Registrations have now opened for the next Wetland Plant Identification course, a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in wetland plant identification and ecology. The course will run over 3 days and participants can elect to do 1, 2 or all 3 days. Each day will focus on a different wetland habitat and be timed so as to follow the wetting and drying of the stunning Reedy Lagoon at Gunbower Island or nearby wetland.
Dates
- Participants will be provided with a colour wetland plant Identification field guide designed to assist with easy identification of the most common wetland plants (see snapshot of guide here: http://rakali.com.au/education-and-training-2/photographs-from-the-wetla... [1]
- At least 60% of the course will be run in the field identifying plants and discussing ecological drivers
- Practice using floral keys
- Examine different wetland vegetation zones, the plant types that grow within them and what in uences them (hydrology, soil type, water chemistry etc)
- Observe the same site as it transitions through the hydrological phases of; full, draw-down and drying
- Briefly relate how wetland plant ecology links to fauna, wetland connectivity, temporal variability (seasonal and annual) and nutrient cycling