Upon completing the course, the students will
• Understand the ecological interactions characteristic of the pelagic realm of the North Atlantic
and be able to describe the dominant organisms of this system
• be able to discuss how physical and chemical drivers affect the ecosystem over time and space
• be able to compare pelagic ecosystems of different biogeographic regions
• have acquired knowledge of the diversity of fish life forms, and how these relate to the spatial
and temporal dynamics of fish populations
• use reasoning to address ecological aspects of fish population dynamics, particularly during early
life history stages
• be able to identify dominant pelagic organisms along the Agder coastline
• be able to formulate hypotheses and design studies to investigate questions related to pelagic
ecology
• be able to write pertinent research proposals addressing ecological aspects plankton and fish
population dynamics in relation to environmental variability
• have gained essential knowledge to design and perform marine sample surveys on pelagic marine
communities to address scientific questions of pelagic ecology
• have acquired practical skills to collect, store and process marine organisms for downstream
analyses
1 semester
10
Vår
Kristiansand
Fakultet for teknologi og realfag