3861.10 - Marine Biology
Course number
3861.10
Title
Marine Biology
ECTS
7.5
Purpose
To give an overview of function and adaptation strategies of live forms in marine environments
Content
The chemical and physical environment and how marine organisms respond to changes in environments, e.g. temperature, salinity, osmotic stress, oxygen, light.
Reproduction, dispersal, and migration strategies
Life in fluid medium
Diversity and life form strategies of benthic invertebrates
Processes on the sea bed
Benthic algae
Learning and teaching approaches
Lectures, colloquium.and exercises
Assessment method
Four-houre written examination. No auxiliary material allowed except NVD computers for writing and calculation. Marks are also given for written exercises and the average of these marks will count 20% of the final course grade.
Contact
Eilif Gaard