6 EC
Semester 1, period 1
5043FEIM6Y
| Owner | Bachelor Biologie |
| Coordinator | dr. Arie Vonk |
| Part of | Bachelor Biologie, year 3Bachelor Bèta-gamma, major Biologie, year 3 |
During the course you will design, perform and analyze your own field experiment. After the theory in the course Freshwater and Marine Biology, you will apply your knowledge in the field. There you will study the dynamics of marine coastal ecosystems through experiments related to adaptations of organisms and communities to life in estuarine conditions. In the field experiments, the functioning of organisms can be studied at different levels, including molecular, cellular, organismal and ecosystem scales. This year, we will study the marine communities living in the Port of Amsterdam. Large international harbors form strongly modified environments, posing both stressors and opportunities for a large variety of marine species. The communities living in harbors have adapted to the modified conditions. These modification relate to changes in habitat structure (e.g. many hard substrates), changes in water flow and salinity (e.g. sluices and local water management), and chemical alterations induced by human activities (e.g. eutrophication and toxic substances). Besides changes in physical and chemical conditions, international shipping is also an important vector related to introductions of new species.
Each group of students gets an assignment to explore a specific component of the ecosystem (e.g. plankton, macrophytes, or macrofauna). With your group you will write a research proposal based on the lectures and scientific literature. After you presented your research proposal, the projects can start. Sampling will be performed in the field and can include measurements and collection of materials. Experiments and measurements can be performed also in the laboratory. With your group you will analyze your data, show results in a presentation and write a report in the form of a scientific paper.
Oceanography and Marine Biology by David W. Townsend, ISBN 9780878936021
A syllabus will be made available on Canvas
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Activity |
Hours |
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Hoorcollege |
2 |
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Practicum |
82 |
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Presentation |
6 |
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feedback meetings |
6 |
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Self study |
72 |
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Total |
168 |
(6 EC x 28 uur) |
Programme's requirements concerning attendance (OER-B):
| Item and weight | Details |
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Final grade | |
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0.05 (5%) Experimental Work Individual (5% of final grade) | |
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0.6 (60%) Final Report (60% of final grade) | |
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0.1 (10%) Presentation research plan (10% of final grade) | |
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0.1 (10%) Presentation Results (10% of final grade) | |
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0.1 (10%) Proposal research plan (10% of final grade) | |
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0.05 (5%) Experimental Work Group (5% of final grade) |
The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl
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The schedule for this course is published on DataNose.
In order to participate with the field work, you are requested to fill out a field work form and a confidential medical information questionnaire before the start of the course. These forms can be found on the Canvas page of the course.
This course will be taught in English.