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| BOTA0402-1 | Marine plant biology
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr, 3d FW |
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| Lecturer : | Anne Goffart |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Biodiversity and ecology of marine primary producers (mainly phytoplankton and macroalgae) |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The aims of the course are :
- to make students familiar with the importance of marine primary producers in the world ocean,
- to acquire knowledge which allows to distinguish the great production systems,
- to study the control of marine primary production by environmental factors,
- to examine alterations of the dynamics of the marine primary producers by human pressure,
- to introduce concepts of management of coastal waters based on phytoplankton (including toxic species) and macroalgae.
Emphasis is placed on Mediterranean species and ecosystems. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| General knowledge of biology and oceanology |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Practical courses consist in laboratory work in Liège, dealing with phytopigment determination (chemotaxonomy).
The field course is organized by the end of May or at the beginning of June at Stareso (Calvi, Corsica). It focuses on the study of phytoplankton dynamics and on the response of communities to anthropogenic pressure. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face to face learning, schedule defined with the students |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Reference scientific papers |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination at the end of the practical course at STARESO |
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Work placement(s) :
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| 3 days at STARESO (Calvi, Corsica)
www.stareso.ulg.ac.be |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Second quadrimester |
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Contacts :
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| Anne Goffart
University of Liège - laboratory of Oceanology and STARESO
A.Goffart@ulg.ac.be
Tel. + 32 (0)4 366 50 76 |
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| Items online : |
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| Documents available on WebCT |
| Document available through WebCT ( http://www.webct.ulg.ac.be ) : REGNVEG.pdf : Synthesis of the main divisions of the plant kingdom |
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