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Presentation
Presentation
This is an optional introductory course on all subjects in marine biology. It was designed for those students with a clear preference for this area of biology.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5.5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Optional | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT101-6341
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Introduction: marine biology as a cohesive discipline 2. History of Marine Biology 3. Abiotic factors of the marine environment 4. Phytoplankton and primary production 5. Zooplankton and Necton: secondary production 6. Benthic communities 7. Human impacts on the marine environment
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Objectives
Objectives
It is intended that students who opt for this CU to gain an overall view of what is the study of marine biology, with special emphasis on practical and methodologic. There will be an integration of knowledge acquired in other CUs (for example, botany, zoology, physiology, ecology), taking into account the peculiarities of the study of the marine environment.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Framing of the syllabus in the current challenges of marine biology.
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References
References
- Castro, P. & Huber, M. E. (2012). Marine Biology. McGraw Hill Higher Education. - Nybakken, J.& Bertness, M. (2004). Marine Biology: an ecological approach. Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers. - Lalli, C.M. & Parsons, T.R. (2004). Biological Oceanography ¿ an introduction. Butterworth- Heinemann. - Levinton, J.S. (2013). Marine Biology ¿ Function, Biodiversity, Ecology. 4th Ed. Oxford University Press.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
