Ocean Dynamics - Part II Marine Ecosystem
- Academic year
- 2019/2020 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- Ocean Dynamics - Part II Marine Ecosystem
- Course code
- PHD033 (AF:317736 AR:170762)
- Modality
- ECTS credits
- 3 out of 6 of Ocean Dynamics
- Degree level
- Corso di Dottorato (D.M.45)
- Educational sector code
- GEO/12
- Period
- 2nd Semester
- Course year
- 1
Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
Pre-requirements
Contents
- The major biogeochemical cycles
- Marine ecosystems in a dynamic ocean
- The ocean carbon pump
- Ocean acidification
- Climate change impacts on marine ecosystem function and services
- Modelling the marine ecosystem under climate change
Referral texts
Mann, K.H., Lazier, J.R.N., 2006. Dynamics of marine ecosystems, 3rd ed. Wiley-Blackwell.
Gattuso, J.-P., Magnan, A., Billé, R., Cheung, W.W.L., Howes, E.L., Joos, F., Allemand, D., Bopp, L., Cooley, S.R., Eakin, C.M., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Kelly, R.P., Pörtner, H.-O., Rogers, A.D., Baxter, J.M., Laffoley, D., Osborn, D., Rankovic, A., Rochette, J., Sumaila, U.R., Treyer, S., Turley, C., 2015. Contrasting futures for ocean and society from different anthropogenic CO2 emissions scenarios. Science 349, aac4722. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aac4722
Drinkwater, K.F., Beaugrand, G., Kaeriyama, M., Kim, S., Ottersen, G., Perry, R.I., Poertner, H.-O., Polovina, J.J., Takasuka, A., 2010. On the processes linking climate to ecosystem changes. Journal of Marine Systems 79, 374–388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.12.014
Pörtner, H.O., Karl, D.M., Boyd, P.W., Cheung, W.W.L., Lluch-Cota, S.E., Nojiri, Y., Schmidt, D.N., Zavialov, P.O., 2014. Ocean Systems., in: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Field, C.B., V.R. Barros, D.J. Dokken, K.J. Mach, M.D. Mastrandrea, T.E. Bilir, M. Chatterjee, K.L. Ebi, Y.O. Estrada, R.C. Genova, B. Girma, E.S. Kissel, A.N. Levy, S. MacCracken, P.R. Mastrandrea, and L.L.White (Eds.)]., Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 411–484.
Teaching language
Type of exam
Students are expected to play an active role in seminars and prepare the required readings in advance
Presentation of a short paper 40%
Each student will be required to present an extended abstract (max 4 A4 pages, figures included) on a particular issue approved in advance by the instructor. The oral presentation of the chosen topic will be scheduled by the instructor. Each individual oral presentation shall last 30 minutes and will be followed by discussion with other students and the instructor.
Final exam 40%
Written/Oral exam