Course overview
This course aims to provide an understanding of the patterns of abundance and diversity of marine plants and animals and the processes that structure these patterns. Emphasis is placed on the challenges in understanding the complexity of marine systems and the solutions to quantifying them. In addition, throughout the course students should gain an understanding of the use of coherent logical procedures and rigorous experimental design to provide practical evidence for the development of theory and solutions to environmental and conservation problems in coastal habitats. The habitats and organisms used to illustrate lectures are derived from ecological studies of subtidal rocky and coral reefs, intertidal rocky reefs, mangrove forests, salt marshes, seagrass meadows, urban structures and pelagic habitats. The field camp in the mid-semester break combines these components in a practical setting.
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of processes that shape the abundance of marine organisms
- Demonstrate the effect of humans as drivers of marine ecosystem change and its biogeographic contingencies
- Demonstrate scientific communication skills, including the conventions in technical writing, the structure of scientificpapers and graphical methods for presenting data
- Demonstrate team-oriented management of projects, especially communication with peers.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 54836
Section FW01
Size 180
Available 180
Class number 54837
Section LE01
Size 180
Available 180
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