The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) was formed
in 2002 to consolidate the University of Adelaide’s research and teaching
in earth and environmental science and the management of natural resources.
It is one of five schools in the Faculty of Sciences.
There are three disciplines within the School: Soil & Land Systems
(SLS) located on the Waite Campus, and the disciplines of Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology (EEB) and Geology & Geophysics (G&G) located on the North
Terrace Campus. The School has over 141 staff, 258 higher degree
students, and 110 visitors and titleholders.
Disciplines
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The Discipline of Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology is concerned with understanding, managing and conserving
the natural systems of the Australian continent. Marine and coastal
systems, natural and constructed wetlands, estuaries, woodlands and the arid
zone are all covered. More than 100 staff and postgraduate students undertake
research on the biology of plants and animals from taxonomic and systematic
studies, to physiological and behavioural studies on individual organisms,
to ecological studies on populations, communities and ecosystems. A suite
of strategically placed field stations on islands, on coasts and inland promote
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The Discipline of Geology and Geophysics teaches
about and undertakes research into our planet, earth. We investigate the
earth, from its surface, through its crust and to its deep mantle using outcropping
rocks, boreholes and geophysical remote sensing. From cataclysmic earthquakes
and volcanic eruptions to imperceptibly slow surface weathering, we investigate
the processes that have shaped our planet, its resources endowment and its
environment throughout its 4.5 billion year history. |
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The Soil and Land Systems Discipline brings
together a unique mix of expertise in the physics, chemistry, biology & hydrology
of soils, and spatial information & analysis. Our research sets out to
better understand the management of resources in natural and agro-ecosystems,
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Images used on this site were taken
by and for Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) staff during the course
of their research. Copyright 2007. All rights reserved.
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