Marine Ecology Biol30403940

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Marine Ecology (Biol3040/3940)

• Course objectives
• Introduction to the logical basis for the
  experimental analysis of (marine) populations
• Develop knowledge of experimental designs,
  techniques and analyses needed to understand
  natural assemblages
• Examine relationships between experimental
  marine ecology and general ecological theory, and
  the role of ecological science in management,
  conservation and exploitation of populations

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Field course

• Warrah field station, Pearl Beach
• 16th to 23rd July inclusive
• Focus on student research projects
• introduction to the logic of ecological
  experiments
• developing models and testing these in field
  experiments

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Lecture course

• Individuals, populations communities
• Physical conditions
• Competition
• Predation
• Grazing and other interactions
• Bio-engineers facilitation
• Patch dynamics disturbance
• Indirect effects
• Supply side ecology

• Reproduction and spawning
• Larval behaviour and biology
• Member-vagrant hypothesis population
  structuring
• Detecting impacts of aquaculture
• Fisheries
• Marine conservation and protected areas
• Future for experimental ecology

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Honours and beyond

• Centre for Research on Ecological Impacts of
  Coastal Cities has its own Honours programme in
  Marine Ecology
• 10 academic staff, 15 postgraduates
• Marine Ecology (Biol3040/3940) is a pre-requisite
  for Honours in Marine Ecology
• More information
• http//www.eicc.bio.usyd.edu.au/
• Dr Craig Styan (cstyan_at_bio.usyd.edu.au)