mar490 - Current Topics and Methods in Marine Environmental Sciences (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

Die Studierenden vertiefen ihre Fachkenntnisse in aktuellen Bereichen der marinen Umweltwissenschaften. Sie lernen moderne Untersuchungs- und Forschungsmethoden in den marinen Umweltwissenschaften kennen. Sie erwerben Kenntnisse über die Konzeption und Durchführung umweltwissenschaftlicher Forschung. Sie können umweltwissenschaftliche Fragestellungen und Probleme erkennen und sind fähig, Resultate und Themen aus diversen Bereichen der Umweltwissenschaften kritisch zu analysieren und zu diskutieren. Sie vertiefen erworbenes Wissen durch Recherche und setzen sich kritisch mit Fachliteratur auseinander.

Die Inhalte orientieren sich an aktuellen Entwicklungen in verschiedenen Teilgebieten der marinen Umweltwissenschaften.

VL/SE Discussions on aquatic microbiology

Early Earth and diversification of life, Exploring the Microbial World, Metabolic diversity of microorganisms, Carbon cycle, Ecological diversity of phototrophic bacteria, Diversity of microbial Eukarya, Photosynthesis through evolution, Diversity of Archaea, Nitrogen cycle, Microbial Symbiosis, and Fate of Microorganisms in the aquatic environments.

VL Coastal Biology and Conservation

Coastal Conservation is a lecture course with a seminar designed to introduce participants to the conservation of coral reefs, and other near-shore environments such as rocky shores, mangroves and seagrass beds. Students will learn through theoretical and practical exercises how environmental and biological factors interact to sustain near-shore ecosystems. We will discover and describe the amazing diversity of coastal systems, explore the physiological and behavioral adaptations that enable organisms to live in this environment and deduct the basic ecological principles that underlie the function of near-shore ecosystems. This knowledge will build the basis for applying modern concepts of conservation, including the use of molecular tools and data to nearshore ecosystem. A focus of the course is the conception and writing of convincing research project proposals, a skill that translates to careers well beyond science. The course requires strong participation and thus is most suited for highly motivated students.

SE Coastal Biology and Conservation

We will be reading primary literature throughout the course to support and deepen the concepts addressed in the lecture

EX Coastal Biology and Conservation

We will visit the Burger’s Zoo, Netherlands which harbors the largest living coral reef in Europe to connect theoretical insights from the lecture and seminar to real-world conservation efforts. Trip duration: 1-2 days.

SE Wadden Sea 2050: Nature Conservation and Social-Ecological Transformation

The Wadden Sea is recognised internationally as an exemplar of transboundary cooperation in nature conservation. The World Heritage Site designation has been awarded to the Wadden Sea in recognition of its outstanding universal values. These unique qualities make the Wadden Sea stand out on a global scale and occupy a special place in the hearts and minds of countless visitors and residents.Yet, the outstanding universal values continue to be at risk due to the impacts of human activities on land and at sea. The Wadden Sea is flanked by a coastline that has been massively transformed through coastal defence, land drainage and reclamation, industrial agriculture, harbour activity and mass tourism. On the seaside, the Wadden Sea transitions seamlessly into the North Sea, one of the most intensively used and heavily impacted sea spaces in the world. In order to safeguard the integrity of the Wadden Sea and secure good environmental status for the North Sea as a whole, we will, of necessity, see increased emphasis on nature restoration in the coming years and decades. 

In this seminar, we will examine how the conservation of the Wadden Sea ecosystem can be supported and complemented by the social-ecological transformation of the wider coastal region. In the first half of the seminar, participating students will progress their understanding of current practices in both nature conservation and coastal protection at the Wadden Sea coast. In the second half of the seminar, participating students will work in groups to develop a joint future vision and strategy for the Wadden Sea and its coastal hinterland.

Wird in den Veranstaltungen bekannt gegeben.

Die Festlegung erfolgt durch die Lehrenden zu Beginn der Veranstaltung.

1 benotete Prüfungsleistung

Präsentation oder Hausarbeit oder mündliche Prüfung oder fachpraktische Übung oder Klausur nach Maßgabe des Dozenten in einer der Veranstaltungen.

Die Prüfung kann nicht in der Veranstaltung "ICBM Marine Science Seminars" abgenommen werden.

Aktive Teilnahme
Aktive Teilnahme umfasst z.B. die regelmäßige Abgabe von Übungen, Anfertigung von Lösungen zu Übungsaufgaben, die Protokollierung der jeweils durchgeführten Versuche bzw. der praktischen Arbeiten, die Diskussion von Seminarbeiträgen oder Darstellungen von Aufgaben bzw. Inhalten in der Lehrveranstaltung in Form von Kurzberichten oder Kurzreferat. Die Festlegung hierzu erfolgt durch den Lehrenden zu Beginn des Semesters bzw. zu Beginn der Veranstaltung.