This course was called Marine Biology (BIOL-F-417) but the name has been changed to better reflect the content.

Provisional schedule

Note that participation in the excursion and practicals are required to complete the course.

2024-2025

Marine Ecology
Date	Time	Lecture	Lecturer	Location
25/09/2024	09:00-12:00	Oceanography, geology, history, and technology	MK	VUB
02/10/2024	09:00-12:00	Pelagic biological processes	AVdP	ULB
09/10/2024	09:00-12:00	Benthic biological processes	AVdP	ULB
15/10/2024	08:00-18:00	Excursion with Simon Stevin (ULB + Tropimundo students)	MK	Ostend
16/10/2024	08:00-18:00	Excursion with Simon Stevin (VUB students)	MK	Ostend
23/10/2024	09:00-12:00	Analysis of data collected during the excursion	MK	VUB
30/10/2024		no lecture
06/11/2024		no lecture
13/11/2024	09:00-12:00	Practical	AVdP	ULB
20/11/2024		Verhaegen
27/11/2024	09:00-12:00	Case study: Southern Ocean + global change in the ocean	AVdP	ULB
04/12/2024	09:00-12:00	Coral reef ecology	MK	VUB
11/12/2024	09:00-12:00	Connectivity of populations	MK	VUB
18/12/2024	09:00-12:00	Q&A	AVdP+MK	VUB
			AVdP: Anton Van der Putte
			MK: Marc Kochzius
		Lectures for “Marine Fisheries Ecology and Management” (O&L) and “Fisheries Management” (MSc Biology VUB)

1. Pelagic biological processes (2023-2024)

slides: Marine_ecology_pelagic_processes_avdp_20242025

1.0 Pelagic biological-processes course intro (2023-2024) video

1.1 Pelagic biological processes general intro (2023-2024) video

1-1_pelagic-biological-processes_pelgic-ecosystems_part1 audio

1-1_pelagic-biological-processes_pelgic-ecosystems_part2 audio

1-1_pelagic-biological-processes_pelgic-ecosystems_part3 audio

2. Benthic biological processes rocky shores

slides: marine-ecology_benthic-processes_avdp_20242025

3. Practical Marine Biodiversity Data

Below are the files for the practical Marine Biodiversity Data. This includes the slides and the 2 files you will work with.

world countries shapefile (World_Countries_Boundaries-shp)

4. Global Change

Global change ocean_AVdP_20242025

5. Southern Ocean

Southern_Ocean_AVdP-20242025

 

 

Slides 2022-2023

• Oceanography, geology, history, and technology

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• Coral reef ecology
• Pelagic biological processes

• Connectivity of populations
• Case study: Southern Ocean + global change in the ocean

2021-2022

1. Introduction to Marine Ecology
2. Marine Biology schedule 2021-2022
3. Marine_Biology_syllabus
4. Global Change_2020_2021 slides
   • Presentation Global Change
5. Pelagic Biological Processes_20212022 slides
   • Presentation Pelagic Processes 
6. Benthic processes_20212022 slides
   • Presentation Benthic processes
7. Southern Ocean 2020_2021 slides
   • Presentation Southern Ocean