mar459 Macrobenthos communities

mar459 Macrobenthos communities

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Module title Macrobenthos communities
Module code mar459
Credit points 6.0 KP
Responsible institute Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment
Responsible persons
Module responsibility:
Peter Schupp, Sven Rohde
Prerequisites
Language of instruction English
Learning outcomes/competencies

Dangerous marine animals

Die Studierenden besitzen nach Besuch der LV vertieftes Wissen über die Biologie und die Wirkmechanismen von gefährlichen Meeresorganismen. Zudem sind Behandlungsmethoden bekannt.

Ecology of Macrobenthos Communities

Die Studierenden besitzen nach Besuch der LV vertieftes Wissen über die Ökologie von marinen benthischen Gemeinschaften. Es werden aktuelle ökologische Konzepte und interspezifische Interaktionen diskutiert und die Folgen anthropogen verursachter Veränderungen sind deutlich geworden. Den Teilnehmern wurde insbesondere die Gemeinschaften des Makrozoobenthos und Makrophytobenthos nah gebracht. 
Module contents

Dangerous marine animals

The following topics are covered in the lectures and seminars: biology of the major groups of dangerous marine animals; traumatic injuries; toxicity by contact or ingestion; toxin chemistry and function; accident prevention; first aid; students present case studies and first aid procedures during the seminars.

Ecology of Macrobenthos communities

Current ecological concepts and interspecific interactions are discussed.
Recommended reading

Will be announced in the courses.
Required assesment
Method of assesment

1 graded examination

Presentation

Active participation
Active participation includes, for example, the regular submission of exercises, the preparation of solutions to exercises, the recording of the experiments or practical work carried out, the discussion of seminar contributions or presentations of tasks or content in the course in the form of short reports or short presentations. This is determined by the lecturer at the beginning of the semester or at the beginning of the course.
Exam dates

Will be announced by the lecturer at the beginning of the course.
Duration (semesters) 2 Semester
Module frequency annually
Workload
Total workload Contact hours
180 h
Course type
Type SWS Module frequency Contact hours
Lecture 2 SoSe 28 h
Seminar 2 WiSe 28 h
Further information

Aufnahmekapazität:
32

Vorlesung ubegrenzt, Seminar max. 32 

 

Lehr-/Lernform:
Wahlpflichtbereich Biologie, Ökologie 

VL Dangerous marine animals: Biology, ecology and first aid 
SE Ecology of Macrobenthos Communities
Applicability of the module
  • Master's Programme Environmental Modelling > Mastermodule
  • Master's Programme Marine Environmental Sciences > Mastermodule
Module type Wahlpflicht / Elective
Module level MM (Mastermodul / Master module)

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