課程名稱 |
深海生態學 Deep-Sea Ecology |
開課學期 |
112-1 |
授課對象 |
學程 海洋科學學程 |
授課教師 |
魏志潾 |
課號 |
Ocean5131 |
課程識別碼 |
241EU6290 |
班次 |
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學分 |
2.0 |
全/半年 |
半年 |
必/選修 |
選修 |
上課時間 |
星期一6,7(13:20~15:10) |
上課地點 |
海研231 |
備註 |
本課程以英語授課。 總人數上限:30人 |
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課程概述 |
The vast deep sea is the largest living space on earth, and yet less than 5% of the seafloor has been explored in some detail. We have better maps for the Moon, Mars, or even Venus due to our planet’s watery veil. The variety of habitats and the complex relationship with its inhabitants give rise to diverse communities, providing important ecosystem functions and services and maintaining the elemental cycling in the ocean. However, climate changes and human activities on the seafloor have created unprecedented challenges and threats to deep-sea ecosystems. These seemingly pristine environments have undergone major changes that out-pace our understanding of factors that drive the spatial and temporal structure of the deep-sea ecosystems. This course will cover major topics in deep-sea ecology, including the physical environments and history, sampling techniques, adaptations of deep-sea organisms, community composition and functions, major habitats, and anthropogenic effects. Another focus will be exploring Taiwan’s deep-sea environments and living resources. |
課程目標 |
By the end of this course, students are expected to be able to:
1) Describe the co-varying effects of physical environments on the adaptation of deep-sea organisms
2) Describe the effects of depth and the co-varying factors on abundance, composition, diversity and functions of deep-sea communities
3) Compare and contrast various deep-sea habitats, the key processes and associated communities
4) Evaluate the potential impacts of human activities on deep-sea ecosystem
5) Read and understand a scientific literature in deep-sea ecology, evaluate its findings and discuss its implications
6) Synthesize and review a selected topic in deep-sea ecology, orally present and lead discussion in its background, controversies and future direction |
課程要求 |
Grading:
Participation 30%
Discussion 30%
Final presentation 40% |
預期每週課後學習時數 |
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Office Hours |
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指定閱讀 |
待補 |
參考書目 |
Gage JD, Tyler PA (1991) Deep-sea biology: A natural history of organisms at the deep-sea floor. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Dover CLV (2000) The Ecology of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J
Herring P (2001) Biology of Habitats?: Biology of the Deep Ocean. OUP Oxford, Oxford, GBR
Rex MA, Etter RJ (2010) Deep-Sea Biodiversity: Pattern and Scale. Harvard University Press
Eleftheriou A (2013) Methods for Study of Marine Benthos (4th Edition). John Wiley & Sons, Somerset, NJ, USA |
評量方式 (僅供參考) |
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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
第1週 |
9/04 |
Introduction |
第2週 |
9/11 |
Physical environment_history_sampling |
第3週 |
9/18 |
Adaptations_energetic_food_supply |
第4週 |
9/25 |
Spatial_variation_in_deep_sea_diversity |
第5週 |
10/02 |
Continental_margin_OMZs |
第6週 |
10/09 |
National Day Holiday (no class) |
第7週 |
10/16 |
Submarine_canyon |
第8週 |
10/23 |
Mid-term (no class) |
第9週 |
10/30 |
Seamounts_cold_water_coral |
第10週 |
11/06 |
Trench_abyssal_plain |
第11週 |
11/13 |
Hydrothermal_vents |
第12週 |
11/20 |
Cold_seeps_food_falls |
第13週 |
11/27 |
Ecosystem_function_service |
第14週 |
12/04 |
Human_impacts |
第15週 |
12/11 |
Instructor at sea (no class) |
第16週 |
12/18 |
Final (no class) |
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