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Marine Ecology
School:
Of the Environment
Academic Unit:
Department of Marine Sciences
Level of studies:
Undergraduate
Course Code:
191ΘΔ2Υ
Semester:
C
Course Title:
Marine Ecology
Credits
6
Course Type:
Special background
Prerequisite Courses:
–
Language of Instruction and Examinations:
Greek
Is the course offered to Erasmus students:
Yes (only in Greek)
  • (2) Learning Outcomes
  • Learning Outcomes

After the successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

  • Understand the basic principles of marine ecology

  • Know the main types of marine ecosystems and understand their functioning

  • Understand the principles and interactions regulating the organization and conservation of marine populations and their assemblages

  • Know the environmental factors that are decisive for the distribution of marine species and their assemblages

  • Understand the adaptations of marine species in relation to their environment

  • Understand the general and special terminology of Marine Ecology

  • Deeply understand the interdependence and interactions among marine species

  • General Competences
  • Working independently
  • Respect for the natural environment
  • Production of free, creative and inductive thinking
  • (3) Syllabus

The course includes the following topics:

  • an introduction to the marine environment

  • plankton and planktonic communities

  • oceanic nekton, seep-sea biology

  • benthic communities of the shallow sublittoral zone

  • ecology of the intertidal zone

  • tropical ecosystems

  • symbiotic relationships

  • (4) Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation
  • Delivery:

Face-to-face

  • Use of Information and Communication Technology:
  • Use of ICT in teaching (PowerPoint presentations)
  • Communication with the students through the online platform eclass
  • Uploading of lecture slides and other educational material on eclass
  • Teaching Methods:
Activity Semester workload
Lectures
39
Independent study
100
Final exam
5
Course total
144
  • Student Performance Evaluation:

  • The final mark is defined by shorts tests given during the lectures (accounting for 70% of the final mark) and the final exam (30%). Both tests and the final exam consist of multiple choice questions.

  • Students with learning difficulties are tested orally

  • Language of evaluation: Greek, in case of ERASMUS students: English

  • (5) Attached Bibliography

  • Nybaken JW (2001) Marine Ecology: An ecological approach. Benjamin Cummings, 5th edition.

  • Castro P, Huber M (2012) Marine Biology, McGraw-Hill, 9th edition.

  • Molles M (2009) ECOLOGY: Concepts and Applications, McGraw-Hill, 7th edition

  • Kaiser et al. (2011) Marine ecology: processes, systems, and impacts. Oxford University Press, 2nd edition