This unit covers the ecological processes that produce community structure in a range of marine habitats including rocky and sandy intertidal areas, temperate reefs, coral reefs, mangroves and the deep sea. It also investigates how human intervention, both directly by habitat modification and indirectly through climate change, interferes with those processes. The special case of large marine animals is also considered, both from an ecological and management perspective. Students completing this unit have a working knowledge of a variety of marine habitats and are able to consider how extrinsic and intrinsic factors affect the structure and functioning of their communities. This unit is... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Jane Prince
