Current active course description (last updated 2021/22)
Ecosystem Resilience
BI313F
Current active course description (last updated 2021/22)
Ecosystem Resilience
BI313F
High North ecosystems support extraordinarily rich marine resources, which provide food and wealth to local communities. The shelf water act as spawning and nursery areas for the large commercial fish stocks, but the climate threat is about to restructure traditional marine habitats. This course focuses on traditional and novel methods for analysing the dynamics and resilience of marine food webs, including quantitative approaches. Practical training in the use of different statistical methods on selected benthic biotopes will be offered.
Students qualified for admission to MSc in Biosciences are eligible for this course.
Students qualified for admission to MSc in Marine Ecology og MSc in Aquaculture are eligible for this course.
On successful completion of the course:
Knowledge
The candidate¿
- Has advanced knowledge on theories about ecosystem resilience and stability as well as related subjects such as disturbance theory, succession, food web structure, ecosystem functioning and management approaches
- Has specialized insights in resilience and stability of marine ecosystems
- Can apply the knowledge to different new aspects within the research field
Skills
The candidate¿
- Can critically analyse scientific information and debate about it in a group using scholarly arguments
- Can analyse existing theories about ecosystem resilience and apply knowledge independently on scientific and practical problems
General Competence
The candidate¿
- Can communicate about scientific findings and conclusions to audiences with various background
- Can critically reflect alone and in a group on scientific findings and carry out independent and advanced project work
- Masters the terminology used in the field of ecosystem dynamics research
No costs except semester registration fee and syllabus literature.
Elective: MSc in Marine Ecology.
The course has multiple teaching approaches.
Course evaluation: Mid-term oral evaluation with written report, electronic evaluation at the end of the semester.
Compound evaluation, grading scale Letter grades
- Portefolio, comprises 30/100 of the grade, grading scale Letter grades.
- Oral Examination, comprises 70/100 of the grade, grading scale Letter grades.
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
BIO5034 - Ecosystem Resilience - 5 credits