Coral Reef Ecosystem in a Changing World - 3 credits
...an introduction to the coral reef ecosystem
Coral reef survey, Palau, 2014
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Overview The rapid decline of coral reefs around the world motivates research to better understand how this complex ecosystem will respond to future environmental changes. This course will review current knowledge on reef organisms and coral reef ecosystem, and will study the factors responsible for reef degradation. The basic elements to assess resilience of this ecosystem will be introduced. The students will learn how the knowledge and skills obtained through the lectures and practice work can be used for the management and the conservation of this fragile ecosystem. Objectives
Requirements
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Evaluation (100%)
- Quiz in class (20% point - create account and login on Kahoot)
- Participation - interaction (30 %)
- Final exam: essay questions (50%)
Recommended literature
Darling ES, McClanahan TR, Maina J, Gurney GG, Graham NAJ, et al. (2019) Social-environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Antropocene. Nature Ecology and Evolution 3: 1341-1350. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0953-8
Dubinsky Z, Stambler N (2011) Coral reefs: an ecosystem in transition. Springer, Dordrecht, 552 p. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-0114-4_1
Hughes TP, Barnes ML, Bellwood DR, Cinner JE, Cumming GS, Jackson JBC, Kleypas J, van de Leemput IA, Lough JM, Morrison TH, Palumbi SR, van Nes EH, Scheffer M (2017) Coral reefs in the Anthropocene. Nature 546:82-90. doi: 10.1038/nature22901
Lin YV, Denis V (2019) Acknowledging differences: number, characteristics, and distribution of marine benthic communities. Ecosphere 10: e02803. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.2803
Stuart-Smith RD, Brown CJ, Ceccarelli DM, Edgar DM (2018) Ecosystem restructuring along the Great Barrier Reef following mass coral bleaching. Nature 560:92-96. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0359-9
Darling ES, McClanahan TR, Maina J, Gurney GG, Graham NAJ, et al. (2019) Social-environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Antropocene. Nature Ecology and Evolution 3: 1341-1350. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0953-8
Dubinsky Z, Stambler N (2011) Coral reefs: an ecosystem in transition. Springer, Dordrecht, 552 p. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-0114-4_1
Hughes TP, Barnes ML, Bellwood DR, Cinner JE, Cumming GS, Jackson JBC, Kleypas J, van de Leemput IA, Lough JM, Morrison TH, Palumbi SR, van Nes EH, Scheffer M (2017) Coral reefs in the Anthropocene. Nature 546:82-90. doi: 10.1038/nature22901
Lin YV, Denis V (2019) Acknowledging differences: number, characteristics, and distribution of marine benthic communities. Ecosphere 10: e02803. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.2803
Stuart-Smith RD, Brown CJ, Ceccarelli DM, Edgar DM (2018) Ecosystem restructuring along the Great Barrier Reef following mass coral bleaching. Nature 560:92-96. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0359-9
Content / schedule (subject to modification)
Topic 1 : Introduction - link
Topic 2: History and future challenges - link
Topic 3: The paleoecology and distribution of coral reefs - link
Topic 4: Coral taxonomy and evolution - link
Topic 5: Anatomy and biology of scleractinian corals - link
Topic 6: The photosynthesis of zooxanthellate corals - link
Topic 7: Coral calcification: from cells to reefs, response to acidification - link
Topic 8: Coral reef algae: biology, taxonomy, diversity - link
Topic 9: Invertebrates and their roles in coral reef ecosystems - link
Topic 10: Reef fish biology and ecology - link
Topic 11: The impact of global changes on coral reef ecosystem - link
Topic 12: Coral bleaching, causes and consequences - link
Topic 13: PRESENTATIONS / Pathology and ecology of diseases in reef corals
Topic 14: Acclimatization and adaptation of reef corals - link
Topic 15: The resilience and its implications for the reefs - link
Topic 16: Role of MPA for the conservation of coral reef ecosystem - link
Topic 1 : Introduction - link
Topic 2: History and future challenges - link
Topic 3: The paleoecology and distribution of coral reefs - link
Topic 4: Coral taxonomy and evolution - link
Topic 5: Anatomy and biology of scleractinian corals - link
Topic 6: The photosynthesis of zooxanthellate corals - link
Topic 7: Coral calcification: from cells to reefs, response to acidification - link
Topic 8: Coral reef algae: biology, taxonomy, diversity - link
Topic 9: Invertebrates and their roles in coral reef ecosystems - link
Topic 10: Reef fish biology and ecology - link
Topic 11: The impact of global changes on coral reef ecosystem - link
Topic 12: Coral bleaching, causes and consequences - link
Topic 13: PRESENTATIONS / Pathology and ecology of diseases in reef corals
Topic 14: Acclimatization and adaptation of reef corals - link
Topic 15: The resilience and its implications for the reefs - link
Topic 16: Role of MPA for the conservation of coral reef ecosystem - link
Course information & questions: vianney.denis(at)gmail(dot)com or R406, Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University
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