The course provides an introduction to the ecology of the tropical landscape, including catchment areas and human influence.

The course covers the tropical marine landscape and the interaction between different ecosystems such as the mangroves, coral reefs, seagrass beds, run-off area and the open ocean. These ecosystems are analyzed with overarching topics such as ecotourism, resilience, climate change impacts etc. Emphasize is put on interactions beween different ecosystems, what goods and services are produced and how people affect their natural support system. The teaching is based on the internet, and all course material will be available through a website. The course opens for late application on July 15.

Prerequisites

Cell and Molecular Biology 15 ECTS credits, Diversity and Phylogeny of Organisms 15 ECTS credits, Physiology 15 ECTS credits and Ecology, Floristics and Faunistics 15 ECTS credits. Information about entry requirements on universityadmissions.se