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The course provides a thorough introduction to temperate coastal marine benthic ecosystems. The course will give more specialized insights into organisms and ecological interactions of the coastal eastern North Atlantic focusing on the Skagerrak/North Sea regions. Students will be introduced to coastal and shelf environments and benthic habitats.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
Upon completing the course, the students will:
- Understand the ecological interactions characteristic of the benthic ecosystem along the eastern Atlantic coastlines and be able to describe the dominant functional groups of this system.
- Know the characteristics of temperate coastal ecosystems and how these differ from ecosystems of other biographical regions.
- Be able to characterize the main marine benthic habitats, and to discuss current human influence on coastal organisms.
Skills
Upon completing the course, the students will:
- Be able to identify the dominant benthic flora and fauna along the Agder coastline.
- Be able to formulate hypotheses and design studies to investigate questions related to coastal ecology.
General competences
Upon completing the course, the students will:
- Have acquired practical experience related to marine sampling and to relating field data to scientific questions.
- Gain experience in collaboration through group work, be able to synthesize and visualize their results and to present these in a scientific format.
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ISCED Categories
Biology
Ecology