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Marine Biology
Teaching Staff: To be announced
Course Code: ΤΠ-60051
Course Type: Elective
Course Level: Undergraduate
Course Language: Greek
Semester: 6th
ECTS: 4
Teaching Units: 4
Teaching Hours: 4
Short Description:
- Introduction to marine environment, and physicochemical characteristics with emphasis on the differences between terrestrial and marine ecosystems
- Ecological principles of marine environment, geography and geomorphology of marine ecosystems. The thermal stratification and the level of dissolved oxygen concentrations in marine ecosystems as factors affecting the formation of biocommunities
- Types of Marine Ecosystems, ocean ecosystem, description and analysis of the basic types of marine ecosystems and the corresponding adaptations of organisms
- Biotic factors in marine ecosystems, marine fauna and flora. Description and analysis of the structure and composition of fauna communities in marine ecosystems
- Productivity of marine ecosystems, understanding the effect of ecological factors on primary productivity in coastal and pelagic waters and consequently on species distribution
- Values of marine ecosystems and threats, marine ecosystem services and threats arising from anthropogenic activities-pressures at sea
- Protection and management of the marine environment, general principles for managing marine ecosystems. Monitoring of marine environment management programs by using biomarkers, legal framework for the protection and management of the marine environment.
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