606-203 Phytoplankton and Seaweeds of Australia - Skills Gained

After completion of the subject, students will have acquired a knowledge and appreciation of:

• the variety and classification of algae and other protists;
  
• the extraordinary richness and biodiversity of southern Australian marine macroalgae;
  
• techniques for identifying macroscopic and microscopic algal organisms;
  
• modern cytological research and the ultrastructural, biochemical and molecular approaches to algal study;
  
• the pivotal roles that ancient bacterial and photosynthetic organisms have played in the evolution of mitochondria and chloroplasts;
  
• how to set up and use dissecting and phase-contrast compound microscopes; and
  
• how to interpret and draw important features of cells and organisms.