BIOL637 | ENVIRONMENTAL BIOMONITORING

Introduction to environmental biomonitoring: theory, technique and application quantification of biodiversity and monitoring of condition and ecological function of terrestrial, aquatic and soil ecosystems. Invertebrates, plants and birds as biomonitors in post-disturbance habitat; cutting-edge technologies in biological monitoring: non-invasive sampling and genetic monitoring using genotoxicity tests; assessment of natural water and soil quality; restoration, rehabilitation and management of degraded ecosystems.