Hobart, Launceston, Cradle Coast
Introduction
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| Unit name | Introduction to Marine and Antarctic Science B |
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| Unit code | KSA102 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies |
| Discipline | Ecology and Biodiversity|Oceans and Cryosphere |
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Availability
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Learning Outcomes
1. | Identify oceanographic process influencing spatial and temporal productivity in estuarine, coastal, open ocean and ice-covered environments. |
2. | Explain the effect of southern high-latitude regions on the Earth’s climate, oceans and weather. |
3. | Describe the role of ocean physics, chemistry, biology and geology through their connectivity in the natural system. |
4. | Explain the critical components of food webs in (sub) tropical, temperate, sub-Antarctic and Antarctic marine ecosystems. |
5. | Explain how marine organisms respond to natural and human-mediated environmental change. |
Fees
Requisites
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 3 hours lectures per week, and 1 hour tutorial per week |
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| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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| Recommended | A Unit Reader is available for purchase from UniPrint |
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