Marine Benthic Biodiversity. In addition to the identification of species by habitat, students quantify abundances in order to calculate indices of diversity. Lectures supplement practical studies to give students a hierarchical overview of the systematics of the organisms dealt with. Quantitative data collected in each habitat are analyzed statistically to search for correlations between habitat features and diversity. These correlations are interpreted in written reports to be handed in during the class.
Students use part of the class to execute independent projects on biodiversity in marine habitats.
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