production
Skip to Content

Log In

  1. University Home
  2. Catalogue of Courses
  3. Undergraduate
  4. 2015-2016
  5. Zoology
  6. ZO4818: COASTAL AND BENTHIC ECOLOGY

ZO4818: COASTAL AND BENTHIC ECOLOGY (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:35


Course Overview

This interdisciplinary course examines coastal seabed ecosystems, their function and services, and the conservation and sustainability issues they face, strengthening students' understanding and awareness of a complex system.

Lectures cover coastal benthic systems; an emphasis on seaweeds highlights the role and importance of primary producers in coastal areas. Other topic areas include human impacts such as eutrophication, renewable energy generation and alien species.

Preparation and presentation of a research proposal provides students with the experience of articulating a research question. 

A field trip to the Ythan Estuary and the University’s Oceanlab allows students to relate theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Frithjof Kuepper

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course provides an ecological understanding of marine (especially coastal) benthic systems and illustrates their importance in the functioning of the ecosystem at local and global scales. The course is designed for marine ecologists who wish to apply ecological theory and concepts within a marine context and wish to specialise in the benthos. Appropriate examples from a variety of habitats will be used to illustrate broader ecological concepts.

Associated Costs

None

Further Information & Notes

This is a five week course.

This course runs in weeks 31-35, and is scheduled in Thread 1, so may have contact hours in any or all of these times: Mondays, 9-13; Thursday, all day; Friday, 9-13. If this is an optional course, there may also be contact hours on Wednesdays, 11-13.

Please note, in case of low student enrolments, this course may not run.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: 1 three-hour written exam (80%) and continuous assessment (20%). The continuous assessment is composed of a proposal report 3,000 words (15%) and an oral presentation (5%).

Resit: 1 three-hour written exam (100%).

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

Compatibility Mode

We have detected that you are have compatibility mode enabled or are using an old version of Internet Explorer. You either need to switch off compatibility mode for this site or upgrade your browser.