Vår 2015

BIO-2010 Marine Ecology - 10 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for arktisk og marin biologi

Type of course

The course is available for biology students. The course is also available to exchange students and free-movers at a biology study program. Available as singular course.

Course overlap

BIO-1501 Aquatic Ecology 5 stp

Course contents

The course deals with three main marine science topics: Environmental knowledge: temp., salinity, density, light, heat-flux, air-sea interactions and regional characteristics. The ecology of pelagic organisms, abiotic and biotic interactions, dynamics. Benthic ecology: the organisms, populations, community ecology and basic pollution knowledge.

Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester. Applicants from outside the Nordic countries: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.

Admission requirements

Generell studiekompetanse, samt følgende spesielle opptakskrav:

Matematikk R1 eller matematikk S1+S2 og i tillegg ett av følgende programfag:

Matematikk (R1+R2)
Fysikk (1+2)
Kjemi (1+2)
Biologi (1+2)
Informasjonstekn (1+2)
Geofag (1+2)
Teknologi og forskningslære (1+2)

Søknadskode 9336 enkeltemner i realfag.

It is a requirement that students have some prior knowledge of biology and ecology, chemistry and mathematics (Participants must have taken introductory level university courses, and achieved pass grades, in these subjects).

Objective of the course

Students that have completed the course shall have the following learning outcome:

Knowledge of what physical oceanographical parameters regulate marine biomass at different trophic levels.
Knowledge of how the physical environment regulates/influences marine organisms and communities.
Knowledge of what separates the different marine food chains in terms of organisms and dynamics.
Obtain skills in setting up research-logistics and report-writing.
Have a holistic understanding of marine ecosystems.
Be able to describe main differences in the marine bitoropes ocean, coast, estuaries etc.
Shall be able to describe a north-south gradient in marine organism-groups and dynamics.
Shall be able to judge how industrial pollution of various kinds potentially can influence/change pelagic and benthic communities.
Shall be able to plan research cruise and prepare good research reports.

Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

Lectures, seminars, lab. exercises and research cruise.

Assessment

Oral exam. A graded scale of five marks from A to E for pass and F for fail.
In order to sit an examination, the student must complete and gain approval for any coursework requirements.

Two course work requirements: approved cruisereport and approved labreport.

There will be a re-sit examination for students that did not pass the previous ordinary examination.