This unit gives the students the knowledge and interests on some of the most relevant issues on marine ecology and marine resources both life and inerts, thus providing them with the necessary tools to the comprehension of bioecological phenomena and oceanographic features in their multiple aspects.
Besides theoretical lectures this units includes a strong practical component that consists in the accompaniment by the students of ongoing scientific projects, field trips, invited speakers' lectures, participation in ungoing field works, laboratory studies and analyses of videograms mainly from otherwise unavailable ecosystems (e.g. polar seas, deep ocean) as well as discussion of their own monographies and reports.
THEME I - Environments and marine ecossystems
1. A global vue of the world's oceans
2. Polar seas
3. Deep seas
4. Shallow water coral reefs
5. Intertidal seas
6. Seasonal seas
7. Marine Invertebrates
8. Bony and cartilagineous fish
9. Marine reptiles
10. Marine mammals
THEME II – Physical and Geological Oceanography
1. Currents, tides and oceanic climate
2. Marine geology
3. Inert marine resources
THEME III – Fisheries and aquaculture
1. Fishing methods
2. Fisheries and fishing - resources colapsing
3. Aquaculture
4. Marine protected areas, no fishing periods and stock management/protection
THEME IV – Underwater patrimony
1. Underwater archeology
2. Sports and non commercial fishing
3. Underwater tourism
4. Whale/dolphin watching and similar activities
V. Presentation of students' group moniographic works
The proposed program will be the basis of both practical and theoretical lessons. The latter, whenever possible, should deal with practical examples, namely case studies.
1. Data show lectures of all programmatic themes
2. Discussion of theoretical aspects
3. Field trips
4. Laboratorial classes
5. Discussion and evaluation of monographic works presented by the students
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