EMBC+ MODULE 1: Understanding the structure and function of Marine Biodiversity
semester:
2
institute:
ects:
3
This course will describe and explain processes related to rocky shores and soft substrate environments (sandy beaches, mudflats, subtidal shallow sandbanks, reef systems). Emphasis will be given on whole-ecosystem approach going from physical structure and functioning, physical-biological interactions, nutrient fluxes, food web structure, community dynamics, biodiversity threads, nature conservation and management.
keywords:
Coastal Seas, Ecology, Functional Biodiversity, continental shelf beds, sandy beaches, seagrass beds, rocky shores, coastal zone management.
teachers:
initial:
Basics in marine biology, geology, chemistry and oceanography
final:
This discipline contributes to a multidisciplinar training of a marine scientist