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| OCEA0044-3 | Ecology of the coral reefs
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Mathieu Poulicek |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The course begins with a synthetic approach of reef cnidaria (morphology, biology, systematics, symbiosis functioning, mainly concerning warm water settings). Then we review several aspects of the structure and functioning of reefs : paleontological origin of the reef phenomenon, structure and zonation, geological evolution of reef morphology (fringing, barrier, plateau reefs and atolls), zoogeographical aspects and description of animal communities associated to different ecological niches within the reef, trophic functioning ...
At the end we approach socio-economic aspects of reefs and dangers suscetible to affect reefs : touristic impacts, global change, bleaching and other pathologies, ressources overexploitation... |
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| Course objective : | To propose an integrated synthesis of the reef world. |
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| Prerequisites : | Basic knowledge in biology and ecology. |
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| Workshops : | 5 laboratory periods devoted to macro- and microscopic morphology (1) and systematics (1) of corals, pictures and video recordings analysis about structure and biogeography of reefs with ReefCheck software (2), and quantitative analysis of some bleaching phenomenons with the devices and softare CoralWatch. |
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| Organization : | 5 courses basing on powerpoint documents, schedule to be discussed. |
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| Written notes : | Syllabus available at 1st course and CD-rom with all powerpoint files and a copy of the software used during laboratory periods (ReefCheck and CoralWatch). |
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| Assessment : | Oral exam : 1 theoretical question (40%), 1 slide to comment (40%) and 1 "object" to identify and situate in its context (20%) |
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| Contacts : | Mathieu Poulicek
Unité d'Ecologie marine, Laboratoire d'Ecologie animale et Ecotoxicologie
Institut de Chimie (Bât. B6c)
B-4000 Sart Tilman
Tél : 04 366 50 67
Email : mpoulicek@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | none |
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