Ph.D. course, summer 2003, 5 ECTS
Aims
To present and discuss theoretical and practical aspects of freshwater and marine (including macroalgae) plant ecology. Emphasis will be on element dynamics in macrophyte-dominated ecosystems and their influence on the structure and function of aquatic plant populations. Special focus will be on interactions between plant performance and sediment biogeochemical processes.
Contents
Teachers from the organizing departments and invited guest speakers will provide lectures and plenary discussions. Laboratory and field techniques for research on the biology and ecology of aquatic plants will be presented.
Teaching curriculum
The course will be a residential block course of 1 week in June of uneven years. Participants will present their own projects and must prepare and give a seminars based on joint project outlines with the organizers. A reading list will be submitted to participants one month before the course.
Prerequisites
Graduate background in general aquatic ecology.
Evaluation
Each student must give 2 oral presentations and, furthermore, participate actively in the other seminars.
Organizers
Frede Østergaard Andersen (foa@biology.sdu.dk), Marianne Holmer (holmer@biology.sdu.dk) og Birgit Olsen (birgit.olesen@biology.au.dk).
Additional remarks
This course is primarily organized for Ph.D. students and SOAS Ph.D. students will be given first priority. Teaching will be in English if non-Scandinavians participate.