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      • Topic 1 - first steps
      • Topic 2 - data manipulation
      • Topic 3 - Plot basics
      • Topic 4 - loop, function, simple models
      • Topic 5 - Mapping, GIS basics
      • Topic 6 - First steps in statistics
      • Topic 7 - Generalized Linear Models (1)
      • Topic 8 - Generalized Linear Models
      • Topic 9 - Multivariate analyses in ecology
      • Topic 10 - Clustering
      • Topic 11 - Unconstrained ordination
      • Topic 12 - Unconstrained ordination
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OCEAN 5097
Coral Reef Ecosystem in a Changing World - 3 credits

...an introduction to the coral reef ecosystem

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Coral reef survey, Palau, 2014

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
  • Basic knowledge of reef organisms and coral ecosystem 
  • Highlight current research priorities in the context of global changes
  • Implication to reef management an conservation
Requirements
  • General knowledge on ecology and biology
  • Reliability and attendance to the class
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
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


Course information & questions: vianney.denis(at)gmail(dot)com or R406, Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University

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Functional Reef Ecology Lab (R406) @ Institute of Oceanography National Taiwan University
  • Home
  • The Lab
    • Mission
    • People
  • Publications
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  • 3D corals
  • Diversity
  • Resources
  • Class
    • Our master
    • Ocean 5098 (R ecology) >
      • Syllabus
      • Topic 1 - first steps
      • Topic 2 - data manipulation
      • Topic 3 - Plot basics
      • Topic 4 - loop, function, simple models
      • Topic 5 - Mapping, GIS basics
      • Topic 6 - First steps in statistics
      • Topic 7 - Generalized Linear Models (1)
      • Topic 8 - Generalized Linear Models
      • Topic 9 - Multivariate analyses in ecology
      • Topic 10 - Clustering
      • Topic 11 - Unconstrained ordination
      • Topic 12 - Unconstrained ordination
      • Resources
      • Forum - Ocean5098
    • OCEAN 5097 - CORAL REEF THEORY
    • OCEAN 7194 - CORAL REEF FIELD
  • Contact