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300129 VO Ecology of Coral Reefs in the Anthropocene (2023W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 04.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
  • Wednesday 11.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
  • Wednesday 18.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
  • Wednesday 25.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
  • Wednesday 08.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
  • Wednesday 15.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
  • Wednesday 22.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
  • Wednesday 29.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
  • Wednesday 06.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
  • Wednesday 13.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
  • Wednesday 10.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
  • Wednesday 17.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
  • Wednesday 24.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1
  • Wednesday 31.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.4, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.013, Ebene 1

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Aims, contents and method of the course

This series of lectures aims at bringing insight into the current status of conservation of coral reefs, the main threats posed by the climate crisis and the prospects for coral adaptation and coral reef resilience into the 21st century. Lectures will have a strong focus on classic knowledge on coral reef ecology and ecophysiology, as well as on current research topics in the coral reef literature that look towards the future and interrogate on the possibilities for coral adaptation and for maintaining coral reef resilience worldwide. Contents will include the biology and physiology of corals and the processes involved in building reefs; the life history of sessile modular organisms, reproductive strategies of corals, algal symbiosis and the evolutionary biology of corals; an introduction to coral systematics and coral taxonomy; the functional morphology and physiology of corals in the context of current impacts to corals reefs, particularly bleaching and disease; coral reef resilience and adaptation to a rapidly changing climate; and reef restoration approaches and efforts, as well as assisted coral evolution programs, their applicability and ethics. Some lectures may take place at the Natural History Museum Vienna in conjunction to a visit to the coral collection of the museum.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam (multiple-choice and open-ended questions of different complexity), based on the content of the lectures. Content from provided additional literature will not be part of the exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

50% of points in exam (50% in multiple-choice section, and 50% in open-ended section).

Examination topics

All contents presented in the lecture sections of the course.

Reading list

To be announced.

Association in the course directory

MEC-9, MZO W4, M-WZB, MNB6

Last modified: Th 09.11.2023 14:49