Academic management

This course has to do with changes in the Ocean and Marine Biodiversity in time and space. Specifically, the factors responsible for the change and loss of biodiversity are identified and analyzed.

Basic knowledge of Ecology and Geology.

Specifically, teaching in this subject will provide the student with the conceptual bases for detecting changes in marine ecosystems, for predicting future changes and potential responses.

Scientific bases of Global Change.
Modifications of the Marine Environment derived from climate change.
Responses of marine organisms to climate change.
Responses of marine populations to exploitation.
Responses of marine organisms to climate change.
Change control systems.
Indicators of climate change. Limitations on the use of information
Information search and capture systems.
Model outputs from the IPCC and PRUDENCE.
Use of the information collected or generated for research or management of resources or protected areas.

Relevant concepts and examples will be explained in expository classes. Students will carry out individual practices with concrete case studies using relevant software, and present their results to the whole class. A field trip to a coastal area affected by anthropogenic factors is contemplated in which physical, chemical and biological data will be taken. Working in small groups, students will analyze and interpret the results obtained and present them to the whole class.

Attendance: 80% of face-to-face sessions.
Evaluation: 100% of the grade. Work on case study: 40%, considering quality of statistical and computer analyzes, quality of presentation, clarity of presentation. Teamwork on the data collected in the field: 50%, considering the same aspects. 10% participation and intervention in class.

Exceptionally, if health conditions require it, online evaluation methods may be included. In which case, students will be informed of the changes made.

Differentiated evaluation: in cases with the right to duly formulated differentiated evaluation and that entail the impossibility of participating in face-to-face activities, the personal situation of each student will be taken into account and the assessment of participation in the sessions may be partial or totally replaced by alternative non-face-to-face tasks.

The materials presented in the course and the bibliographic resources are available to students on the Virtual Campus of the University of Oviedo, in pdf format and with restricted access to teachers and students.
Current articles are used and the materials are renewed annually. Some significant ones are cited below.
Cheung et al. 2009. Projecting global marine biodiversity impacts under climate change scenarios. Fish & Fisheries 10: 235.
Harley et al. 2006. The impacts of climate change in coastal marine systems. Ecology Letters 9: 228.
Wassmann et al. 2011. Footprints of climate change in the Arctic marine ecosystem. Global Change Biology 17: 1235.