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| OCEA0049-1 | Pelagian oceanography
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr, 2d FW |
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| Lecturer : | Jean‑Henri Hecq |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| - The pelagic ecosystem inhabits all the parts of the seas and ocean other than coast and bottom. The cursus develop a multidisciplinary study method of that ecosystem. The methodology is applied to the Mediterranean, the Austral Ocean and the north Sea.
- A general view of the pelagic diversity and sampling and analysis methods are given thanks to simple taxonomic and analytic tools. The relations between key-species and habitat will be presented.
- The global functioning of some key oceanic ecosystems is developped on the base of function processes developped previously in the cursus of Biological Oceanography and Marine Ecology.
- Elements of Fisheries Oceanography allows to determine the link between fish population, fisheries, plankton production and ocean circulation.
- The impacts of environmental changes on pelagic ecosystem are developed.
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To develop a practical knowledge of pelagic habitat and the understanding of the impact of the hydrology, the circulation, the climate and the Man on its functionning |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| A good basic knowledge on processes in Biological Oceanology and Marine Ecology |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| - Technics of pelagic habitat are studied individually in the laboratory (plankton net; identification and counting with video-microscope; pigment analysis by fluorescence, sectrophotometry and HPLC; video camera; light trap).
- A field stage (station STARESO of the University of Liège- Calvi Corsica) is used to apply the concepts to a practical study of the distribution of pelagic organisms in relation to the physiscal and chemical structure of the water masses. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| One half day per week during second quadrimester |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Written cursus (in french), power point presentation, and a data base on the diversity and technics. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Presentation of a 15 min talk on a pelagic system at the choice of the student. Oral and practical examination on the cursus. |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Jean-Henri Hecq
Oceanology
Institute of Chemistry. B6c-1/4
Phone: 043 663646
e-mail: jh.hecq@ulg.ac.be. |
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