MARINE ECOLOGY AND ECOSYSTEMS

MARINE ECOLOGY AND ECOSYSTEMS
Course Code
ZO 3508
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Dr Tara Marshall

Pre-requisites

BI 2001

Notes

(i) This course extends over 6 weeks only.
(ii) Available only to students in programme year 3 or above.

Overview

The course covers main aspects of ocean circulation; regional upwelling; chemical and physical properties of seawater; the ecology of phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos, nekton, mammals, birds, rocky shores, littoral zone, kelp forest and deep sea; the coral reef, polar and North Sea ecosystems; and selected topics in marine management.

Structure

Thread I: 6 week course - 5 lecture hours, 1 six hour laboratory or field session per week.

To pass this course, a pass must be achieved in BOTH the theory exam and the in-course assessment.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 three-hour written examination (60%), assessment of laboratory work (40%).

Resit: A resit exam, in the same format as the main exam. To pass this course, a pass must be achieved in BOTH the theory exam and the in-course assessment.