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    Overview

    Plant and fungal diversity with an emphasis on New Zealand species, the processes that drive species diversification, and methods for exploring and describing evolutionary relationships among species.

    The diversity of land plants and fungi from the level of genes to biomes is explored using a range of hands-on techniques, with a particular emphasis on the New Zealand flora and species of value to human society.
    This paper is essential for students majoring in Botany, highly relevant to Ecology and Plant Biotechnology majors and anyone interested in understanding or being able to identify plants and fungi.

    About this paper

    Paper title Plant and Fungal Diversity
    Subject Botany
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Semester 2 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $1,173.30
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    One of BIOL 112, BIOL 113, BIOL 123, BTNY 111, CELS 191, ECOL 111, HUBS 191, HUBS 192, PTWY 131, PTWY 132 and 18 further points from Science Schedule C
    Restriction
    BTNY 223
    Schedule C
    Science
    Eligibility
    Suitable for undergraduates, graduates and professionals of all disciplines interested in or working with plants and fungi.
    Contact
    botany@otago.ac.nz
    Teaching staff

    Course Co-ordinator: Associate Professor Janice Lord
    Lecturer: Professor David Orlovich

    Paper Structure

    Lectures

    • Section I (13 lectures) - Plant lifestyle diversity, ethnobotany and the New Zealand flora
    • Section II (13 lectures) - Fungal diversity, systematics and molecular phylogenetics

    Field Trips

    • Dunedin Botanic Gardens
    • Weekend day trip to Leith Saddle (involves hiking)

    Laboratories

    • Structures and features of major land plant groups
    • Leaf adaptations to environment
    • Discovering fungal diversity
    • Cultivation of fungi
    Teaching Arrangements
    24 Lectures (or equivalent)
    12 Labs
    Textbooks

    Textbooks are not required for this paper. However, the following are recommended readings:

    Deacon J 2006. Fungal Biology. 4th Edition. Blackwell Publishing.

    Evert RF, Eichhorn AE 2013. Raven Biology of Plants. 8th Edition. New York: WH Freeman and Company Publishers.

    Judd WS, Campbell CS, Kellogg EA, Stevens PF, Donoghue MJ 2007. Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach. 3rd Edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, Massachusetts.

    Course outline
    View the course outline for BTNY 202
    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Research.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes
    Learning Outcomes
    Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the central concepts, theories and current areas of research.

    Timetable

    Semester 2

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Fieldwork

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Saturday 08:00-15:50 30
    Sunday 08:00-15:50 30

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Tuesday 12:00-12:50 29-35, 37-42
    Thursday 12:00-12:50 29-35, 37-42

    Practical

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 14:00-16:50 30-35, 37-42
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