ED89.03 Marine Ecosystems and Emerging Pollution

This module presents the specific marine ecological concepts, recognizing the importance, complexity and fragile aspects of different types of marine habitats. Topics include the trophic interactions, flows of energy between land, air and the marine environment, and human impact on marine ecosystems. This module provides details of types and sources of emerging pollutants, their transportation and dispersion in water, sediment and marine organisms. The course contains practicing of sampling techniques, species identification of plankton, invertebrates, macroalgae and fish.