Course code: BIO-8515
Climate change, marine ecosystems and tipping points in the Arctic Ocean
Campus
Semester / Year
Autumn 2011
Credits
2
NOTE! This course belongs to a previous semester/year
BIO-8515
Climate change, marine ecosystems and tipping points in the Arctic Ocean
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2
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The course is administrated by
Fakultet for biovitenskap, fiskeri og økonomi
Type of course
Theoretical
Course contents
The course will give an introduction to the background and definitions of tipping points, as well as quantitative methods to detect thresholds and tipping points in ecosystem components. Examples of changes in ecosystem processes in the marine Arctic due to climate change will be presented.
Objective of the course
After the course the student should be able to:
- Explain the concept of tipping points.
- Describe methods for detecting thresholds and tipping points in time-series.
- Describe the basic prinsiples of the Metabolic Theory of Ecology (MTE).
- Give examples of different Arctic marine ecosystem components? responses to temperature increase.
- Discuss potential consequenses of increased temperature in the marine Arctic in relation to:
- Sea ice.
- Metabolic processes in plankton
- The marine Arctic as a sink or source for atmospheric CO2
- Distribution of Arctic species.
- Understanding of the mechanisms for how the marine Arctic ecosystems may respond to extrinsic pressures (climate) in an abrupt and non-linear way
Language of instruction and examination
English
Teaching methods
Lectures. Intensive course, 3 days
Assessment methods
Short student presentation (powerpoint). students own work put into the contekst of the course. Graded with: Pass/Fail
Recommended reading/syllabus
Will be distributed in advance to students accepted for the course
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Lectures Autumn 2011 Intensive course: 5-7th of October. For more information please contact professor Paul Wassmann or project secretary ATP Elisabeth Halvorsen |
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