributions. It covers the incredible diversity of Australian flora and fauna both on land and in aquatic environments, and considers the biological challenges, adaptations and evolutionary journeys that have led to our current species diversity. This will include Australia's familiar and our more elusive inhabitants - from eucalypts and kangaroos to velvet worms and orchids.