Code: BIOL-411
Semester: G
Course Type: Elective
ECTS units: 4
Hours per week: Theory - 3 hours; Practical exercises - 3 hours

Instructor

Professor: Karakassis Ioannis
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Office phone number:  +30 2810 394061
Lab phone number:  +30 2810 394408

Description

Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in terms of learning outcomes and competences): Knowledge of the diversity of functional groups of organisms inhabiting marine sediments; Knowledge and understanding of the key geochemical variables affecting the distribution of benthic organisms; Understanding of the interactions of benthic organisms with environmental variables; Understanding the potential for using benthic sampling in environmental monitoring; Ability to analyse benthic ecological data and detecting patterns, clusters and disturbance.

Course contents: Marine Biology